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== How it works == | == How it works == | ||
A LaTeX document structure is comparable to HTML: There is a preamble which indicates some basic, overall features of the document, and there is the main document with | A LaTeX document structure is comparable to HTML: There is a preamble which indicates some basic, overall features of the document, and there is the main document with the relevant markup for formatting. | ||
=== Code example === | === Code example === | ||
\documentclass[12pt,a4paper,notitlepage]{article} | \documentclass[12pt,a4paper,notitlepage]{article} | ||
\usepackage[ | \usepackage[utf8x]{inputenc} | ||
\usepackage{ucs} | \usepackage{ucs} | ||
\author{Morten Juhl Johansen} | \author{Morten Juhl Johansen} | ||
\title{LaTeX article} | \title{LaTeX article} | ||
\begin{document} | \begin{document} | ||
This is the beginning of | This is the beginning of an article on \LaTeX!\\ | ||
There are \textbf{bold}, \textit{italics}, \underline{underscoring}, footnotes\footnote{this is a footnote}\\ | |||
- and lots of other goodies. | |||
\end{document} | \end{document} | ||
Revision as of 01:01, 13 August 2007
LaTeX is a markup language for generating print-quality typesetting.
It is mostly used academic circles, primarily in the natural sciences, for creating material for scientific publications.
How it works
A LaTeX document structure is comparable to HTML: There is a preamble which indicates some basic, overall features of the document, and there is the main document with the relevant markup for formatting.
Code example
\documentclass[12pt,a4paper,notitlepage]{article}
\usepackage[utf8x]{inputenc}
\usepackage{ucs}
\author{Morten Juhl Johansen}
\title{LaTeX article}
\begin{document}
This is the beginning of an article on \LaTeX!\\
There are \textbf{bold}, \textit{italics}, \underline{underscoring}, footnotes\footnote{this is a footnote}\\
- and lots of other goodies.
\end{document}