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+<!--l. 6--><p class="noindent" >
+</p><!--l. 7--><p class="noindent" ><span
+class="Spectral-Bold-lf-t-1x-x-172">A First Set of </span><span class="LATEX"><span
+class="Spectral-Bold-lf-t-1x-x-172">L</span><span class="A"><span
+class="Spectral-Bold-lf-t-1x-x-172">A</span></span><span class="TEX"><span
+class="Spectral-Bold-lf-t-1x-x-172">T</span><span
+class="E"><span
+class="Spectral-Bold-lf-t-1x-x-172">E</span></span><span
+class="Spectral-Bold-lf-t-1x-x-172">X</span></span></span> <span
+class="Spectral-Bold-lf-t-1x-x-172">Resources</span></p></div>
+ <div class="columns-2">
+<!--l. 17--><p class="indent" > This page suggests documentation, add-on components, and other resources for a beginning <span class="LATEX">L<span class="A">A</span><span class="TEX">T<span
+class="E">E</span>X</span></span>
+user.
+</p><!--l. 20--><p class="indent" > The links here are to freely available materials, so you can click to see the documentation online. Where
+the documentation is also available offline in a typical <span class="TEX">T<span
+class="E">E</span>X</span> installation, we provide its name as an end note.
+View it by running `<span
+class="ectt-1095">texdoc </span><span
+class="Spectral-LightItalic-lf-t-1x-x-109">name</span>' in a terminal.
+</p>
+<h3 class="sectionHead"><a
+ id="x1-1000"></a>Starting</h3>
+<!--l. 32--><p class="noindent" >To run <span class="LATEX">L<span class="A">A</span><span class="TEX">T<span
+class="E">E</span>X</span></span>, you must use an online service or install a distribution. Online services are commercial;
+find them by entering `online latex' in a search engine. For distributions, your choices are <a
+href="https://tug.org/texlive/" ><span class="TEX">T<span
+class="E">E</span>X</span>&#x00A0;Live</a> on a
+Unix system, including GNU/Linux, or on Windows, or the related <a
+href="https://tug.org/mactex/" >Mac<span class="TEX">T<span
+class="E">E</span>X</span></a> on Macintosh, or <a
+href="https://miktex.org/" >MiK<span class="TEX">T<span
+class="E">E</span>X</span></a> on
+Windows or a Unix system.
+<p class="subsection"><span
+class="Spectral-Bold-lf-t-1x-x-109">Tutorials </span>The site <a
+href="https://www.learnlatex.org/" ><span
+class="ectt-1095">learnlatex.org</span></a> teaches you the basics in a sound way, and also lets you play with the
+commands to see the results. For a more traditional document, the most widely recommended one is <a
+href="https://ctan.org/pkg/lshort-english" >The
+Not-So Short Guide to <span class="LATEX">L<span class="A">A</span><span class="TEX">T<span
+class="E">E</span>X</span></span>2<span
+class="cmmi-10x-x-109">&#x03B5;</span></a>, available in many languages.<sup><a
+href="#ennote-1" id="enmark-1"><span
+class="cmr-8">1</span></a></sup>
+ <p>Many people use <span class="LATEX">L<span class="A">A</span><span class="TEX">T<span
+class="E">E</span>X</span></span> to write mathematical text and for this the premier choice is from the
+American Mathematical Society. See their <a
+href="http://mirror.ctan.org/info/amslatex/primer/amshelp.pdf" >Getting up and running with AMS-<span class="LATEX">L<span class="A">A</span><span class="TEX">T<span
+class="E">E</span>X</span></span></a>,<sup><a
+href="#ennote-2" id="enmark-2"><span
+class="cmr-8">2</span></a></sup> and more detail is
+in <a
+href="http://mirror.ctan.org/macros/latex/required/amsmath/amsldoc.pdf" >Users Guide for the <span
+class="ectt-1095">amsmath </span>package</a>.<sup><a
+href="#ennote-3" id="enmark-3"><span
+class="cmr-8">3</span></a></sup>
+</p>
+<h3 class="sectionHead"><a
+ id="x1-2000"></a>Documentation</h3>
+<p class="subsection"><span
+class="Spectral-Bold-lf-t-1x-x-109">References </span>The nearest thing to a general reference for <span class="LATEX">L<span class="A">A</span><span class="TEX">T<span
+class="E">E</span>X</span></span> is <a
+href="http://mirror.ctan.org/info/latex2e-help-texinfo/latex2e.html" ><span class="LATEX">L<span class="A">A</span><span class="TEX">T<span
+class="E">E</span>X</span></span>2<span
+class="cmmi-10x-x-109">&#x03B5;</span> unofficial reference manual</a>.<sup><a
+href="#ennote-4" id="enmark-4"><span
+class="cmr-8">4</span></a></sup>
+Look for symbols in the <a
+href="http://mirror.ctan.org/info/symbols/comprehensive/symbols-letter.pdf" >Comprehensive List of Symbols</a>.<sup><a
+href="#ennote-5" id="enmark-5"><span
+class="cmr-8">5</span></a></sup> And, <a
+href="https://tug.org/TUGboat/" >TUGboat</a>, the journal of the <a
+href="https://tug.org" ><span class="TEX">T<span
+class="E">E</span>X</span> Users
+Group</a>, has published many articles, at levels from beginner to expert, almost since the inception of
+<span class="TEX">T<span
+class="E">E</span>X</span>.
