LaTeX: from beginner to TeXPert
This post introduces the LaTeX typesetting system. After digesting the information below, you’ll be able to:
Download and install LaTeX on your PC or Mac
Create basic documents using LaTeX
Install new LaTeX packages
Insert tables and figures into a LaTeX document
Use LaTeX’s cross-referencing, footnote and basic bibliography features
Insert equations into a LaTeX document
These topics cover the majority of [...]
Ten things every Microsoft Word user should know
[Update: You can download this tutorial as a pdf file.]
Most people use word processors like MS Word as they would a typewriter — manually making section headers bold and centered, inserting hard breaks between paragraphs, etc. This formatting method is fine for short documents, but for long documents that include multiple sections, figures, tables and [...]
