Getting Started with TeX and LaTeX
This page of "good starters" is compiled for the benefit
of new users.
The section with Pointers to ...
gives an overall picture of the system and its resources.
Installing TeX and LaTeX
addresses the installation procedure. The remaining sections
offer suggestions for basic readings,
tutorials
and compuscripts.
Please send comments to
webmaster@tug.org
Answers to the questions below are compiled by Barbara Beeton
and posted monthly in the
comp.text.tex newsgroup.
If you need to install TeX, LaTeX and related systems by yourself, get
TeX Live CD! A free copy
of TeX Live CD is available to the members of
TeX Users Group.
You can also contact your
local TeX User Group
for more information.
The TeX Live CD offers complete TeX system for Unix
and Windows 95/Windows NT and an extensive collection of documents.
In the top directory you will find README file(s) and an install
script, which makes the installation to be a simple task.
And with TeX Live Guide
by your side your task will be even easier.
Graham Williams'
The TeX Catalogue Online lists more than 1000 TeX, LaTeX,
and related packages and tools, and provides links to the sources and
documentation.
Please see the AMS site
for a list of TeX resources and
TeX-related Publications.
The short list below lists some of the books recommended for TeX
and LaTeX users.
For TeX Users
For LaTeX Users
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LaTeX: A Document Preparation System by Leslie Lamport.
(Addison Wesley, ISBN: 0-201-52983-1)
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A Guide to LaTeX2e by Helmut Kopka and Patrick Daly.
(Addison Wesley, ISBN: 0-201-39825-7)
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The LaTeX Companion
by M. Goossens, F. Mittelbach, and A. Samarin.
(Addison Wesley, ISBN: 0-201-54199-8)
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The LaTeX Graphics Companion
by: Michel Goossens, Sebastian Rahtz, Frank Mittelbach.
(Addison Wesley, ISBN: 0-201-85469-4)
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The LaTeX Web Companion: Integrating TeX, HTML, and XML
by Michel Goossens, Sebastian Rahtz, Eitan Gurari, Ross Moore and Robert
Sutor.
(Addison Wesley, ISBN: 0-201-43311-7)
Our TeX Resources on the Web
page offers a wealth of information and pointers. Check it out!
The hyper-links provided below for an on-line viewing will bring you
to the CTAN site in Massachussetts, U.S.A.
For TeX Users
For LaTeX Users
Often an immediate reason for starting with TeX/LaTeX is a publication
of a paper. If the publisher sends instructions asking for a specific style,
you should ask them for a ready-made style package! Here are the
examples of some of these:
If you have a problem with your document that none of the
books and documents above seems to answer,
ask other users for help - recommended forum is the
comp.text.tex newsgroup .
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