+<p class="subsection"><span
+class="Spectral-Bold-lf-t-1x-x-109">FAQs </span>Many web pages offer quick help with <span class="LATEX">L<span class="A">A</span><span class="TEX">T<span
+class="E">E</span>X</span></span>, although they can be out of date. Particularly useful
+and reliable are the <a
+href="https://texfaq.org/" ><span class="TEX">T<span
+class="E">E</span>X</span> FAQ</a>,<sup><a
+href="#ennote-6" id="enmark-6"><span
+class="cmr-8">6</span></a></sup> as well as <a
+href="https://tug.org/interest.html" ><span class="TEX">T<span
+class="E">E</span>X</span> Resources on the Web</a>. You can also get a handy
+general <a
+href="http://mirror.ctan.org/info/latexcheat/latexcheat/latexsheet.pdf" ><span class="LATEX">L<span class="A">A</span><span class="TEX">T<span
+class="E">E</span>X</span></span> Cheat Sheet</a>,<sup><a
+href="#ennote-7" id="enmark-7"><span
+class="cmr-8">7</span></a></sup> as well as the <a
+href="http://mirrors.ctan.org/info/undergradmath/undergradmath.pdf" >Math for Undergraduates Cheat Sheet</a>.<sup><a
+href="#ennote-8" id="enmark-8"><span
+class="cmr-8">8</span></a></sup> Also,
+<a
+href="http://mirror.ctan.org/info/l2tabu/english/l2tabuen.pdf" >An essential guide to <span class="LATEX">L<span class="A">A</span><span class="TEX">T<span
+class="E">E</span>X</span></span>2<span
+class="cmmi-10x-x-109">&#x03B5;</span> usage</a><sup><a
+href="#ennote-9" id="enmark-9"><span
+class="cmr-8">9</span></a></sup> helps you develop sound habits, by saying what not to
+do.
+<p class="subsection"><span
+class="Spectral-Bold-lf-t-1x-x-109">Questions </span>If you are stuck on an issue, the <a
+href="https://tex.stackexchange.com/" ><span class="TEX">T<span
+class="E">E</span>X</span>-<span class="LATEX">L<span class="A">A</span><span class="TEX">T<span
+class="E">E</span>X</span></span> Stack Exchange</a> site and the mailing list
+<a
+href="https://lists.tug.org/texhax" >texhax@tug.org</a> are where knowledgeable people hang out. You are likely to find an answer in their past
+discussions, which cover decades, and if not then you can post a question yourself.
+<p class="subsection"><span
+class="Spectral-Bold-lf-t-1x-x-109">Books </span>There are many excellent books about <span class="LATEX">L<span class="A">A</span><span class="TEX">T<span
+class="E">E</span>X</span></span>. Visit the <a
+href="https://tug.org/books/" ><span class="TEX">T<span
+class="E">E</span>X</span> Users Group's book list</a> for a
+selection, and for discounts.
+<h3 class="sectionHead"><a
+ id="x1-3000"></a>Packages</h3>
+<!--l. 131--><p class="noindent" >One of <span class="LATEX">L<span class="A">A</span><span class="TEX">T<span
+class="E">E</span>X</span></span>'s strengths is the tremendous number of available add-on packages. This list covers most of
+what beginners want to do. (There are some comments in parentheses that often come up in conjunction
+
+
+with these recommendations.)
+<p class="subsection"><span
+class="Spectral-Bold-lf-t-1x-x-109">Our archive </span>The Comprehensive <span class="TEX">T<span
+class="E">E</span>X</span> Archive Network, <a
+href="https://ctan.org" ><span
+class="Spectral-Light-lf-t-1">CTAN</span></a>, has the latest official versions of the
+packages that are in the distributions, along with documentation. <a
+href="https://ctan.org/topics/cloud" >Browsing by topic</a> can be very
+handy.
+
+<p><p>If you have trouble finding something, it may be the house package of a journal or institution. Look on
+their web page as well as on <span
+class="Spectral-Light-lf-t-1">CTAN</span>.
+<p class="subsection"><span
+class="Spectral-Bold-lf-t-1x-x-109">Every document </span>To change page size, margins, and orientation, use <a
+href="https://ctan.org/pkg/geometry" ><span
+class="ectt-1095">geometry</span></a>.<sup><a
+href="#ennote-10" id="enmark-10"><span
+class="cmr-8">10</span></a></sup> Get multiple columns
+with <a
+href="https://ctan.org/pkg/multicol" ><span
+class="ectt-1095">multicol</span></a>.<sup><a
+href="#ennote-11" id="enmark-11"><span
+class="cmr-8">11</span></a></sup>
+ <p>As referred to above, any document containing significant amounts of mathematics should use the
+American Mathematical Society's packages <a
+href="https://ctan.org/pkg/amsmath" ><span
+class="ectt-1095">amsmath</span></a><sup><a
+href="#ennote-12" id="enmark-12"><span
+class="cmr-8">12</span></a></sup> and <a
+href="https://ctan.org/pkg/amsfonts" ><span
+class="ectt-1095">amsfonts</span></a>.<sup><a
+href="#ennote-13" id="enmark-13"><span
+class="cmr-8">13</span></a></sup> Also use their <a
+href="https://ctan.org/pkg/amsthm" ><span
+class="ectt-1095">amsthm</span></a><sup><a
+href="#ennote-14" id="enmark-14"><span
+class="cmr-8">14</span></a></sup> for
+producing theorem environments. Notes: (1)&#x00A0;<a
+href="https://ctan.org/pkg/amsfonts" ><span
+class="ectt-1095">amssymb</span></a> inputs <a
+href="https://ctan.org/pkg/amsfonts" ><span
+class="ectt-1095">amsfonts</span></a> so load the former instead of the
+latter, (2)&#x00A0;many authors also use the calligraphic characters in <a
+href="https://ctan.org/pkg/rsfs" ><span
+class="ectt-1095">rsfs</span></a>,<sup><a
+href="#ennote-15" id="enmark-15"><span
+class="cmr-8">15</span></a></sup> (3)&#x00A0;get bold math symbols with <a
+href="https://ctan.org/pkg/bm" ><span
+class="ectt-1095">bm</span></a>,<sup><a
+href="#ennote-16" id="enmark-16"><span
+class="cmr-8">16</span></a></sup>
+(4)&#x00A0;don't load <a
+href="https://ctan.org/pkg/amsmath" ><span
+class="ectt-1095">amsmath</span></a> directly, instead get it by loading <a
+href="https://ctan.org/pkg/mathtools" ><span
+class="ectt-1095">mathtools</span></a><sup><a
+href="#ennote-17" id="enmark-17"><span
+class="cmr-8">17</span></a></sup> for some useful improvements, and
+(4)&#x00A0;load <a
+href="https://ctan.org/pkg/amsthm" ><span
+class="ectt-1095">amsthm</span></a> after <a
+href="https://ctan.org/pkg/mathtools" ><span
+class="ectt-1095">mathtools</span></a>.
+ <p>Also, include <a
+href="https://ctan.org/pkg/microtype" ><span
+class="ectt-1095">microtype</span></a>.<sup><a
+href="#ennote-18" id="enmark-18"><span
+class="cmr-8">18</span></a></sup> It will make your document have fewer awkward lines.
+<p class="subsection"><span
+class="Spectral-Bold-lf-t-1x-x-109">Inside a document </span>Tweak the layout of lists with <a
+href="https://ctan.org/pkg/enumitem" ><span
+class="ectt-1095">enumitem</span></a>.<sup><a
+href="#ennote-19" id="enmark-19"><span
+class="cmr-8">19</span></a></sup>
+ <p>Enhance captions with <a
+href="https://ctan.org/pkg/caption" ><span
+class="ectt-1095">caption</span></a><sup><a
+href="#ennote-20" id="enmark-20"><span
+class="cmr-8">20</span></a></sup> and control floating environments with <a
+href="https://ctan.org/pkg/float" ><span
+class="ectt-1095">float</span></a>.<sup><a
+href="#ennote-21" id="enmark-21"><span
+class="cmr-8">21</span></a></sup> (In particular, this
+package provides the `<span
+class="ectt-1095">H</span>' option to override automatic float placement and put something exactly where you
+ask. This may cause issues&nbsp;&mdash; what if you want to include a two inch tall graphic on a page that has only an
+inch left?&nbsp;&mdash; but it sometimes is what you want.)
+ <p>Get hyperlinks and turn references into links with <a
+href="https://ctan.org/pkg/hyperref" ><span
+class="ectt-1095">hyperref</span></a><sup><a
+href="#ennote-22" id="enmark-22"><span
+class="cmr-8">22</span></a></sup> (make sure to set it up, as with
+<span class="lstinline"></span><span
+class="ectt-1000">\</span><span
+class="ectt-1000">hypersetup</span><span
+class="ectt-1000">{</span><span
+class="ectt-1000">colorlinks</span><span
+class="ectt-1000">=</span><span
+class="ectt-1000">true</span><span
+class="ectt-1000">}</span>). Have cross-references that say `Theorem&#x00A0;1.2' instead of just `1.2' with
+<a
+href="https://ctan.org/pkg/cleveref" ><span
+class="ectt-1095">cleveref</span></a>.<sup><a
+href="#ennote-23" id="enmark-23"><span
+class="cmr-8">23</span></a></sup> For <span
+class="Spectral-Light-lf-t-1">URL</span>'s and file paths that can break across lines, use <a
+href="https://ctan.org/pkg/url" ><span
+class="ectt-1095">url</span></a>.<sup><a
+href="#ennote-24" id="enmark-24"><span
+class="cmr-8">24</span></a></sup> (If you use <a
+href="https://ctan.org/pkg/hyperref" ><span
+class="ectt-1095">hyperref</span></a> then note
+that it has its own commands for the <a
+href="https://ctan.org/pkg/cleveref" ><span
+class="ectt-1095">cleveref</span></a> and <a
+href="https://ctan.org/pkg/url" ><span
+class="ectt-1095">url</span></a> functions.)
+ <p>Inside verbatim text, make single quotes come out correctly with <a
+href="https://ctan.org/pkg/upquote" ><span
+class="ectt-1095">upquote</span></a>.<sup><a
+href="#ennote-25" id="enmark-25"><span
+class="cmr-8">25</span></a></sup> For including computer
+code, the <a
+href="https://ctan.org/pkg/listings" ><span
+class="ectt-1095">listings</span></a><sup><a
+href="#ennote-26" id="enmark-26"><span
+class="cmr-8">26</span></a></sup> package is very popular. (Copy and paste for computer code is especially convenient.
