Guide to LATEX / Helmut Kopka, Patrick W. Daly.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kopka, Helmut.

Contributor:

Daly, Patrick W.

Series:

Addison-Wesley series on tools and techniques for computer typesetting.

Addison-Wesley series on tools and techniques for computer typesetting

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

LaTeX (Computer file).

Computerized typesetting.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xii, 597 p. ) ill. ; 1 CD-ROM (4 3/4 in.)

Edition:

4th ed.

Other Title:

Addison-Wesley series on tools and techniques for computer typesetting

Place of Publication:

Boston : Addison-Wesley, c2004.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Published Nov 25, 2003 by Addison-Wesley Professional. Part of the Tools and Techniques for Computer Typesetting series. The series editor may be contacted at frank.mittelbach@latex-project.org. LaTeX is the text-preparation system of choice for scientists and academics, and is especially useful for typesetting technical materials. This popular book shows you how to begin using LaTeX to create high-quality documents. The book also serves as a handy reference for all LaTeX users. In this completely revised edition, the authors cover the LaTeX2ε standard and offer more details, examples, exercises, tips, and tricks. They go beyond the core installation to describe the key contributed packages that have become essential to LaTeX processing. Inside, you will find: Complete coverage of LaTeX fundamentals, including how to input text, symbols, and mathematics; how to produce lists and tables; how to include graphics and color; and how to organize and customize documents Discussion of more advanced concepts such as bibliographical databases and BIBTeX, math extensions with AMS-LaTeX, drawing, slides, and letters Helpful appendices on installation, error messages, creating packages, using LaTeX with HTML and XML, and fonts An extensive alphabetized listing of commands and their uses New to this edition: More emphasis on LaTeX as a markup language that separates content and form--consistent with the essence of XML Detailed discussions of contributed packages alongside relevant standard topics In-depth information on PDF output, including extensive coverage of how to use the hyperref package to create links, bookmarks, and active buttons As did the three best-selling editions that preceded it, Guide to LaTeX, Fourth Edition, will prove indispensable to anyone wishing to gain the benefits of LaTeX. The accompanying CD-ROM is part of the TeX Live set distributed by TeX Users Groups, containing a full LaTeX installation for Windows, MacOSX, and Linux, as well as many extensions, including those discussed in the book. 0321173856B10162003

Contents:

Introduction

Text, symbols, and commands

Document layout and organization

Displaying text

Text in boxes

Tables

Mathematical formulas

Graphics inclusion and color

Floating tables and figures

Uer customizations

Document management

Bibliographic databases and BibTEX

PostScript and PDF

Multilingual LATEX

Math extensions with AMS-LATEX

Drawing with LATEX

Presentation material

Letters

The new font selection scheme

Installing and maintaining LATEX

Error messages

LATEX programming

LATEX and the World Wide Web

Obsolete LATEX

Command summary.

Notes:

Accompanying computer disk has title: "TEX Live 2003."

Includes bibliographical references (p. 557-558) and index.

Contains:

TEX Live 2003.

OCLC:

354465241