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LaTeX Cookbook - Second Edition

By : Stefan Kottwitz
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LaTeX Cookbook - Second Edition

By: Stefan Kottwitz

Overview of this book

The second edition of LaTeX Cookbook offers improved and additional examples especially for users in science and academia, with a focus on new packages for creating graphics with LaTeX. This edition also features an additional chapter on ChatGPT use to improve content, streamline code, and automate tasks, thereby saving time. This book is a practical guide to utilizing the capabilities of modern document classes and exploring the functionalities of the newest LaTeX packages. Starting with familiar document types like articles, books, letters, posters, leaflets, and presentations, it contains detailed tutorials for refining text design, adjusting fonts, managing images, creating tables, and optimizing PDFs. It also covers elements such as the bibliography, glossary, and index. You’ll learn to create graphics directly within LaTeX, including diagrams and plots, and explore LaTeX’s application across various fields like mathematics, physics, chemistry, and computer science. The book’s website offers online compilable code, an example gallery, and supplementary information related to the book, including the author’s LaTeX forum, where you can get personal support. By the end of this book, you’ll have the skills to optimize productivity through practical demonstrations of effective LaTeX usage in diverse scenarios.
Table of Contents (16 chapters)

Exploring available LaTeX resources on the web

There are many LaTeX websites, and I’ve compiled a concise guide highlighting some excellent starting points.

How to do it...

In this recipe, you’ll find a list of internet addresses and brief descriptions. Click on any of them to delve deeper into their content and explore further sites. Over time, website links might change, leading to some links becoming inactive. For the most recent list of addresses, you can visit https://latex-cookbook.net/chapter-12.

Software archives and catalogs

Some sites function as archives and catalogs, simplifying the search and navigation of the extensive software available:

  • https://ctan.org is the most significant software and package archive. CTAN houses over 6,500 packages for TeX, LaTeX, and associated tools. You can peruse packages by name or topic and utilize a site-wide search function. CTAN serves as a distribution network for TeX distributions, TeX Live, and MiKTeX...