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Georgia Institute of Technology

November 10, 2008

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Introduction

AT X? What is L E

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Introduction

AT X? What is L E Markup language Professional and Powerful

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AT X? What is L E Markup language Professional and Powerful Why use it?

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Introduction

AT X? What is L E Markup language Professional and Powerful Why use it? Separate content from style Beautiful layout (usually) Math Engine is great! Bibliographies Sections and references

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How to Get Started

Survey

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How to Get Started

Survey PC (Windows)

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How to Get Started

Survey PC (Windows) MiKTeX (miktex.org) TeXnicCenter (toolscenter.org) This is what were using!

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How to Get Started

Survey PC (Windows) MiKTeX (miktex.org) TeXnicCenter (toolscenter.org) This is what were using! Mac (What I use)

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How to Get Started

Survey PC (Windows) MiKTeX (miktex.org) TeXnicCenter (toolscenter.org) This is what were using! Mac (What I use) MacTeX (tug.org/mactex ) TeXShop Emacs

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How to Get Started

Survey PC (Windows) MiKTeX (miktex.org) TeXnicCenter (toolscenter.org) This is what were using! Mac (What I use) MacTeX (tug.org/mactex ) TeXShop Emacs Linux (Hardcore)

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How to Get Started

Survey PC (Windows) MiKTeX (miktex.org) TeXnicCenter (toolscenter.org) This is what were using! Mac (What I use) MacTeX (tug.org/mactex ) TeXShop Emacs Linux (Hardcore) apt, yum, etc Emacs

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How to Get Started

Survey PC (Windows) MiKTeX (miktex.org) TeXnicCenter (toolscenter.org) This is what were using! Mac (What I use) MacTeX (tug.org/mactex ) TeXShop Emacs Linux (Hardcore) apt, yum, etc Emacs Get This: Not So Short Intro... http://tobi.oetiker.ch/lshort/lshort.pdf
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AT XWork Flow L E

Markup language (not WYSIWYG)

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AT XWork Flow L E

Markup language (not WYSIWYG) Three Step Process Create input .tex le Create .dvi le from .tex Create .pdf le from .dvi

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AT XWork Flow L E

Markup language (not WYSIWYG) Three Step Process Create input .tex le Create .dvi le from .tex Create .pdf le from .dvi Two Step Process Create input .tex le Create .pdf le directly from .tex

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AT XWork Flow L E

Markup language (not WYSIWYG) Three Step Process Create input .tex le Create .dvi le from .tex Create .pdf le from .dvi Two Step Process Create input .tex le Create .pdf le directly from .tex

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AT XCommands and Environments L E

Environments Groupings of Commands and Behaviors examples: equation, itemize, gure, table

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AT XCommands and Environments L E

Environments Groupings of Commands and Behaviors examples: equation, itemize, gure, table Commands Dictate certain layouts tons of examples!

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Fix Something Quickly

Open TeXNicCenter on Computers

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Fix Something Quickly

Open TeXNicCenter on Computers Press Alt + F7

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Fix Something Quickly

Open TeXNicCenter on Computers Press Alt + F7 Choose LaTeX => PDF

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Fix Something Quickly

Open TeXNicCenter on Computers Press Alt + F7 Choose LaTeX => PDF on Viewer Tab...

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Fix Something Quickly

Open TeXNicCenter on Computers Press Alt + F7 Choose LaTeX => PDF on Viewer Tab... change path to:

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Fix Something Quickly

Open TeXNicCenter on Computers Press Alt + F7 Choose LaTeX => PDF on Viewer Tab... change path to: C:\Program Files\Adobe\

Reader 9.0\Reader\Acrord32.exe

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Download Examples

Download: http://www.shawnlankton.com/latex.zip

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Download Examples

Download: http://www.shawnlankton.com/latex.zip Extract (Right-click Extract)

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Download Examples

Download: http://www.shawnlankton.com/latex.zip Extract (Right-click Extract) Select all les Drag them into TeXnicCenter

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Demo Summary
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Simplest of the Simple Dive Right In Larger Documents Special Characters Packages Subsections Labels and References BibTeX and References Separate .bib Files Figures and Graphics Text Formatting Enumerate Vs. Itemize Centering and Tabular Equations More Complex Math
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Other Great Ideas

Presentations

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Other Great Ideas

Presentations Posters

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Other Great Ideas

Presentations Posters Snazzy Figures

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Other Great Ideas

Presentations Posters Snazzy Figures

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Presentations

Beamer

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Presentations

Beamer (This Presentation)

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Presentations

Beamer (This Presentation) Benets: Paper to Presentation is quick

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Presentations

Beamer (This Presentation) Benets: Paper to Presentation is quick Presentations in PDF

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Presentations

Beamer (This Presentation) Benets: Paper to Presentation is quick Presentations in PDF Ease and comfort

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Posters

Beamer again!

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Posters

Beamer again! Conferences

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Posters

Beamer again! Conferences Benets: Paper to Poser is quick

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Posters

Beamer again! Conferences Benets: Paper to Poser is quick Ease and comfort

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Snazzy Figures

Lots of layout options: Figure sizing

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Snazzy Figures

Lots of layout options: Figure sizing Sub-gures

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Snazzy Figures

Lots of layout options: Figure sizing Sub-gures Figure arrays

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Snazzy Figures

Lots of layout options: Figure sizing Sub-gures Figure arrays Spanning gures

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Wrapping Up

Powerful Document Creation Tool Substantial Learning Curve

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Wrapping Up

Powerful Document Creation Tool Substantial Learning Curve Youve learned it

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Wrapping Up

Powerful Document Creation Tool Substantial Learning Curve Youve learned it Gives you speed and control

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Wrapping Up

Powerful Document Creation Tool Substantial Learning Curve Youve learned it Gives you speed and control Resources: shawnlankton.com/resources.zip includes presentation, and other useful pdfs

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Wrapping Up

Powerful Document Creation Tool Substantial Learning Curve Youve learned it Gives you speed and control Resources: shawnlankton.com/resources.zip includes presentation, and other useful pdfs My Email: shawn.lankton@gmail.com

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