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TeX and LaTeX is a mathematical computer typesetting system much used for scientific documents. To use the system effectively, you probably have to refer to one of the reference manuals. The LaTeX “bible” has always been LaTeX: A document preparation system by Leslie Lamport. Some good online guides to start with also include:
You can find these guides and much other useful information through the TeX Users Group web site. The University of Cambridge Engineering Department also has a good introduction to LaTeX. The following two online guides may be of use for quick reference:
Some basic commands, however, are:
file.tex
:latex file
file.dvi
:xdvi file
dvips file
file.ps
:gv file.ps
lpr -P216 -K2 file.ps
There is also software, tth (TeX to HTML), which can attempt to convert TeX input into HTML for the web.
Some locally installed style files for LaTeX are available, which may be useful - for example mnthesis.sty and resume.sty.
A easy-to-use graphical “front end” for LaTeX, called LyX, is available. Run it by typing the command lyx
. Further documentation is available at the LyX web site: