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My LaTeX document is acting strangely. Here is a simplified version of it:
```
\documentclass{article}
\begin{document}
\tableofcontents
\newpage
\addcontentsline{toc}{part... | https://tex.stackexchange.com/users/9 | Table of contents numbering is strange | true | Try `\input` instead of `\include` -- it's as if you typed in the contents of the file there. I believe `\include` does some additional processing, so maybe that's causing your problem.
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https://tex.stackexchange.com/questions/3 | 241 | I have heard rumors that you can compile documents online, and more specifically that Google has a free online compiler, but I have never been able to find any. Is there a way to compile documents online, so that I can write and compile documents even if I don't have a TeX distribution installed on my computer?
| https://tex.stackexchange.com/users/14 | Compiling documents online | false | The Google-related solution was available here at <http://docs.latexlab.org/> but has been taken offline.
Note, however, that the online compiler was never affiliated with Google. It simply used Google UI toolkit and Google Apps hosting platform. (from [Dima](https://tex.stackexchange.com/users/137/dima))
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https://tex.stackexchange.com/questions/3 | 241 | I have heard rumors that you can compile documents online, and more specifically that Google has a free online compiler, but I have never been able to find any. Is there a way to compile documents online, so that I can write and compile documents even if I don't have a TeX distribution installed on my computer?
| https://tex.stackexchange.com/users/14 | Compiling documents online | false | [Verbosus](http://www.verbosus.com/) seems to be the most convenient and appealing to me.
It worth noting that Verbosus has a good app for smartphone and tablet (with a dark theme, which someone may prefer) and, last but not least, use an updated version of TeX Live, whereas Overleaf and ShareLaTeX do not.
On the o... | 16 | https://tex.stackexchange.com/users/5 | 8 | 2 |
https://tex.stackexchange.com/questions/9 | 0 | I copied a `beamer` presentation and made new slides, but when I compile it the table of contents is missing.
I tried copying and pasting the old presentation into mine and it is still missing the table of contents.
Is there any extra build flags I have to add to make this work?
| https://tex.stackexchange.com/users/39 | Why does my table of contents not appear in my beamer presentation? | false | You need to build the presentation twice to see the table of contents in it.
The first build will generate it based on the content, and the second will put the finished table of contents in your presentation.
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https://tex.stackexchange.com/questions/2 | 11 |
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> **Possible Duplicate:**
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> [ToC numbering problem](https://tex.stackexchange.com/questions/13914/toc-numbering-problem)
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My LaTeX document is acting strangely. Here is a simplified version of it:
```
\documentclass{article}
\begin{document}
\tableofcontents
\newpage
\addcontentsline{toc}{part... | https://tex.stackexchange.com/users/9 | Table of contents numbering is strange | false | The problem is to do with the `\newpage` command. If you remove it, I think you'll get exactly the output you're looking for.
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https://tex.stackexchange.com/questions/11 | 383 | Which book (free or otherwise) was the most useful to you when you started learning LaTeX?
I am frequently asked this question by friends who want to learn LaTeX, and I recommend the book which got me started, [The Not So Short Introduction to LaTeX2ε](http://www.ctan.org/tex-archive/info/lshort/english/lshort.pdf), ... | https://tex.stackexchange.com/users/14 | What are good learning resources for a LaTeX beginner? | false | I found [Art of Problem Solving Wiki page on LaTeX](http://www.artofproblemsolving.com/wiki/index.php?title=LaTeX:About) to be a good resource. (it's themed towards learning simple syntax for texing math, which was exactly what I wanted)
Additionally, there is the useful [list of LaTeX symbols](http://www.ctan.org/te... | 13 | https://tex.stackexchange.com/users/8 | 16 | 5 |
https://tex.stackexchange.com/questions/1 | 8 | I'm using LyX all the time and over the last 2 years I've accumulated some very handy macros for my lecture notes. As it is today, every time I start a new document, I copy and paste the macros from one of my other documents. Is it possible, somehow, to automatically load macros for all files?
(I asked this on SO a w... | https://tex.stackexchange.com/users/5 | Automatically define macros in LyX documents | true | I am not sure if you mean LyX macros or not. But if they are standard LaTeX macros, you can make your own style file, say "rachum.sty". Put all of your macros in there, and then have it included in the preamble by default.
This is useful for (La)TeX users in general. I have a lot of common things in my own file, such... | 5 | https://tex.stackexchange.com/users/59 | 17 | 6 |
https://tex.stackexchange.com/questions/13 | 32 | My experience at the present moment is restricted to Microsoft Word and is likely to remain for most of my collaborative work. However, for my individual authored documents I would like to use LaTeX. I am familiar with some tex notation but have not used LaTeX extensively.
In light of the above I was wondering what i... | https://tex.stackexchange.com/users/nan | What is the best way to make the transition from Microsoft Word to LaTeX? | true | The best way to learn it is simply to do it. Find someone else's template (e.g. from a friend) to get started. From there on you can always tinker and experiment with it to gain a greater insight.
<http://wikibooks.org/wiki/LaTeX> is a pretty good reference.
If you're in college/university there are probably a lot ... | 20 | https://tex.stackexchange.com/users/4 | 18 | 7 |
https://tex.stackexchange.com/questions/15 | 149 | What's the best strategy for spell checking LaTeX documents?
| https://tex.stackexchange.com/users/55 | Spell checking LaTeX documents | false | It sort of depends on the system you're working on.
I'm using GNU/Linux and here `aspell` does a good job. For instance, to check `test.tex` in Danish, I would do like this from the terminal:
```
aspell -c -t test.tex -d da
```
The option `-c` tells `aspell` to check the file, `-t` puts it in TeX mode, and `-d` ... | 73 | https://tex.stackexchange.com/users/4 | 19 | 8 |
https://tex.stackexchange.com/questions/14 | 723 | I know what my symbol or character looks like, but I don't know what the command is or which math alphabet it came from. How do I go about finding this out?
| https://tex.stackexchange.com/users/39 | How to look up a symbol or identify a letter from a math alphabet or other character? | false | [This reference](http://web.ift.uib.no/Teori/KURS/WRK/TeX/symALL.html) has yet to fail me; it has all the symbols typeset along with the `\foo` command needed to generate them. There's also [this PDF](http://docs.google.com/viewer?url=http%3A//amath.colorado.edu/documentation/LaTeX/Symbols.pdf), which is considerably b... | 27 | https://tex.stackexchange.com/users/29 | 20 | 9 |
https://tex.stackexchange.com/questions/14 | 723 | I know what my symbol or character looks like, but I don't know what the command is or which math alphabet it came from. How do I go about finding this out?
| https://tex.stackexchange.com/users/39 | How to look up a symbol or identify a letter from a math alphabet or other character? | true | 1. You can look things up in the [**Comprehensive LaTeX symbols**](http://mirrors.ctan.org/info/symbols/comprehensive/symbols-a4.pdf) list. It can usually be easily accessed with `texdoc symbols` or `texdoc symbols-a4` (in MiKTeX the latter only).
2. Another good option is to try the web-based software [**Detexify**](h... | 861 | https://tex.stackexchange.com/users/61 | 21 | 10 |
https://tex.stackexchange.com/questions/13 | 32 | My experience at the present moment is restricted to Microsoft Word and is likely to remain for most of my collaborative work. However, for my individual authored documents I would like to use LaTeX. I am familiar with some tex notation but have not used LaTeX extensively.
