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Document typesetting using LateX
1. A Comprehensive Document Engineering using TeX2e/LateX
Anjan K and Harish G
Assistant Professor,
Dept. of CSE,
RVCE
{anjank,harishg}@rvce.edu.in
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2. Need for LateX
LateX Vs. Word Processors
Various TeX Distributions
Installation – TeXlive, TeXMaker, ipe
◦ Installation Hands On.
Layout of TeX Document
◦ Document Class
◦ Packages
◦ Document Body
Latex Document illustrations
◦ Hands on
Report Format for Projects
Overview of ipe
Overview of Beamer for presentations
Summary
Key Web References
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3. Pronounced as (Lah-tek, or Lay-tek)
TeX is essentially a Markup Language (like HTML,
XML and RTF)
A typesetting program, not a word-processor
TeX written by Donald Knuth in 70´s
◦ A revolution in typesetting
Latex is an extension of TeX
◦ Macro packages to make TeX easier to use
Designed for producing professional books,
thesis's, technical papers ,articles.
De facto standard for writing academic papers
and project reports
Current version LaTeX2
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4. De facto standard for scientific publishing
Good for large documents- Can compile very big books
(unless your document is more than 70,000 pages!)
Can run even on lower version of computer
configuration.
Platform, version independent (Unix, Windows…)
Pre-set standard formats (for paper, thesis…)
Bibliography management
Fast, professional math equations typesetting
Open source
Never crash, never lose your file
Outcome: Professional documentation.
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9. Document Class
◦ Predefined Formats (article, report, book,..).
◦ Syntax:
documentclass[options]{class}
Options = a4paper, 11pt, 12pt, 10pt, twocolumn,
landscape,...
class = article, report, book,…
Packages -
◦ Added Functionality (graphics, reference style,...).
◦ Syntax:
usepackage{package name}
◦ Package name examples
epsfig - insert PS pictures into the document
fancyhdr - easy definition of footer and header
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10. Main Body
◦ Text and Bibliography References.
◦ Body is wrapped with begin and end statements
begin{document}
Body of Text
end{document}
◦ Typesetting the text
Bold - textbf{ text } or {bf text}
Italics - textit{ Text } or {bf text}
Newline -
Underline - ul { text } or underline{ text }
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11. % my first LaTeX file
documentclass{article}
% preamble
usepackage{graphicx}
begin{document}
section{This is a section}
subsection{This is a subsection}
First paragraph is here.
Second paragraph is here.
end{document}
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14. • Columns
o begin{tabular}{|…|…|} Columns
Two
o end{tabular}
• Rows l = automatically adjust
size, left justify
o & - Split text into columns r = automatically adjust
size, right justify
o - End a row p = set size
o hline - Draw line under row e.g p{4.7cm}
o e.g. 123123 & 34.00 hline c = centre text
15. begin{tabular}{|l|r|c|} hline
Date & Price & Size hline
Yesterday & 5 & big hline
Today & 3 & small hline
end{tabular}