+This is a start for the <a
+href="https://ctan.org/pkg/listings" ><span
+class="ectt-1095">listings</span></a> package. </p><!--l. 219-->
+ <div class="lstlisting" id="listing-1"><span class="label"><a
+ id="x1-3001r1"></a></span><span
+class="ectt-1000">\</span><span
+class="ectt-1000">lstset</span><span
+class="ectt-1000">{</span><span
+class="ectt-1000">basicstyle</span><span
+class="ectt-1000">=\</span><span
+class="ectt-1000">ttfamily</span><span
+class="ectt-1000">,</span><span
+class="ectt-1000">&#x00A0;</span><br /><span class="label"><a
+ id="x1-3002r2"></a></span><span
+class="ectt-1000">&#x00A0;</span><span
+class="ectt-1000">&#x00A0;</span><span
+class="ectt-1000">&#x00A0;</span><span
+class="ectt-1000">&#x00A0;</span><span
+class="ectt-1000">&#x00A0;</span><span
+class="ectt-1000">&#x00A0;</span><span
+class="ectt-1000">&#x00A0;</span><span
+class="ectt-1000">&#x00A0;</span><span
+class="ectt-1000">keepspaces</span><span
+class="ectt-1000">=</span><span
+class="ectt-1000">true</span><span
+class="ectt-1000">,</span><span
+class="ectt-1000">&#x00A0;</span><br /><span class="label"><a
+ id="x1-3003r3"></a></span><span
+class="ectt-1000">&#x00A0;</span><span
+class="ectt-1000">&#x00A0;</span><span
+class="ectt-1000">&#x00A0;</span><span
+class="ectt-1000">&#x00A0;</span><span
+class="ectt-1000">&#x00A0;</span><span
+class="ectt-1000">&#x00A0;</span><span
+class="ectt-1000">&#x00A0;</span><span
+class="ectt-1000">&#x00A0;</span><span
+class="ectt-1000">columns</span><span
+class="ectt-1000">=</span><span
+class="ectt-1000">fullflexible</span><span
+class="ectt-1000">}</span>
+
+ </div>
+ But it is not a full solution. The results depend on the <span
+class="Spectral-Light-lf-t-1">PDF </span>viewer and worse, if your code line begins
+with blank spaces then after copy and paste those spaces are gone.)
+ <p>If you use Python, <a
+href="https://ctan.org/pkg/pythontex" ><span
+class="ectt-1095">pythontex</span></a><sup><a
+href="#ennote-27" id="enmark-27"><span
+class="cmr-8">27</span></a></sup> will show code listings, but it also allows you to execute Python and put
+the results in your output. Do the same for the <span
+class="Spectral-LightItalic-lf-t-1x-x-109">Sage </span>mathematics software with <a
+href="https://ctan.org/pkg/sagetex" ><span
+class="ectt-1095">sagetex</span></a>, and similar
+support exists for other languages.
+ <p>There are many packages that add table capabilities, such as multirow entries and breaking across
+pages. The first package to try is <a
+href="https://ctan.org/pkg/array" ><span
+class="ectt-1095">array</span></a>,<sup><a
+href="#ennote-28" id="enmark-28"><span
+class="cmr-8">28</span></a></sup> which lets you define your own column types. To handle
+scientific units, use <a
+href="https://ctan.org/pkg/siunitx" ><span
+class="ectt-1095">siunitx</span></a><sup><a
+href="#ennote-29" id="enmark-29"><span
+class="cmr-8">29</span></a></sup> (which also has a table column type for aligning on a decimal
+point).
+ <p>Make boxes that are colored or framed, such as boxes for theorems, with <a
+href="https://ctan.org/pkg/tcolorbox" ><span
+class="ectt-1095">tcolorbox</span></a>.<sup><a
+href="#ennote-30" id="enmark-30"><span
+class="cmr-8">30</span></a></sup>
+ <p>Use <a
+href="https://ctan.org/pkg/babel" ><span
+class="ectt-1095">babel</span></a><sup><a
+href="#ennote-31" id="enmark-31"><span
+class="cmr-8">31</span></a></sup> for internationalization, including changing the title of the abstract or the bibliography.
+(Note that <span class="LATEX">L<span class="A">A</span><span class="TEX">T<span
+class="E">E</span>X</span></span> now defaults to UTF-8 encoded input.)
+ <p>Finally, when developing a document, you often want to generate filler text. Use <a
+href="https://ctan.org/pkg/lipsum" ><span
+class="ectt-1095">lipsum</span></a>.<sup><a
+href="#ennote-32" id="enmark-32"><span
+class="cmr-8">32</span></a></sup>
+<p class="subsection"><span
+class="Spectral-Bold-lf-t-1x-x-109">Color and graphics </span>For colors, use <a
+href="https://ctan.org/pkg/xcolor" ><span
+class="ectt-1095">xcolor</span></a>.<sup><a
+href="#ennote-33" id="enmark-33"><span
+class="cmr-8">33</span></a></sup>
+ <p>To include graphics and do simple manipulations such as resizing, use <a
+href="https://ctan.org/pkg/graphicx" ><span
+class="ectt-1095">graphicx</span></a>.<sup><a
+href="#ennote-34" id="enmark-34"><span
+class="cmr-8">34</span></a></sup> Use the <span
+class="Spectral-Light-lf-t-1">JPG </span>format
+for photos, <span
+class="Spectral-Light-lf-t-1">PNG </span>for other kinds of raster graphics, and <span
+class="Spectral-Light-lf-t-1">PDF </span>for vector graphics. If your graphic is in another
+
+
+format then convert it to one of these three. (Usually in your <span class="LATEX">L<span class="A">A</span><span class="TEX">T<span
+class="E">E</span>X</span></span> source, you give the file name without
+the extension, as with <span class="lstinline"></span><span
+class="ectt-1000">\</span><span
+class="ectt-1000">includegraphics</span><span
+class="ectt-1000">{</span><span
+class="ectt-1000">myplot</span><span
+class="ectt-1000">}</span>.) Include parts of an outside <span
+class="Spectral-Light-lf-t-1">PDF </span>document with
+<a
+href="https://ctan.org/pkg/pdfpages" ><span
+class="ectt-1095">pdfpages</span></a>.<sup><a
+href="#ennote-35" id="enmark-35"><span
+class="cmr-8">35</span></a></sup> Include video or sound using <a
+href="https://ctan.org/pkg/media9" ><span
+class="ectt-1095">media9</span></a>.<sup><a
+href="#ennote-36" id="enmark-36"><span
+class="cmr-8">36</span></a></sup>
+ <p>In your plots and graphics, you want that the fonts and notations match your document. You have a few
+choices. Draw inside your document with <a
+href="https://ctan.org/pkg/pgf" >Ti<span
+class="Spectral-LightItalic-lf-t-1x-x-109">k</span>Z</a>.<sup><a
+href="#ennote-37" id="enmark-37"><span
+class="cmr-8">37</span></a></sup> You can instead draw using an external command
+language such as <a
+href="https://asymptote.sourceforge.io/" >Asymptote</a>,<sup><a
+href="#ennote-38" id="enmark-38"><span
+class="cmr-8">38</span></a></sup> and bring the results in as graphics. And there are other options, such as
+that the <a
+href="http://www.gnuplot.info/" >Gnuplot</a> plotting software will output Ti<span
+class="Spectral-LightItalic-lf-t-1x-x-109">k</span>Z commands, and the <a
+href="https://inkscape.org/" >Inkscape</a> vector graphics editor
+allows you to embed <span class="LATEX">L<span class="A">A</span><span class="TEX">T<span
+class="E">E</span>X</span></span>-generated equations.