In light of the above I was wondering what i... | https://tex.stackexchange.com/users/nan | What is the best way to make the transition from Microsoft Word to LaTeX? | false | I don't think that there's a special path for getting used to LaTeX after word than any other way. Take a TeX/LaTeX book, take it slow and don't panic. The most important thing it to try out whatever you learn! ["A Gentle Introduction to TeX"](https://ctan.org/tex-archive/info/gentle/gentle.pdf) might be a good start. ... | 6 | https://tex.stackexchange.com/users/5 | 22 | 11 |
https://tex.stackexchange.com/questions/14 | 723 | I know what my symbol or character looks like, but I don't know what the command is or which math alphabet it came from. How do I go about finding this out?
| https://tex.stackexchange.com/users/39 | How to look up a symbol or identify a letter from a math alphabet or other character? | false | Theres lots of ways of doing this, but the two I've found to be most useful are these:
* [Detexify](http://detexify.kirelabs.org/classify.html) Allows you to draw the symbol, and then guesses based on similar symbols. This is great for me because I don't always remember the name of the symbol, and even if I know the ... | 160 | https://tex.stackexchange.com/users/39 | 23 | 12 |
https://tex.stackexchange.com/questions/14 | 723 | I know what my symbol or character looks like, but I don't know what the command is or which math alphabet it came from. How do I go about finding this out?
| https://tex.stackexchange.com/users/39 | How to look up a symbol or identify a letter from a math alphabet or other character? | false | The old school way is to look it up in the [Comprehensive LaTeX Symbol List](http://tug.ctan.org/info/symbols/comprehensive/symbols-a4.pdf) (**warning:** 4 MB PDF file).
The new hotness is to use [DeTeXify](http://detexify.kirelabs.org/classify.html) which uses handwriting recognition to look the symbol up for you.
... | 101 | https://tex.stackexchange.com/users/17 | 26 | 13 |
https://tex.stackexchange.com/questions/14 | 723 | I know what my symbol or character looks like, but I don't know what the command is or which math alphabet it came from. How do I go about finding this out?
| https://tex.stackexchange.com/users/39 | How to look up a symbol or identify a letter from a math alphabet or other character? | false | I often look up the relevant topic on Wikipedia, (e.g. [Set theory](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Set_theory)) and look at the source there. Wikipedia uses LaTeX for math markup as well.
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https://tex.stackexchange.com/questions/15 | 149 | What's the best strategy for spell checking LaTeX documents?
| https://tex.stackexchange.com/users/55 | Spell checking LaTeX documents | false | **Spell-checking can commonly be handled by your text editor**. I'm not sure what the windows LaTeX editors have, but it's common to use **vi** or **emacs** in linux, and the editor's spell checking is pretty sufficient. Also, because these editors are syntax-aware, your spell-checking can be as well.
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https://tex.stackexchange.com/questions/11 | 383 | Which book (free or otherwise) was the most useful to you when you started learning LaTeX?
I am frequently asked this question by friends who want to learn LaTeX, and I recommend the book which got me started, [The Not So Short Introduction to LaTeX2ε](http://www.ctan.org/tex-archive/info/lshort/english/lshort.pdf), ... | https://tex.stackexchange.com/users/14 | What are good learning resources for a LaTeX beginner? | false | Grätzer's under-appreciated book is excellent, especially at showing you how to do things the "right" way:
* George Grätzer (2016), [*More Math Into LaTeX*](http://www.springer.com/gp/book/9783319237954), 5th edition, Springer, ISBN 978-3-319-23796-1
(Earlier editions were called "Math into LaTeX"; it's not a seque... | 72 | https://tex.stackexchange.com/users/48 | 30 | 16 |
https://tex.stackexchange.com/questions/11 | 383 | Which book (free or otherwise) was the most useful to you when you started learning LaTeX?
I am frequently asked this question by friends who want to learn LaTeX, and I recommend the book which got me started, [The Not So Short Introduction to LaTeX2ε](http://www.ctan.org/tex-archive/info/lshort/english/lshort.pdf), ... | https://tex.stackexchange.com/users/14 | What are good learning resources for a LaTeX beginner? | false | I found Kopka and Daly's *[Guide to LaTeX](http://rads.stackoverflow.com/amzn/click/0321173856)* to be very helpful. It starts with the basics of what a LaTeX document is, how it's laid out, what components it can and should have, etc. and then moves on to cover technics for drawing and including figures, creating new ... | 58 | https://tex.stackexchange.com/users/32 | 31 | 17 |
https://tex.stackexchange.com/questions/28 | 21 | My university's thesis guidelines require that each bibliographic entry appear in whole on a single page, rather than being split across two. How can I prevent (La)TeX breaking a paragraph across a page boundary?
| https://tex.stackexchange.com/users/60 | How can I prevent page break between lines of a paragraph or bibliography entry? | true | You can modify the variable that tells TeX how bad an idea it is to break up lines of a paragraph as follows:
```
\interlinepenalty=10000
```
The `10000` there means TeX will never do this. This could mean that a long paragraph could even overrun the bottom of a page. If you just want to make a strong suggestion, ... | 17 | https://tex.stackexchange.com/users/60 | 32 | 18 |
https://tex.stackexchange.com/questions/7 | 16 | For certain styles it appears that the `\label` statement must be included in `\caption` to preserve good referencing. Why is that?
| https://tex.stackexchange.com/users/nan | Label in caption | true | Actually, `\label` must appear after (not necessarily inside) `\caption`, because the `\caption` command increments the counter to which `\label`'s argument associates itself.
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https://tex.stackexchange.com/questions/15 | 149 | What's the best strategy for spell checking LaTeX documents?
| https://tex.stackexchange.com/users/55 | Spell checking LaTeX documents | false | I use a mac and I have [cocoaspell](http://people.ict.usc.edu/~leuski/cocoaspell/), which works for the whole computer. As I use Aquamacs, I then enable flyspell (spell check on the fly), and it is all done!
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https://tex.stackexchange.com/questions/24 | 14 | I would like to layout a professionally designed book containing poems. What template should I use?
| https://tex.stackexchange.com/users/63 | Is there a template available that allows easy publishing of poem book? | true | See the LaTeX package `verse` for typesetting poems: <http://www.ctan.org/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/verse/>
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https://tex.stackexchange.com/questions/11 | 383 | Which book (free or otherwise) was the most useful to you when you started learning LaTeX?
I am frequently asked this question by friends who want to learn LaTeX, and I recommend the book which got me started, [The Not So Short Introduction to LaTeX2ε](http://www.ctan.org/tex-archive/info/lshort/english/lshort.pdf), ... | https://tex.stackexchange.com/users/14 | What are good learning resources for a LaTeX beginner? | false | I've used [LaTeX wikibook](http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/LaTeX) mostly. It's a really good resource when writing mark-up which is the easiest and fastest way to learn.
---
Unfortunately, proper maintenance of the LaTeX Wikibook has gone astray. Quite a lot of the provided information is a bit outdated. Since it is... | 126 | https://tex.stackexchange.com/users/nan | 38 | 22 |
https://tex.stackexchange.com/questions/35 | 216 | I often see output from TeX with the warning `overfull hbox, badness 10000`. What does this message mean?
| https://tex.stackexchange.com/users/60 | What does "overfull hbox" mean? (Why is there a black mark at the end of a line?) | false | This message means that a line of your document is too long to fit within the horizontal space on the page, and TeX couldn't find a good way to break it apart. This will usually result in text hanging out past the margin, possibly even running off the side of the page. Common causes are long words without proper hyphen... | 72 | https://tex.stackexchange.com/users/60 | 39 | 23 |
https://tex.stackexchange.com/questions/14 | 723 | I know what my symbol or character looks like, but I don't know what the command is or which math alphabet it came from. How do I go about finding this out?
| https://tex.stackexchange.com/users/39 | How to look up a symbol or identify a letter from a math alphabet or other character? | false | There's also an iPhone app for Detexify, which I've used occasionally, for some reason ...
Links (on the US iTunes App Store): [free version](http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/detexify/id328805329) and [supporter version](http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/detexify-supporter-version/id328800612) ($0.99, same functionality).... | 37 | https://tex.stackexchange.com/users/77 | 41 | 24 |
https://tex.stackexchange.com/questions/13 | 32 | My experience at the present moment is restricted to Microsoft Word and is likely to remain for most of my collaborative work. However, for my individual authored documents I would like to use LaTeX. I am familiar with some tex notation but have not used LaTeX extensively.
In light of the above I was wondering what i... | https://tex.stackexchange.com/users/nan | What is the best way to make the transition from Microsoft Word to LaTeX? | false | In addition to the advice in the other answers, I'd say be ready to make changes to how you work. Word (and indeed all word processors) are fundamentally different from LaTeX. Some things that people do in Word are regarded as poor typography, and so are discouraged by many LaTeX users. So the question is not always 'W... | 15 | https://tex.stackexchange.com/users/73 | 43 | 25 |
https://tex.stackexchange.com/questions/11 | 383 | Which book (free or otherwise) was the most useful to you when you started learning LaTeX?
I am frequently asked this question by friends who want to learn LaTeX, and I recommend the book which got me started, [The Not So Short Introduction to LaTeX2ε](http://www.ctan.org/tex-archive/info/lshort/english/lshort.pdf), ... | https://tex.stackexchange.com/users/14 | What are good learning resources for a LaTeX beginner? | false | The most important is to learn by doing. Take some small piece you want to typeset and make a most simple possible document. Then start to make it more compilicated. If you want figures/plots use TikZ.
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https://tex.stackexchange.com/questions/45 | 105 | The slowest part is a dozen of diagrams in `TikZ.`
| https://tex.stackexchange.com/users/69 | How to speed up LaTeX compilation with several TikZ pictures? | false | I am unsure for TikZ, but for XY-pic the command \CompileMatrices doesn't recompile your arrays, greatly speeding up the compilation time.
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https://tex.stackexchange.com/questions/36 | 475 | I’m interested in the differences and commonalities between the “new” (La)TeX processors:
* [**LuaTeX**](http://www.luatex.org/),
* [**XeTeX**](http://tug.org/xetex/), and
* [**ConTeXt**](http://wiki.contextgarden.net/Main_Page).
Personally, I’ve only used XeTeX so far and without having the time to try out all thr... | https://tex.stackexchange.com/users/42 | Differences between LuaTeX, ConTeXt and XeTeX | false | Each of them is variation/implementation of TeX. LuaTeX is really just like Knuth's original TeX system (with LaTeX) but is using Lua as its embedded scripting engine, which some find to be easier to handle and extend. I believe TeXLive is officially switching to use LuaTeX from now on.
XeTeX has especially useful fo... | 26 | https://tex.stackexchange.com/users/59 | 52 | 28 |
https://tex.stackexchange.com/questions/47 | 31 | In what applications doesn't LaTeX give you much?
| https://tex.stackexchange.com/users/69 | When does it make sense to use TeX only and skip LaTeX? | false | Usually you want to use TeX directly when you don't want the typographic settings been done as it is done by LaTeX. If you want to use direct control of the kerning etc., you probably better off using directly TeX.
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https://tex.stackexchange.com/questions/42 | 185 | I would like to have my whole document showing a blank line (or space) between paragraphs and no indentation. I know how to do it line by line, but is there a way to change that with just one or a few lines at the beginning of the document? Like a package you can install, or a new command?
| https://tex.stackexchange.com/users/14 | How can I use a vertical space between paragraphs, rather than indentation? | false | You can use
```
\setlength{\parindent}{0pt}
\setlength{\parskip}{\baselineskip}
```
in your preamble if you're not using any other fancy (or not so fancy) formatting such as tables, etc. Apparently the package parskip fixes most of the issues that this setup can cause if you do have more complicated formats with... | 7 | https://tex.stackexchange.com/users/61 | 56 | 30 |
https://tex.stackexchange.com/questions/42 | 185 | I would like to have my whole document showing a blank line (or space) between paragraphs and no indentation. I know how to do it line by line, but is there a way to change that with just one or a few lines at the beginning of the document? Like a package you can install, or a new command?
| https://tex.stackexchange.com/users/14 | How can I use a vertical space between paragraphs, rather than indentation? | true | Adding
```
\usepackage{parskip}
```
to the preamble of your document (the part between `\documentclass{...}` and `\begin{document}` will set the paragraphs to have no indentation and a bit of space between them.
Note that this isn't a complete solution, because there may be elements in your document that you don... | 153 | https://tex.stackexchange.com/users/80 | 57 | 31 |
https://tex.stackexchange.com/questions/53 | 72 | As opposed to LaTeX, which is addressed in another question.
Most of the references I've seen get too complex too quickly. I'm looking for something that gives me a top-down view of the language - what the parts of a document are and how (and when) each is processed before proceeding to infinite detail like character... | https://tex.stackexchange.com/users/76 | What is the best way to learn TeX? | false | Although I must admit I haven't read it, the obvious choice would be to go straight to the source with Knuth: <http://www-cs-faculty.stanford.edu/~uno/abcde.html>
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https://tex.stackexchange.com/questions/55 | 55 | For some complicated diagrams, I need to use something like Adobe Illustrator or Inkscape, and would like to include nicely typeset labels. (I'm aware of post-processing solutions, such as pinlabel.) One way to do this is to use a closely-matching font, and then convert fonts to outlines. Better, however, would be to u... | https://tex.stackexchange.com/users/77 | Where can I find computer modern fonts for use in other programs, e.g. Adobe Illustrator? | true | You can download them here: <http://sourceforge.net/projects/cm-unicode/>
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https://tex.stackexchange.com/questions/50 | 32 | Like most people here, my resume/CV is in LaTeX, but there are always these annoying companies (or more often, recruiters) who will only look at resumes in Microsoft Word format. How can I translate my beautiful LaTeX document into .doc without making it look horrible?
| https://tex.stackexchange.com/users/70 | How can I convert math-less latex documents into Microsoft Word? | false | Print or compile it to an image, then paste it in a word file. Then copy and paste the source and/or textual form, and paste it in the document invisible under the image.
This does 3 things:
1. Works independent of MS Word version. Pasting an image in a word file is not a new feature
2. Includes the text in the doc... | 37 | https://tex.stackexchange.com/users/39 | 61 | 34 |
https://tex.stackexchange.com/questions/53 | 72 | As opposed to LaTeX, which is addressed in another question.
Most of the references I've seen get too complex too quickly. I'm looking for something that gives me a top-down view of the language - what the parts of a document are and how (and when) each is processed before proceeding to infinite detail like character... | https://tex.stackexchange.com/users/76 | What is the best way to learn TeX? | false | I learned from [A Gentle Introduction to TeX](http://mirror.ctan.org/info/gentle/gentle.pdf) (PDF file). I also have a copy of Knuth's *TeXbook* which I look at once in a while.
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https://tex.stackexchange.com/questions/3 | 241 | I have heard rumors that you can compile documents online, and more specifically that Google has a free online compiler, but I have never been able to find any. Is there a way to compile documents online, so that I can write and compile documents even if I don't have a TeX distribution installed on my computer?
| https://tex.stackexchange.com/users/14 | Compiling documents online | false | [ScribTeX](http://www.scribtex.com/) is another good choice. You can also checkout the [Common LaTeX Service Interface](http://code.google.com/p/common-latex-service-interface/) (CLSI) which is one of the underlying technologies of both ScribTeX and [LaTeX Lab](http://docs.latexlab.org/).
The CLSI provides the underl... | 27 | https://tex.stackexchange.com/users/17 | 63 | 36 |
https://tex.stackexchange.com/questions/53 | 72 | As opposed to LaTeX, which is addressed in another question.
Most of the references I've seen get too complex too quickly. I'm looking for something that gives me a top-down view of the language - what the parts of a document are and how (and when) each is processed before proceeding to infinite detail like character... | https://tex.stackexchange.com/users/76 | What is the best way to learn TeX? | false | As for a different method,
I learned by building LaTeX documents and then looking at the TeX generated. This is so I could associate LaTeX commands with their TeX structures.
Much different from learning from a book.
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https://tex.stackexchange.com/questions/50 | 32 | Like most people here, my resume/CV is in LaTeX, but there are always these annoying companies (or more often, recruiters) who will only look at resumes in Microsoft Word format. How can I translate my beautiful LaTeX document into .doc without making it look horrible?
| https://tex.stackexchange.com/users/70 | How can I convert math-less latex documents into Microsoft Word? | true | There is a commercial product called [GrindEQ](http://www.grindeq.com/) which can also convert math. Another option is to import your LaTeX into LyX, and output as a Word document.
Aside from the free solution using LyX, you can use [LaTeX2RTF](http://sourceforge.net/projects/latex2rtf/), which works okay. Also [late... | 33 | https://tex.stackexchange.com/users/59 | 67 | 38 |
https://tex.stackexchange.com/questions/1 | 8 | I'm using LyX all the time and over the last 2 years I've accumulated some very handy macros for my lecture notes. As it is today, every time I start a new document, I copy and paste the macros from one of my other documents. Is it possible, somehow, to automatically load macros for all files?
(I asked this on SO a w... | https://tex.stackexchange.com/users/5 | Automatically define macros in LyX documents | false | You can put all your macros in the Preamble in Documents → Settings, then click `Save as Document Defaults`.
These macros should then be present in every *new* LyX document.
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https://tex.stackexchange.com/questions/42 | 185 | I would like to have my whole document showing a blank line (or space) between paragraphs and no indentation. I know how to do it line by line, but is there a way to change that with just one or a few lines at the beginning of the document? Like a package you can install, or a new command?
| https://tex.stackexchange.com/users/14 | How can I use a vertical space between paragraphs, rather than indentation? | false | To change the amount of space between paragraphs, you want to change `\parskip`.
This adds an extra line between paragraphs:
```
\setlength{\parskip}{\baselineskip}
```
This removes the indent at the start of paragraphs:
```
\setlength{\parindent}{0pt}
```
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https://tex.stackexchange.com/questions/36 | 475 | I’m interested in the differences and commonalities between the “new” (La)TeX processors:
* [**LuaTeX**](http://www.luatex.org/),
* [**XeTeX**](http://tug.org/xetex/), and
* [**ConTeXt**](http://wiki.contextgarden.net/Main_Page).
Personally, I’ve only used XeTeX so far and without having the time to try out all thr... | https://tex.stackexchange.com/users/42 | Differences between LuaTeX, ConTeXt and XeTeX | true | Both LuaTeX and XeTeX are UTF-8 engines for processing TeX documents. This means that the input (.tex files) can contain characters that with pdfTeX are difficult to use directly. Both can also use system fonts, again in contrast to pdfTeX. However, the two are very different in approach.
XeTeX uses system-specific l... | 390 | https://tex.stackexchange.com/users/73 | 72 | 41 |
https://tex.stackexchange.com/questions/53 | 72 | As opposed to LaTeX, which is addressed in another question.
Most of the references I've seen get too complex too quickly. I'm looking for something that gives me a top-down view of the language - what the parts of a document are and how (and when) each is processed before proceeding to infinite detail like character... | https://tex.stackexchange.com/users/76 | What is the best way to learn TeX? | false | Victor Eijkhout's [Tex by Topic](http://eijkhout.net/texbytopic/texbytopic.html) provides for a good reference. It can complement more tutorial-style texts.
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https://tex.stackexchange.com/questions/36 | 475 | I’m interested in the differences and commonalities between the “new” (La)TeX processors:
* [**LuaTeX**](http://www.luatex.org/),
* [**XeTeX**](http://tug.org/xetex/), and
* [**ConTeXt**](http://wiki.contextgarden.net/Main_Page).
Personally, I’ve only used XeTeX so far and without having the time to try out all thr... | https://tex.stackexchange.com/users/42 | Differences between LuaTeX, ConTeXt and XeTeX | false | **XeTeX** basically offers two improvements over the default LaTeX, and has one drawback.
The improvements are:
* XeTeX supports UTF-8 encoded input by default. In fact, this is the only supported encoding.
* XeTeX supports TrueType/OpenType fonts directly. This can be harnessed by the powerful [fontspec](http://ww... | 106 | https://tex.stackexchange.com/users/42 | 75 | 43 |
https://tex.stackexchange.com/questions/64 | 151 | A lot of people write makefiles that say something like
```
paper.pdf: paper.tex
pdflatex paper
bibtex paper
pdflatex paper
pdflatex paper
```
To handle re-running TeX to get new/changed references and so forth. Is there a better way to do this?
| https://tex.stackexchange.com/users/60 | Tools for automating document compilation | false | I like [LatexMake](http://xpt.sourceforge.net/tools/latexmake/). It defines a big pile of pattern rules for make to automate the most common steps of compiling a LaTeX document. Using it is a simple matter of copying one makefile into your document's directory, or `include LaTeX.mk` (as named in Debian's `latex-make` p... | 10 | https://tex.stackexchange.com/users/60 | 76 | 44 |
https://tex.stackexchange.com/questions/53 | 72 | As opposed to LaTeX, which is addressed in another question.
Most of the references I've seen get too complex too quickly. I'm looking for something that gives me a top-down view of the language - what the parts of a document are and how (and when) each is processed before proceeding to infinite detail like character... | https://tex.stackexchange.com/users/76 | What is the best way to learn TeX? | true | The TeXBook (by [Knuth himself](http://www-cs-faculty.stanford.edu/~uno/abcde.html)) is actually great! It starts with examples and explains clearly all the things starting from the simplest things that you're most likely to need, and goes sufficiently deep. It is a strange book in that it needs to be read in multiple ... | 37 | https://tex.stackexchange.com/users/48 | 78 | 45 |
https://tex.stackexchange.com/questions/64 | 151 | A lot of people write makefiles that say something like
```
paper.pdf: paper.tex
pdflatex paper
bibtex paper
pdflatex paper
pdflatex paper
```
To handle re-running TeX to get new/changed references and so forth. Is there a better way to do this?
| https://tex.stackexchange.com/users/60 | Tools for automating document compilation | false | I find GNU Make incredibly convenient for parsing. In vim I've mapped F2 to make, so when I've edited something I can just hit F2 and switch to evince to see it instantly.
Below is my `Makefile`, which also handles parsing graphviz files.
```
GRAPHS=overview_dot.pdf hello_dot.pdf
TARGET=something.pdf
TEXFILES=file... | 13 | https://tex.stackexchange.com/users/4 | 81 | 46 |
https://tex.stackexchange.com/questions/55 | 55 | For some complicated diagrams, I need to use something like Adobe Illustrator or Inkscape, and would like to include nicely typeset labels. (I'm aware of post-processing solutions, such as pinlabel.) One way to do this is to use a closely-matching font, and then convert fonts to outlines. Better, however, would be to u... | https://tex.stackexchange.com/users/77 | Where can I find computer modern fonts for use in other programs, e.g. Adobe Illustrator? | false | They are available in [TrueType](http://www.ctan.org/tex-archive/fonts/cm/ps-type1/bakoma/ttf/) and [OpenType](http://www.ctan.org/tex-archive/fonts/cm/ps-type1/bakoma/otf/) formats through the BaKoMa distribution.
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https://tex.stackexchange.com/questions/77 | 63 | I have a preamble that I copy and paste into nearly all of my documents. Is there a nice way to turn this into a package than I can use? I would prefer to do this in a way that doesn't depend on my Latex front end or compiler, so I can just `\usepackage{coolpreamble}`. This would also be useful for distributing to othe... | https://tex.stackexchange.com/users/84 | How to make a standard preamble into a package | false | The easiest way would be to put it into a `.sty` file, and then having the other people simply include it. Admittedly, this is a bit of a hack, and you can be more sophisticated with it.
I recommend you look at another style file to kind of see the layout, like how to declare the package, etc.
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https://tex.stackexchange.com/questions/49 | 257 | I know LaTeX and I've heard that LaTeX is a set of macros in TeX.
But what does it exactly mean?
| https://tex.stackexchange.com/users/69 | What is the difference between TeX and LaTeX? | true | TeX is both a program (which does the typesetting, [tex-core](/questions/tagged/tex-core "show questions tagged 'tex-core'")) and format (a set of macros that the engine uses, [plain-tex](/questions/tagged/plain-tex "show questions tagged 'plain-tex'")). Looked at in either way, TeX gives you the basics only. If you re... | 197 | https://tex.stackexchange.com/users/73 | 85 | 49 |
https://tex.stackexchange.com/questions/45 | 105 | The slowest part is a dozen of diagrams in `TikZ.`
| https://tex.stackexchange.com/users/69 | How to speed up LaTeX compilation with several TikZ pictures? | true | Read section 52, "Externalizing Graphics", of the [PGF manual `v3.1.9a`](http://mirrors.ctan.org/graphics/pgf/base/doc/pgfmanual.pdf).
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https://tex.stackexchange.com/questions/64 | 151 | A lot of people write makefiles that say something like
```
paper.pdf: paper.tex
pdflatex paper
bibtex paper
pdflatex paper
pdflatex paper
```
To handle re-running TeX to get new/changed references and so forth. Is there a better way to do this?
| https://tex.stackexchange.com/users/60 | Tools for automating document compilation | false | There is a tool named [Rubber](https://launchpad.net/rubber/). It is for instance used by Gedit LaTeX plugin. It should recognize which tools to run (BibTeX, makeindex...) and run `(pdf)latex` and them in right order and how many times it is needed to converge to the ready file. It behaves like make, i.e. it does not r... | 36 | https://tex.stackexchange.com/users/nan | 87 | 51 |
https://tex.stackexchange.com/questions/80 | 562 | If you have a TeX'ed resume, did you use a template or make your own? Are there any useful packages? What looks the most professional? How about special considerations for different areas of work (e.g. in academia)?
| https://tex.stackexchange.com/users/8 | LaTeX template for resume/curriculum vitae | false | There are lots of resume examples here with source: <http://rpi.edu/dept/arc/training/latex/resumes/>.
Google can show a thousand other examples, but that's a good place to start.
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https://tex.stackexchange.com/questions/80 | 562 | If you have a TeX'ed resume, did you use a template or make your own? Are there any useful packages? What looks the most professional? How about special considerations for different areas of work (e.g. in academia)?
| https://tex.stackexchange.com/users/8 | LaTeX template for resume/curriculum vitae | false | For my current CV, I ended up using **[moderncv](http://www.ctan.org/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/moderncv/)**. It doesn’t have many features but it is very easy to use and yields a very elegant output.
However, I also want to mention its drawbacks: customising it isn’t easy, especially since it doesn’t really us... | 224 | https://tex.stackexchange.com/users/42 | 89 | 53 |
https://tex.stackexchange.com/questions/82 | 2 |
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How do I handle building complicated and large LaTeX projects?
Is there a makefile system (like GNU Make) or should I just write my own she... | https://tex.stackexchange.com/users/39 | Is there a makefile system for LaTeX, etc? | false | [LaTeXMk](http://tug.ctan.org/cgi-bin/ctanPackageInformation.py?id=latexmk) is a Pearl script that is very intelligent about different TeX systems, whether or not you need `bibtex` or `mkindex` run, how many times to run it, etc.
Give it a shot!
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https://tex.stackexchange.com/questions/70 | 105 | I've heard that with LuaTeX, you can embed Lua code in your document that work directly with TeX internals, making it possible to do several things that are hard to do with macros. What is a good specific example of stuff that you can accomplish easily with LuaTeX?
(I see [here](http://www.danielstender.com/granthina... | https://tex.stackexchange.com/users/48 | What is a simple example of something you can do with LuaTeX? | false | Programming in TeX is quite complicated as it was never meant to be a general programming language (despite being Turing complete). Adding Lua makes a lot of programming jobs much easier. At the same time, the LuaTeX people are exposing the internals of TeX so they can be altered by Lua. This makes lots of clever stuff... | 28 | https://tex.stackexchange.com/users/73 | 91 | 55 |
https://tex.stackexchange.com/questions/55 | 55 | For some complicated diagrams, I need to use something like Adobe Illustrator or Inkscape, and would like to include nicely typeset labels. (I'm aware of post-processing solutions, such as pinlabel.) One way to do this is to use a closely-matching font, and then convert fonts to outlines. Better, however, would be to u... | https://tex.stackexchange.com/users/77 | Where can I find computer modern fonts for use in other programs, e.g. Adobe Illustrator? | false | Also see these [type 1](http://www.ams.org/publications/type1-fonts) fonts by the AMS.
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https://tex.stackexchange.com/questions/13 | 32 | My experience at the present moment is restricted to Microsoft Word and is likely to remain for most of my collaborative work. However, for my individual authored documents I would like to use LaTeX. I am familiar with some tex notation but have not used LaTeX extensively.
In light of the above I was wondering what i... | https://tex.stackexchange.com/users/nan | What is the best way to make the transition from Microsoft Word to LaTeX? | false | I think that the other answers here are quite good. But, they left out one thing which I think can cause a real problem for those new to LaTeX.
If you've used Word for more than a few minutes, you've likely got into the habit of saving your document quite often. That's a good habit, no matter the program you use to ... | 10 | https://tex.stackexchange.com/users/93 | 94 | 57 |
https://tex.stackexchange.com/questions/82 | 2 |
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> **Possible Duplicate:**
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> [Tools for automating document compilation](https://tex.stackexchange.com/questions/64/tools-for-automating-document-compilation)
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How do I handle building complicated and large LaTeX projects?
Is there a makefile system (like GNU Make) or should I just write my own she... | https://tex.stackexchange.com/users/39 | Is there a makefile system for LaTeX, etc? | false | [rubber](http://www.pps.jussieu.fr/~beffara/soft/rubber/) is basically the `make` of LaTeX.
| 2 | https://tex.stackexchange.com/users/59 | 95 | 58 |
https://tex.stackexchange.com/questions/73 | 94 | Is there a way to programmatically determine which document class is in effect?
I'd like to be able to write conditional macros that behave differently depending on which document class is currently being used.
| https://tex.stackexchange.com/users/77 | Which document class is being used? | true | You want the LaTeX kernel function `\@ifclassloaded`:
```
\makeatletter%
\@ifclassloaded{<someclass>}%
{<true code>}%
{<false coode>}%
\makeatother%
```
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https://tex.stackexchange.com/questions/13 | 32 | My experience at the present moment is restricted to Microsoft Word and is likely to remain for most of my collaborative work. However, for my individual authored documents I would like to use LaTeX. I am familiar with some tex notation but have not used LaTeX extensively.
In light of the above I was wondering what i... | https://tex.stackexchange.com/users/nan | What is the best way to make the transition from Microsoft Word to LaTeX? | false | On Windows XP, I really enjoy using [TeXworks 0.2.3 (r0.466)](http://code.google.com/p/texworks/downloads/list), which provides with an editor window and a document preview window. Clicking in the document preview locates the edit mark at that TeX source corresponding to the clicked location.
I find this to be conven... | 5 | https://tex.stackexchange.com/users/94 | 98 | 60 |
https://tex.stackexchange.com/questions/93 | 18 | What do I need in order to use TeX on Windows as an eventual replacement for Word?
What software is available for Windows for WYSIWYG editing of TeX files?
| https://tex.stackexchange.com/users/91 | What do I need in order to use TeX on Windows as an eventual replacement for Word? | true | [MiKTeX](http://miktex.org/) is a good bundle on Windows. It includes the LaTeX environment as well as an editor. Should be enough to get you started.
For WYSIWYG there is [Lyx](http://www.lyx.org/) (though they call it "What You See Is What You Mean"/[WYSIWYM](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WYSIWYM), not WYSIWYG).
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https://tex.stackexchange.com/questions/13 | 32 | My experience at the present moment is restricted to Microsoft Word and is likely to remain for most of my collaborative work. However, for my individual authored documents I would like to use LaTeX. I am familiar with some tex notation but have not used LaTeX extensively.
