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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)

To get the most out of this book

The required software for this purpose is TeX Live, version 2023 or later, or MiKTeX, a version of 2023 or later. It is advisable to install a LaTeX editor as well. Chapter 1’s introduction will provide details on obtaining TeX software and editors, while Chapter 12 will direct you to additional online resources.

An essential tool is texdoc, which opens manuals and additional documentation. To use texdoc, enter “texdoc keyword” in the Command Prompt. For packages and bundles, the keyword typically corresponds to the name. If you don’t have the documentation installed or use an online compiler such as Overleaf, you can access the documentation online at https://texdoc.org/pkg/keyword.

All the code examples in this book are available for download, as explained later in the Customer Support section. This eliminates the need for manually typing the code or copy-pasting, allowing us to present the code in the book in snippets and explain it step by step.

If you are using the digital version of this book, we advise you to type the code yourself or access the code from the book’s GitHub repository (a link is available in the next section). Doing so will help you avoid any potential errors related to the copying and pasting of code.