+<p class="subsection"><span
+class="Spectral-Bold-lf-t-1x-x-109">Front and back matter, headers, footers </span>To style chapter and section titles, use <a
+href="https://ctan.org/pkg/titlesec" ><span
+class="ectt-1095">titlesec</span></a>.<sup><a
+href="#ennote-39" id="enmark-39"><span
+class="cmr-8">39</span></a></sup> For page
+headers and footers, reach for <a
+href="https://ctan.org/pkg/fancyhdr" ><span
+class="ectt-1095">fancyhdr</span></a>.<sup><a
+href="#ennote-40" id="enmark-40"><span
+class="cmr-8">40</span></a></sup> You can tweak the format of tables of contents, lists of figures,
+etc., with <a
+href="https://ctan.org/pkg/tocloft" ><span
+class="ectt-1095">tocloft</span></a>.<sup><a
+href="#ennote-41" id="enmark-41"><span
+class="cmr-8">41</span></a></sup>
+ <p>For footnotes, use <a
+href="https://ctan.org/pkg/footmisc" ><span
+class="ectt-1095">footmisc</span></a>.<sup><a
+href="#ennote-42" id="enmark-42"><span
+class="cmr-8">42</span></a></sup> Make an index with <a
+href="https://ctan.org/pkg/makeindex" ><span
+class="ectt-1095">makeindex</span></a>.<sup><a
+href="#ennote-43" id="enmark-43"><span
+class="cmr-8">43</span></a></sup> With <a
+href="https://ctan.org/pkg/answers" ><span
+class="ectt-1095">answers</span></a><sup><a
+href="#ennote-44" id="enmark-44"><span
+class="cmr-8">44</span></a></sup> you can send exercise
+answers to an external file, where you can make them a separate document or include them at the end of the
+current one.
+ <p>Bibliographies are a thorny area. Often you have strict requirements, such as from the <a
+href="https://ctan.org/pkg/MLA" ><span
+class="ectt-1095">MLA</span></a>.<sup><a
+href="#ennote-45" id="enmark-45"><span
+class="cmr-8">45</span></a></sup> <span
+class="Spectral-Light-lf-t-1">CTAN </span>is a
+big help here; check out the many styles for both <a
+href="https://ctan.org/topic/bibtex-sty" >B<span
+class="Spectral-Light-lf-sc-t-1x-x-109">ib</span><span class="TEX">T<span
+class="E">E</span>X</span></a><sup><a
+href="#ennote-46" id="enmark-46"><span
+class="cmr-8">46</span></a></sup> and <a
+href="https://ctan.org/topic/biblatex" >B<span
+class="Spectral-Light-lf-sc-t-1x-x-109">ib</span><span class="LATEX">L<span class="A">A</span><span class="TEX">T<span
+class="E">E</span>X</span></span></a>.<sup><a
+href="#ennote-47" id="enmark-47"><span
+class="cmr-8">47</span></a></sup>
+<p class="subsection"><span
+class="Spectral-Bold-lf-t-1x-x-109">Special documents </span>Make exams and problem sets with the <a
+href="https://ctan.org/pkg/exam" ><span
+class="ectt-1095">exam</span></a><sup><a
+href="#ennote-48" id="enmark-48"><span
+class="cmr-8">48</span></a></sup> class.
+ <p>There are many, many resume and CV packages. Start with <span
+class="Spectral-Light-lf-t-1">CTAN</span>'s <a
+href="https://ctan.org/topic/cv" >cv topic</a>.
+ <p>To make presentations, use the <a
+href="https://ctan.org/pkg/beamer" ><span
+class="ectt-1095">beamer</span></a><sup><a
+href="#ennote-49" id="enmark-49"><span
+class="cmr-8">49</span></a></sup> class. (However, with this package you are entering another
+world, where many of the packages discussed here do not work. For example, section title styling happens
+via a completely different mechanism.)