In light of the above I was wondering what i... | https://tex.stackexchange.com/users/nan | What is the best way to make the transition from Microsoft Word to LaTeX? | false | This is a mental tip more than a "how to do it" tip.
With Word, you have a constant feeling (or most do) to change the way things look, the fonts, the size, alignment, bla bla bla. With LaTeX, *especially when beginning to learn*, I would avoid trying to "micromanage" your document. (La)TeX is intended to be written ... | 8 | https://tex.stackexchange.com/users/59 | 103 | 62 |
https://tex.stackexchange.com/questions/47 | 31 | In what applications doesn't LaTeX give you much?
| https://tex.stackexchange.com/users/69 | When does it make sense to use TeX only and skip LaTeX? | false | The great advantage of LaTeX(2e) over TeX is that content and formatting are well separated. This allows for logical markup, which improves the organisation of the document and allows you to make global changes to the "look" without affecting the content.
Hence if you want to exert total typographical control over th... | 17 | https://tex.stackexchange.com/users/18 | 104 | 63 |
https://tex.stackexchange.com/questions/11 | 383 | Which book (free or otherwise) was the most useful to you when you started learning LaTeX?
I am frequently asked this question by friends who want to learn LaTeX, and I recommend the book which got me started, [The Not So Short Introduction to LaTeX2ε](http://www.ctan.org/tex-archive/info/lshort/english/lshort.pdf), ... | https://tex.stackexchange.com/users/14 | What are good learning resources for a LaTeX beginner? | false | The Not So Short Introduction to LaTeX that the question references is good, but when first learning LaTeX, I found Peter Flynn's [Formatting information](http://latex.silmaril.ie/formattinginformation/) a very useful supplement.
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https://tex.stackexchange.com/questions/66 | 89 | This is a community wiki since there is no "one true answer"- if you find an answer that contains a lot of your choices, but is missing something you feel is incredibly useful. Feel free to add it. A short description of what topics the reference covers would be nice as well.
Organize by subject please.
For example... | https://tex.stackexchange.com/users/17 | Which manuals are on your "TeX Reference" shelf? | false | I don't keep a local copy, but I usually find that [the LaTeX WikiBook](http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/LaTeX "the LaTeX WikiBook") has most of the answers for my everyday questions.
| 9 | https://tex.stackexchange.com/users/nan | 106 | 65 |
https://tex.stackexchange.com/questions/45 | 105 | The slowest part is a dozen of diagrams in `TikZ.`
| https://tex.stackexchange.com/users/69 | How to speed up LaTeX compilation with several TikZ pictures? | false | You can try creating a [Precompiled Preamble (Wayback machine snapshot)](https://web.archive.org/web/20150326041620/http://magic.aladdin.cs.cmu.edu/2007/11/02/precompiled-preamble-for-latex/) or "format" for your document. This technique basically caches all the computations that LaTeX does when processing the preamble... | 22 | https://tex.stackexchange.com/users/17 | 107 | 66 |
https://tex.stackexchange.com/questions/77 | 63 | I have a preamble that I copy and paste into nearly all of my documents. Is there a nice way to turn this into a package than I can use? I would prefer to do this in a way that doesn't depend on my Latex front end or compiler, so I can just `\usepackage{coolpreamble}`. This would also be useful for distributing to othe... | https://tex.stackexchange.com/users/84 | How to make a standard preamble into a package | true | You can put your preamble code into a `.sty` file and then use `\usepackage{mystyle}` to load it. Your `.sty` file will look like this:
```
% Declare that this style file requires at least LaTeX version 2e.
\NeedsTeXFormat{LaTeX2e}
% Provide the name of your page, the date it was last updated, and a comment about w... | 62 | https://tex.stackexchange.com/users/80 | 108 | 67 |
https://tex.stackexchange.com/questions/48 | 44 | The preambles of my LaTeX documents often include many many lines of `\DeclareMathOperator` instructions, e.g.
```
\DeclareMathOperator{\Rep}{Rep}
\DeclareMathOperator{\Tet}{Tet}
\DeclareMathOperator{\Maps}{Maps}
\DeclareMathOperator{\Diff}{Diff}
```
Is there a nice way to *map* some macro over a list, so I could ... | https://tex.stackexchange.com/users/77 | How can I specify a long list of math operators? | false | Not quite what you're looking for, but I'd probably write the quick hack:
```
\newcommand{\OP}[1]{\DeclareMathOperator{#1}}
\OP{Rep}
\OP{Tet}
```
and so forth. Moreover if I were to use these a lot, I'd just write them once and include them anywhere.
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https://tex.stackexchange.com/questions/77 | 63 | I have a preamble that I copy and paste into nearly all of my documents. Is there a nice way to turn this into a package than I can use? I would prefer to do this in a way that doesn't depend on my Latex front end or compiler, so I can just `\usepackage{coolpreamble}`. This would also be useful for distributing to othe... | https://tex.stackexchange.com/users/84 | How to make a standard preamble into a package | false | I’d say: don’t. There’s a plethora of `thesis.sty` packages on the web and I think they all miss one important point:
This is what classes are there for, not packages. So if you find yourself reusing the same preamble, chances are it’s for the same kind of documents. In that case, don’t make a package out of it – mak... | 47 | https://tex.stackexchange.com/users/42 | 111 | 69 |
https://tex.stackexchange.com/questions/66 | 89 | This is a community wiki since there is no "one true answer"- if you find an answer that contains a lot of your choices, but is missing something you feel is incredibly useful. Feel free to add it. A short description of what topics the reference covers would be nice as well.
Organize by subject please.
For example... | https://tex.stackexchange.com/users/17 | Which manuals are on your "TeX Reference" shelf? | false | I normally don't care much for actual physical references, but [The LaTeX Companion](http://rads.stackoverflow.com/amzn/click/0201362996) is fantastic; it covers everything in LaTeX, and quite a few of the more popular packages
| 23 | https://tex.stackexchange.com/users/29 | 112 | 70 |
https://tex.stackexchange.com/questions/47 | 31 | In what applications doesn't LaTeX give you much?
| https://tex.stackexchange.com/users/69 | When does it make sense to use TeX only and skip LaTeX? | false | TeX is also useful if you are generating code. To compile a piece of TeX, you don't need to have all these preamble stuff. You can simply have `$x^2$ \bye` and it will compile.
| 21 | https://tex.stackexchange.com/users/59 | 113 | 71 |
https://tex.stackexchange.com/questions/66 | 89 | This is a community wiki since there is no "one true answer"- if you find an answer that contains a lot of your choices, but is missing something you feel is incredibly useful. Feel free to add it. A short description of what topics the reference covers would be nice as well.
Organize by subject please.
For example... | https://tex.stackexchange.com/users/17 | Which manuals are on your "TeX Reference" shelf? | false | I have to say I tend to 'texdoc <package>' for most of my requirements. Tikz and beamer feature quite heavily, and as a programmer 'TeX by Topic' is hard to beat.
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https://tex.stackexchange.com/questions/93 | 18 | What do I need in order to use TeX on Windows as an eventual replacement for Word?
What software is available for Windows for WYSIWYG editing of TeX files?
| https://tex.stackexchange.com/users/91 | What do I need in order to use TeX on Windows as an eventual replacement for Word? | false | Once you have miktex installed, there are two different latex IDEs you can use. [TexNICcenter](http://www.texniccenter.org/) is a nice freeware package and [WinEdt](http://www.winedt.com/) is shareware but is also quite decent.
Both of these are more customizable than TeXWorks (the default editor that comes with mik... | 3 | https://tex.stackexchange.com/users/103 | 115 | 73 |
https://tex.stackexchange.com/questions/46 | 36 | I want to use a really cool open-source OpenType font with my LaTeX document.
I was told that either I could go through a long process of converting the OpenType font to one useable by LaTeX, or I should instead switch to using XeTeX.
