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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)

Utilizing web forums effectively

In the early days, LaTeX support was provided through Usenet and mailing lists. Nowadays, internet forums have become the primary platform for LaTeX assistance.

Forums thrive on user questions and community responses. The vitality of forums is rooted in users’ inquiries and the collaborative efforts of readers who provide answers. You are encouraged to ask any LaTeX-related questions on these forums, as they warmly welcome queries. Let’s explore how to engage here.

How to do it...

As an example, let’s take a look at the LaTeX.org forum. Established in January 2008, it has accumulated more than 100,000 posts as of the publication of this book. I manage this forum, and I can assure you that we genuinely appreciate good questions.

So let’s have a walk together:

  1. With any internet browser, visit the address https://latex.org. The top of the browser window will show an overview:
Figure 12.1 – A LaTeX web forum
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