+<h3 class="sectionHead"><a
+ id="x1-4000"></a>Fonts and engines</h3>
+<!--l. 344--><p class="noindent" >The documentation for font use commands from the <span class="LATEX">L<span class="A">A</span><span class="TEX">T<span
+class="E">E</span>X</span></span> developers is <a
+href="http://mirror.ctan.org/macros/latex/base/fntguide.pdf" ><span class="LATEX">L<span class="A">A</span><span class="TEX">T<span
+class="E">E</span>X</span></span>2<span
+class="cmmi-10x-x-109">&#x03B5;</span> font selection</a>.<sup><a
+href="#ennote-50" id="enmark-50"><span
+class="cmr-8">50</span></a></sup>
+</p><!--l. 348--><p class="indent" > To move beyond the default fonts, visit the <a
+href="https://tug.org/FontCatalogue/" ><span class="LATEX">L<span class="A">A</span><span class="TEX">T<span
+class="E">E</span>X</span></span>&#x00A0;Font Catalogue</a>, which includes copy and paste code
+to make each one work.
+</p><!--l. 353--><p class="indent" > Beyond that list, you can also use your computer system's fonts (beware this makes your source
+harder to share with friends, though). The background is:&#x00A0;to convert <span class="LATEX">L<span class="A">A</span><span class="TEX">T<span
+class="E">E</span>X</span></span> source to <span
+class="Spectral-Light-lf-t-1">PDF</span>
+output there are three varieties of the <span class="TEX">T<span
+class="E">E</span>X</span> engine. Currently the most common is <a
+href="https://tug.org/applications/pdftex/" >pdf<span class="TEX">T<span
+class="E">E</span>X</span></a>.<sup><a
+href="#ennote-51" id="enmark-51"><span
+class="cmr-8">51</span></a></sup>
+For instance, this document was generated with <span class="obeylines-h"><span class="verb"><span
+class="ectt-1095">pdflatex</span><span
+class="ectt-1095">&#x00A0;latex-doc-ptr.tex</span></span></span>. Two further
+developments, <a
+href="https://tug.org/xetex/" >Xe<span class="TEX">T<span
+class="E">E</span>X</span></a>,<sup><a
+href="#ennote-52" id="enmark-52"><span
+class="cmr-8">52</span></a></sup> and <a
+href="http://www.luatex.org/" >Lua<span class="TEX">T<span
+class="E">E</span>X</span></a>,<sup><a
+href="#ennote-53" id="enmark-53"><span
+class="cmr-8">53</span></a></sup> can leverage the <a
+href="https://ctan.org/pkg/fontspec" ><span
+class="ectt-1095">fontspec</span></a><sup><a
+href="#ennote-54" id="enmark-54"><span
+class="cmr-8">54</span></a></sup> package to use your system's fonts,
+such as OpenType and TrueType fonts, in addition to the ones from your <span class="TEX">T<span
+class="E">E</span>X</span> distribution.
+(Mathematics requires much special tuning, though, so most of the time you cannot use system fonts for
+math.)
+</p><!--l. 376--><p class="indent" > More is on the <a
+href="https://tug.org/fonts/" ><span class="TEX">T<span
+class="E">E</span>X</span> Users Group's font page</a>.
+</p>
+<h3 class="sectionHead"><a
+ id="x1-5000"></a>Writing <span class="LATEX">L<span class="A">A</span><span class="TEX">T<span
+class="E">E</span>X</span></span></h3>
+<!--l. 386--><p class="noindent" ><p>There are many ways to make writing <span class="LATEX">L<span class="A">A</span><span class="TEX">T<span
+class="E">E</span>X</span></span> source easier. Most people use a source code editor, such as
+<a
+href="https://www.texstudio.org/" ><span class="TEX">T<span
+class="E">E</span>X</span>studio</a>, or Emacs with the add-on mode <a
+href="https://www.gnu.org/software/auctex/" >AUC-<span class="TEX">T<span
+class="E">E</span>X</span></a>, or <a
+href="https://pages.uoregon.edu/koch/texshop/" ><span class="TEX">T<span
+class="E">E</span>X</span>Shop</a> on a Mac.
+</p>
+<h3 class="sectionHead"><a
+ id="x1-6000"></a>Pronunciation</h3>
+<!--l. 401--><p class="noindent" >Pronounce <span class="LATEX">L<span class="A">A</span><span class="TEX">T<span
+class="E">E</span>X</span></span> as &apos;la-tech&apos; or &apos;lay-tech&apos;, with emphasis on either syllable. We prefer the first, with
+emphasis on the first syllable.
+</p>
+<h3 class="sectionHead"><a
+ id="x1-7000"></a>Welcome to the community!</h3>
+<!--l. 409--><p class="noindent" >One reason that all of these resources are available is the work of the many <a
+href="https://tug.org/usergroups.html" >user groups</a>, including the <a
+href="https://tug.org/" ><span class="TEX">T<span
+class="E">E</span>X</span>
+
+
+Users Group</a>. Please consider joining.
