LaTeX first steps

How it works

• Style and content separation
• What You Mean Is What You Get
• Writing, compiling, visualizing

Pros

• Typesetting
• Equations and Formulas
• Automatic tables, numbering, hyperlinks, etc.
• PDF oriented sytem, ideal for printing

Cons

• Not so easy for begginers
• Old-style syntax

TeX distribution

• Packages (features)
• Compiler (generate pdf, bibliography, index, ...)
• Tex Editor (write a lot of text and some code)

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