

More recent versions of programs usually work well (no guarantee). This tutorial exclusively cares for the mentioned programs. In case of errors or warnings, consult the documentation of the particular program.

It is not a substitute for the original documentations of the particular programs and building blocks 2. This guide was testet under Windows 10, but should work as well with Windows 7, 8 and XP. In case of continuous confusion you can post in the newsgroup Most questions can be answered there, and also concerning Windows installation this is preferrable, because answers are for everyone’s benefits and numerous competent users and developers read along. If you have severe problems with installation although using this tutorial, or have another question related to L A T EX, should not write to me personally but search in the Internet and the FAQ.

Then we should mention l2tabu, which lists obsolete commands and packages and their alternatives. Essential also is the UK T EX FAQ, to be obtained from the UK TeX Archive. For beginners the best will be the “Not so short introduction to L A T EX2ε”, delivered with approximately every L A T EX distribution in /doc/guides/lshort/, or to be downloaded from 1. This is not a introduction to L A T EX, there are some excellent documents available in the net as well as my German book.

For this I present my own environment that I use to generate from L A T EX PostScript and PDF as well as HTML. With that not only scientific papers can be prepared, but also excellent letters, presentation and much more.įor all that have not worked with free software so far it may be strange in the beginning to have to integrate different components to a system on their own, and some will not easily have the heart to do so. L A T EX is not just a program but a language and a methodology of describing documents and gets used via a L A T EX system.