+</p><!--l. 421--><p class="noindent" >_________________________________________________________________________________________
+</p>
+<h3 class="sectionHead"><a
+ id="x1-8000"></a>Package names, for texdoc</h3>
+<!--l. 424--><p class="noindent" ></p><!--l. 4--><p class="indent" > <a
+href="#enmark-1" id="ennote-1"><sup><span
+class="cmr-6">1</span></sup></a><a
+href="https://ctan.org/pkg/lshort" ><span
+class="ectt-0900">lshort</span></a> <a
+href="#enmark-2" id="ennote-2"><sup><span
+class="cmr-6">2</span></sup></a><a
+href="https://ctan.org/pkg/amshelp" ><span
+class="ectt-0900">amshelp</span></a> <a
+href="#enmark-3" id="ennote-3"><sup><span
+class="cmr-6">3</span></sup></a><a
+href="https://ctan.org/pkg/amsmath" ><span
+class="ectt-0900">amsmath</span></a> <a
+href="#enmark-4" id="ennote-4"><sup><span
+class="cmr-6">4</span></sup></a><a
+href="https://ctan.org/pkg/latex2e" ><span
+class="ectt-0900">latex2e</span></a> <a
+href="#enmark-5" id="ennote-5"><sup><span
+class="cmr-6">5</span></sup></a><a
+href="https://ctan.org/pkg/comprehensive" ><span
+class="ectt-0900">comprehensive</span></a> <a
+href="#enmark-6" id="ennote-6"><sup><span
+class="cmr-6">6</span></sup></a><a
+href="https://ctan.org/pkg/faq" ><span
+class="ectt-0900">faq</span></a> <a
+href="#enmark-7" id="ennote-7"><sup><span
+class="cmr-6">7</span></sup></a><a
+href="https://ctan.org/pkg/latexcheat" ><span
+class="ectt-0900">latexcheat</span></a> <a
+href="#enmark-8" id="ennote-8"><sup><span
+class="cmr-6">8</span></sup></a><a
+href="https://ctan.org/pkg/undergradmath" ><span
+class="ectt-0900">undergradmath</span></a> <a
+href="#enmark-9" id="ennote-9"><sup><span
+class="cmr-6">9</span></sup></a><a
+href="https://ctan.org/pkg/l2tabuen" ><span
+class="ectt-0900">l2tabuen</span></a> <a
+href="#enmark-10" id="ennote-10"><sup><span
+class="cmr-6">10</span></sup></a><a
+href="https://ctan.org/pkg/geometry" ><span
+class="ectt-0900">geometry</span></a>
+<a
+href="#enmark-11" id="ennote-11"><sup><span
+class="cmr-6">11</span></sup></a><a
+href="https://ctan.org/pkg/multicol" ><span
+class="ectt-0900">multicol</span></a> <a
+href="#enmark-12" id="ennote-12"><sup><span
+class="cmr-6">12</span></sup></a><a
+href="https://ctan.org/pkg/amsmath" ><span
+class="ectt-0900">amsmath</span></a> <a
+href="#enmark-13" id="ennote-13"><sup><span
+class="cmr-6">13</span></sup></a><a
+href="https://ctan.org/pkg/amssymb" ><span
+class="ectt-0900">amssymb</span></a> <a
+href="#enmark-14" id="ennote-14"><sup><span
+class="cmr-6">14</span></sup></a><a
+href="https://ctan.org/pkg/amsthm" ><span
+class="ectt-0900">amsthm</span></a> <a
+href="#enmark-15" id="ennote-15"><sup><span
+class="cmr-6">15</span></sup></a><a
+href="https://ctan.org/pkg/rsfs" ><span
+class="ectt-0900">rsfs</span></a> <a
+href="#enmark-16" id="ennote-16"><sup><span
+class="cmr-6">16</span></sup></a><a
+href="https://ctan.org/pkg/bm" ><span
+class="ectt-0900">bm</span></a> <a
+href="#enmark-17" id="ennote-17"><sup><span
+class="cmr-6">17</span></sup></a><a
+href="https://ctan.org/pkg/mathtools" ><span
+class="ectt-0900">mathtools</span></a> <a
+href="#enmark-18" id="ennote-18"><sup><span
+class="cmr-6">18</span></sup></a><a
+href="https://ctan.org/pkg/microtype" ><span
+class="ectt-0900">microtype</span></a> <a
+href="#enmark-19" id="ennote-19"><sup><span
+class="cmr-6">19</span></sup></a><a
+href="https://ctan.org/pkg/enumitem" ><span
+class="ectt-0900">enumitem</span></a> <a
+href="#enmark-20" id="ennote-20"><sup><span
+class="cmr-6">20</span></sup></a><a
+href="https://ctan.org/pkg/caption" ><span
+class="ectt-0900">caption</span></a> <a
+href="#enmark-21" id="ennote-21"><sup><span
+class="cmr-6">21</span></sup></a><a
+href="https://ctan.org/pkg/float" ><span
+class="ectt-0900">float</span></a>
+<a
+href="#enmark-22" id="ennote-22"><sup><span
+class="cmr-6">22</span></sup></a><a
+href="https://ctan.org/pkg/hyperref" ><span
+class="ectt-0900">hyperref</span></a> <a
+href="#enmark-23" id="ennote-23"><sup><span
+class="cmr-6">23</span></sup></a><a
+href="https://ctan.org/pkg/cleveref" ><span
+class="ectt-0900">cleveref</span></a> <a
+href="#enmark-24" id="ennote-24"><sup><span
+class="cmr-6">24</span></sup></a><a
+href="https://ctan.org/pkg/url" ><span
+class="ectt-0900">url</span></a> <a
+href="#enmark-25" id="ennote-25"><sup><span
+class="cmr-6">25</span></sup></a><a
+href="https://ctan.org/pkg/upquote" ><span
+class="ectt-0900">upquote</span></a> <a
+href="#enmark-26" id="ennote-26"><sup><span
+class="cmr-6">26</span></sup></a><a
+href="https://ctan.org/pkg/listings" ><span
+class="ectt-0900">listings</span></a> <a
+href="#enmark-27" id="ennote-27"><sup><span
+class="cmr-6">27</span></sup></a><a