**Is there a way for me to use an unmodified OpenType font with my LaTeX document... | https://tex.stackexchange.com/users/39 | How do I use an OpenType font with my LaTeX document? | false | You should definitely switch to XeTeX if you want to do that. Fonts are (and as far as I can see, will always be) a pain to use with LaTeX by itself.
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https://tex.stackexchange.com/questions/47 | 31 | In what applications doesn't LaTeX give you much?
| https://tex.stackexchange.com/users/69 | When does it make sense to use TeX only and skip LaTeX? | true | If you have a simple document, with precise layout requirements, then TeX can be a more direct solution, because there are fewer things to 'turn off'. The convenient features of LaTeX -- the ones that make it massively more useful than TeX in most cases -- are implemented via sometimes rather arcane logic, which can ge... | 29 | https://tex.stackexchange.com/users/96 | 117 | 75 |
https://tex.stackexchange.com/questions/77 | 63 | I have a preamble that I copy and paste into nearly all of my documents. Is there a nice way to turn this into a package than I can use? I would prefer to do this in a way that doesn't depend on my Latex front end or compiler, so I can just `\usepackage{coolpreamble}`. This would also be useful for distributing to othe... | https://tex.stackexchange.com/users/84 | How to make a standard preamble into a package | false | Putting your preamble in a `.sty` file, and changing `\usepackage` statements to `RequirePackage`, and closing off the file with `\endinput` is the most straightforward way.
It is important to realize that in a style file `@` is a letter, meaning that it can be used in commands. So if you have code in your preamble b... | 12 | https://tex.stackexchange.com/users/87 | 118 | 76 |
https://tex.stackexchange.com/questions/93 | 18 | What do I need in order to use TeX on Windows as an eventual replacement for Word?
What software is available for Windows for WYSIWYG editing of TeX files?
| https://tex.stackexchange.com/users/91 | What do I need in order to use TeX on Windows as an eventual replacement for Word? | false | You can install the [Texlive](http://tug.org/texlive/) distribution and an editor such as TeXniccenter or even Emacs+Auctex.
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https://tex.stackexchange.com/questions/48 | 44 | The preambles of my LaTeX documents often include many many lines of `\DeclareMathOperator` instructions, e.g.
```
\DeclareMathOperator{\Rep}{Rep}
\DeclareMathOperator{\Tet}{Tet}
\DeclareMathOperator{\Maps}{Maps}
\DeclareMathOperator{\Diff}{Diff}
```
Is there a nice way to *map* some macro over a list, so I could ... | https://tex.stackexchange.com/users/77 | How can I specify a long list of math operators? | false | Put the whole list of unabbreviated `\DeclareMathOperator` macros in a file `myoperators.sty`, somewhere in your latex path (I suggest `~/tex/`). Then add `\usepackage{myoperators}` at the top of any `.tex` file that uses those operators.
Do this for any macro you use more than once.
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https://tex.stackexchange.com/questions/102 | 49 | Normally, I'm basically OK with BibTeX's choice of citation key (by which I mean, the short symbol it shows in the final document, like [2] or [Hil05], not the one one types in the tex file), but every once in a while there's a paper that cries out for a particular key (such as the paper of Freyd, Hoste, Lickorish, Mil... | https://tex.stackexchange.com/users/37 | Can one "manually override" BibTeX's choice of citation keys by adding a field to the entry? | false | There's actually a pretty good answer over at Stack Overflow: [Is there a way to override a bibtex style file for a particular entry?](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/1982075/is-there-a-way-to-override-a-bibtex-style-file-for-a-particular-entry).
The fact that the programming language BibTeX style files (.bst) ar... | 9 | https://tex.stackexchange.com/users/77 | 122 | 79 |
https://tex.stackexchange.com/questions/100 | 73 | Is there something like `indent` for LaTeX? I have a collaborator that is using Scientific Workplace and the code it produces is totally messed up; I know I shouldn't expect miracles, but any machine support would be useful.
EDIT: This question is quite undefined without my comment to KeithB's answer; the idea is to ... | https://tex.stackexchange.com/users/nan | Tool for cleaning LaTeX code | false | I use `M-q` in emacs. It does a good enough job of indenting and splitting long lines.
Be careful if you are using a source code repository to collaborate on your documents (you should be). If you reformat the document each time you edit it, and Scientific Workplace does the same, it will become impossible to see wh... | 10 | https://tex.stackexchange.com/users/16 | 123 | 80 |
https://tex.stackexchange.com/questions/100 | 73 | Is there something like `indent` for LaTeX? I have a collaborator that is using Scientific Workplace and the code it produces is totally messed up; I know I shouldn't expect miracles, but any machine support would be useful.
EDIT: This question is quite undefined without my comment to KeithB's answer; the idea is to ... | https://tex.stackexchange.com/users/nan | Tool for cleaning LaTeX code | false | The wonderful [AUCTeX](http://www.gnu.org/software/auctex/) provides a command LaTeX-fill-environment that will (mostly) fix up the indentation of regions of or the entirety of a LaTeX source file. AUCTeX is an emacs package though. So, while a must have for the emacs using LaTeX'er, it isn't much help if you don't use... | 19 | https://tex.stackexchange.com/users/93 | 124 | 81 |
https://tex.stackexchange.com/questions/11 | 383 | Which book (free or otherwise) was the most useful to you when you started learning LaTeX?
I am frequently asked this question by friends who want to learn LaTeX, and I recommend the book which got me started, [The Not So Short Introduction to LaTeX2ε](http://www.ctan.org/tex-archive/info/lshort/english/lshort.pdf), ... | https://tex.stackexchange.com/users/14 | What are good learning resources for a LaTeX beginner? | false | I recommend Peter Flynn's [Formatting Information](http://latex.silmaril.ie/formattinginformation/) to people -- it seems to have the right pace and style for many, being well-written and reasonably brisk.
Another (unusual) advantage is that it's more sympathetic towards humanities users than many introductions.
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https://tex.stackexchange.com/questions/102 | 49 | Normally, I'm basically OK with BibTeX's choice of citation key (by which I mean, the short symbol it shows in the final document, like [2] or [Hil05], not the one one types in the tex file), but every once in a while there's a paper that cries out for a particular key (such as the paper of Freyd, Hoste, Lickorish, Mil... | https://tex.stackexchange.com/users/37 | Can one "manually override" BibTeX's choice of citation keys by adding a field to the entry? | false | Alternatively, you can modify your `.bbl` file by hand. You could even use `sed` to automatically make the desired change after each time you regenerate the `.bbl` file using BibTeX --- I can show you the details if you like (ask a new question?).
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https://tex.stackexchange.com/questions/121 | 8 | I've been toying with the idea of switching over from `Xy-pic` to `TikZ` for all of my diagramming needs, but one feature that's very important to me is the ability to create 2-categorical pasting diagrams (like the ones in Wikipedia's entry on [2-categories](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2-category)), as I can with `Xy... | https://tex.stackexchange.com/users/101 | How do I create pasting diagrams in TikZ? | false | Would commutative diagrams work equivalently well? If so, see [this](http://www.jmilne.org/not/CDGuide.pdf) and [this](http://www.felixl.de/commu.pdf). The TikZ `matrix` "environment" is a good place to look also.
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https://tex.stackexchange.com/questions/11 | 383 | Which book (free or otherwise) was the most useful to you when you started learning LaTeX?
I am frequently asked this question by friends who want to learn LaTeX, and I recommend the book which got me started, [The Not So Short Introduction to LaTeX2ε](http://www.ctan.org/tex-archive/info/lshort/english/lshort.pdf), ... | https://tex.stackexchange.com/users/14 | What are good learning resources for a LaTeX beginner? | false | I found Lamport's [Latex: a document preparation system](http://books.google.com/books?id=khVUAAAAMAAJ&q=inauthor%3a%22Leslie+Lamport%22&dq=inauthor%3a%22Leslie+Lamport%22&hl=en&ei=P55RTLfWC5SJnQf40_H1Ag&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=3&ved=0CC0Q6AEwAg) the best book for learning LaTeX
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https://tex.stackexchange.com/questions/129 | 45 | I'd like to include some basic math equations into a webpage. Is there an easy way of either compiling the LaTeX into an image which I can upload, or else of having the browser parse the code?
| https://tex.stackexchange.com/users/68 | Embedding LaTeX equations into a webpage | false | [jsMath](http://www.math.union.edu/~dpvc/jsMath/) and its successor [MathJax](http://www.mathjax.org/) are JavaScript libraries which provide client side rendering of LaTeX formulas. (jsMath is what MathOverflow uses to render LaTeX.)
