Introduction to LaTeX

Initial tasks:

• Open this slideshow: https://slides.com/gcapes/latex
• Open the feedback form for later - this also serves as the attendance record

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• Training courses teaching computing skills for Research
• General guidance and advice about research software
• Access to specialist support and consultancy e.g. code reviews
• Access to HPC systems
• Data storage and management
• Full list of services on offer

For help and support use the Support Centre

Housekeeping

• Fire exit
• Toilets
• Course timing
  • 09:30 -- 12:00
  • 12:00 -- 13:00 lunch
  • 13:00 -- 16:00 
  • + Mid-morning and mid-afternoon breaks

Teaching methods

• Interactive workshop-style course
  • Type along with the examples
  • Test your understanding in the exercise sessions
• Course notes
  • All examples and exercises are in the notes
  • Slides will remain online after the course

Getting help and giving feedback

• Zoom 'reactions'
  • Used for getting help and giving real-time feedback
  • Green tick/thumbs up = OK / ready to go
  • Red cross/hand/ = not OK (too fast, didn't understand, computer says no etc)
  • LOL face/clap ...
• Please interrupt me to ask questions
• If you can, please leave your camera on - this gives me  lots of real-time feedback
• During exercises, please help each other as required

Building the course slides

• Go to: https://github.com/gcapes/latex-course
• Download zip file
• Create a new project > upload project on Overleaf
• Open slides.tex and compile the document
• Save and open the slides pdf in separate viewer
• Repeat for exercises.tex

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Green tick when you're done; Red cross for problems