+href="https://ctan.org/pkg/pythontex" ><span
+class="ectt-0900">pythontex</span></a> <a
+href="#enmark-28" id="ennote-28"><sup><span
+class="cmr-6">28</span></sup></a><a
+href="https://ctan.org/pkg/array" ><span
+class="ectt-0900">array</span></a> <a
+href="#enmark-29" id="ennote-29"><sup><span
+class="cmr-6">29</span></sup></a><a
+href="https://ctan.org/pkg/siunitx" ><span
+class="ectt-0900">siunitx</span></a> <a
+href="#enmark-30" id="ennote-30"><sup><span
+class="cmr-6">30</span></sup></a><a
+href="https://ctan.org/pkg/tcolorbox" ><span
+class="ectt-0900">tcolorbox</span></a> <a
+href="#enmark-31" id="ennote-31"><sup><span
+class="cmr-6">31</span></sup></a><a
+href="https://ctan.org/pkg/babel" ><span
+class="ectt-0900">babel</span></a> <a
+href="#enmark-32" id="ennote-32"><sup><span
+class="cmr-6">32</span></sup></a><a
+href="https://ctan.org/pkg/lipsum" ><span
+class="ectt-0900">lipsum</span></a>
+<a
+href="#enmark-33" id="ennote-33"><sup><span
+class="cmr-6">33</span></sup></a><a
+href="https://ctan.org/pkg/xcolor" ><span
+class="ectt-0900">xcolor</span></a> <a
+href="#enmark-34" id="ennote-34"><sup><span
+class="cmr-6">34</span></sup></a><a
+href="https://ctan.org/pkg/graphics" ><span
+class="ectt-0900">graphics</span></a> <a
+href="#enmark-35" id="ennote-35"><sup><span
+class="cmr-6">35</span></sup></a><a
+href="https://ctan.org/pkg/pdfpages" ><span
+class="ectt-0900">pdfpages</span></a> <a
+href="#enmark-36" id="ennote-36"><sup><span
+class="cmr-6">36</span></sup></a><a
+href="https://ctan.org/pkg/media9" ><span
+class="ectt-0900">media9</span></a> <a
+href="#enmark-37" id="ennote-37"><sup><span
+class="cmr-6">37</span></sup></a><a
+href="https://ctan.org/pkg/tikz" ><span
+class="ectt-0900">tikz</span></a> <a
+href="#enmark-38" id="ennote-38"><sup><span
+class="cmr-6">38</span></sup></a><a
+href="https://ctan.org/pkg/asymptote" ><span
+class="ectt-0900">asymptote</span></a> <a
+href="#enmark-39" id="ennote-39"><sup><span
+class="cmr-6">39</span></sup></a><a
+href="https://ctan.org/pkg/titlesec" ><span
+class="ectt-0900">titlesec</span></a> <a
+href="#enmark-40" id="ennote-40"><sup><span
+class="cmr-6">40</span></sup></a><a
+href="https://ctan.org/pkg/fancyhdr" ><span
+class="ectt-0900">fancyhdr</span></a> <a
+href="#enmark-41" id="ennote-41"><sup><span
+class="cmr-6">41</span></sup></a><a
+href="https://ctan.org/pkg/tocloft" ><span
+class="ectt-0900">tocloft</span></a> <a
+href="#enmark-42" id="ennote-42"><sup><span
+class="cmr-6">42</span></sup></a><a
+href="https://ctan.org/pkg/footmisc" ><span
+class="ectt-0900">footmisc</span></a>
+<a
+href="#enmark-43" id="ennote-43"><sup><span
+class="cmr-6">43</span></sup></a><a
+href="https://ctan.org/pkg/makeindex" ><span
+class="ectt-0900">makeindex</span></a> <a
+href="#enmark-44" id="ennote-44"><sup><span
+class="cmr-6">44</span></sup></a><a
+href="https://ctan.org/pkg/answers" ><span
+class="ectt-0900">answers</span></a> <a
+href="#enmark-45" id="ennote-45"><sup><span
+class="cmr-6">45</span></sup></a><a
+href="https://ctan.org/pkg/mla" ><span
+class="ectt-0900">mla</span></a> <a
+href="#enmark-46" id="ennote-46"><sup><span
+class="cmr-6">46</span></sup></a><a
+href="https://ctan.org/pkg/bibtex" ><span
+class="ectt-0900">bibtex</span></a> <a
+href="#enmark-47" id="ennote-47"><sup><span
+class="cmr-6">47</span></sup></a><a
+href="https://ctan.org/pkg/biblatex" ><span
+class="ectt-0900">biblatex</span></a> <a
+href="#enmark-48" id="ennote-48"><sup><span
+class="cmr-6">48</span></sup></a><a
+href="https://ctan.org/pkg/exam" ><span
+class="ectt-0900">exam</span></a> <a
+href="#enmark-49" id="ennote-49"><sup><span
+class="cmr-6">49</span></sup></a><a
+href="https://ctan.org/pkg/beamer" ><span
+class="ectt-0900">beamer</span></a> <a
+href="#enmark-50" id="ennote-50"><sup><span
+class="cmr-6">50</span></sup></a><a
+href="https://ctan.org/pkg/fntguide" ><span
+class="ectt-0900">fntguide</span></a> <a
+href="#enmark-51" id="ennote-51"><sup><span
+class="cmr-6">51</span></sup></a><a
+href="https://ctan.org/pkg/pdftex" ><span
+class="ectt-0900">pdftex</span></a> <a
+href="#enmark-52" id="ennote-52"><sup><span
+class="cmr-6">52</span></sup></a><a
+href="https://ctan.org/pkg/xetex" ><span
+class="ectt-0900">xetex</span></a> <a
+href="#enmark-53" id="ennote-53"><sup><span
+class="cmr-6">53</span></sup></a><a
+href="https://ctan.org/pkg/luatex" ><span
+class="ectt-0900">luatex</span></a>
+<a
+href="#enmark-54" id="ennote-54"><sup><span
+class="cmr-6">54</span></sup></a><a
+href="https://ctan.org/pkg/fontspec" ><span
+class="ectt-0900">fontspec</span></a>
+</p>
+ </div>
+
+</body></html>
+
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