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https://tex.stackexchange.com/questions/129 | 45 | I'd like to include some basic math equations into a webpage. Is there an easy way of either compiling the LaTeX into an image which I can upload, or else of having the browser parse the code?
| https://tex.stackexchange.com/users/68 | Embedding LaTeX equations into a webpage | false | [Google Charts](http://code.google.com/apis/chart/) has an output format for LaTeX:
If you prefer client-side rendering, [jsmath](http://www.math.union.edu/~dpvc/jsMath/) is popular (and the system used on [MathOverflow](https://mathoverflow.net/faq#latex))
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https://tex.stackexchange.com/questions/129 | 45 | I'd like to include some basic math equations into a webpage. Is there an easy way of either compiling the LaTeX into an image which I can upload, or else of having the browser parse the code?
| https://tex.stackexchange.com/users/68 | Embedding LaTeX equations into a webpage | true | [mathURL](http://mathurl.com/) is pretty cool. It's specifically for mathematics though.
| 14 | https://tex.stackexchange.com/users/4 | 132 | 88 |
https://tex.stackexchange.com/questions/133 | 73 | I've got data that I need to include in a table, but there's a lot if it. I've played with the font size and table formatting as much as I can, but the table still won't fit on the page. Is there anyway to make a table that spans multiple pages with LaTeX?
| https://tex.stackexchange.com/users/93 | How can I make a table that takes up more than a single page? | true | Use the [`longtable`](http://ctan.org/pkg/longtable) package (see also the [documentation](http://texdoc.net/pkg/longtable)).
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https://tex.stackexchange.com/questions/129 | 45 | I'd like to include some basic math equations into a webpage. Is there an easy way of either compiling the LaTeX into an image which I can upload, or else of having the browser parse the code?
| https://tex.stackexchange.com/users/68 | Embedding LaTeX equations into a webpage | false | * [mimetex](http://www.forkosh.com/mimetex.html) is a very simple way to have equations automatically rendered from (La)TeX source, and even includes a rudimentary picture environment. It also is dynamic, so images are generated on the fly.
* [jsmath](http://www.math.union.edu/~dpvc/jsMath/) is a very good javascript o... | 1 | https://tex.stackexchange.com/users/59 | 135 | 90 |
https://tex.stackexchange.com/questions/15 | 149 | What's the best strategy for spell checking LaTeX documents?
| https://tex.stackexchange.com/users/55 | Spell checking LaTeX documents | false | There's a reasonable on-line spell-checker at [Micro Spell](http://www.microspell.com/fixmytypos.html).
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https://tex.stackexchange.com/questions/129 | 45 | I'd like to include some basic math equations into a webpage. Is there an easy way of either compiling the LaTeX into an image which I can upload, or else of having the browser parse the code?
| https://tex.stackexchange.com/users/68 | Embedding LaTeX equations into a webpage | false | If you are using a Mac, [LaTeXit](http://chachatelier.fr/programmation/latexit_en.php) is a great utility that lets you type in a bit of latex (intended for equations, but it will work with valid latex), runs latex of it and produces an image. It embeds the latex in the image, so of you open the image latter, you can e... | 4 | https://tex.stackexchange.com/users/16 | 137 | 92 |
https://tex.stackexchange.com/questions/138 | 236 | Often, TeX outputs underfull hbox and vbox warnings when running and in the generated log file. What are these and how can I get rid of them?
| https://tex.stackexchange.com/users/87 | What are underfull hboxes and vboxes and how can I get rid of them? | false | An underfull hbox means LaTeX couldn't space the line wide enough to fill the entire width of the page, without increasing word spacing beyond the allowed maximum; the opposite is an overfull hbox, where a line couldn't be broken and extends past the edge of the printable area. Usually it happens if you forced a linebr... | 51 | https://tex.stackexchange.com/users/29 | 139 | 93 |
https://tex.stackexchange.com/questions/138 | 236 | Often, TeX outputs underfull hbox and vbox warnings when running and in the generated log file. What are these and how can I get rid of them?
| https://tex.stackexchange.com/users/87 | What are underfull hboxes and vboxes and how can I get rid of them? | false | Typically `\\` will cause this because you have a blank line with no content (where the TeX algorithm expects content). You could get rid of those and space correctly (if you want extra space between paragraphs, use, e.g., `\setlength{\parskip}{6pt}`). It also can occur when you have a really long object in a paragraph... | 23 | https://tex.stackexchange.com/users/59 | 140 | 94 |
https://tex.stackexchange.com/questions/141 | 38 | When I run my LaTeX document through `pdflatex`, some of the pages (the ones where figures appear) have all the text bolded. Why, and what can I do to make it stop?
| https://tex.stackexchange.com/users/112 | Why are some pages in my PDF coming out bold? | false | This may just be your PDF viewer that acting strangely. Even though PDF files are supposedly seen as you would get them, there are some differences in how it looks on screen and on paper.
Back when I was using Windows with Adobe Reader, sometimes scrolling past a page and then back it again would get rid of this "bol... | 5 | https://tex.stackexchange.com/users/4 | 144 | 95 |
https://tex.stackexchange.com/questions/141 | 38 | When I run my LaTeX document through `pdflatex`, some of the pages (the ones where figures appear) have all the text bolded. Why, and what can I do to make it stop?
| https://tex.stackexchange.com/users/112 | Why are some pages in my PDF coming out bold? | false | To prime the answer pump with something else I observed: It appears to be a bug in pdflatex stemming from the handling of images with transparency; converting the PNG images to PDFs seems to fix the problem whenever it crops up.
| 3 | https://tex.stackexchange.com/users/112 | 145 | 96 |
https://tex.stackexchange.com/questions/129 | 45 | I'd like to include some basic math equations into a webpage. Is there an easy way of either compiling the LaTeX into an image which I can upload, or else of having the browser parse the code?
| https://tex.stackexchange.com/users/68 | Embedding LaTeX equations into a webpage | false | [CodeCogs](http://www.codecogs.com/latex/eqneditor.php) turns LaTeX into the picture format of your choice and hosts it. They do ask for money if you are going to be hitting them more than a few thousand times a day, though.
[This meta topic](https://tex.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/7/we-need-tex-markup) is essen... | 1 | https://tex.stackexchange.com/users/70 | 146 | 97 |
https://tex.stackexchange.com/questions/143 | 152 | When working with **Bibtex**, manually transferring the **citation information** for articles, prooceedings, books, etc. can be a tedious work. Some web sites provide citations in Bibtex format. What are your favorite sites to get Bibtex citations of your used references?
| https://tex.stackexchange.com/users/46 | What are good sites to find citations in BibTex format? | false | Many scientific journals have readily available bibtex references available on their websites.
Here is a random one I found on ACM for instance:
<http://portal.acm.org/citation.cfm?id=1291536&jmp=cit&coll=ACM&dl=ACM&CFID=96100051&CFTOKEN=92185154#>
| 3 | https://tex.stackexchange.com/users/4 | 147 | 98 |
https://tex.stackexchange.com/questions/142 | 593 | Sometimes, I want to have enumerate lists in LaTeX start at other than the first value (1, a, i, etc.) How can I make an enumerate list start at an arbitrary value?
| https://tex.stackexchange.com/users/93 | How can I make an enumerate list start at something other than 1? | true | You can change the counter named `enumi`, like this:
```
\begin{enumerate}
\setcounter{enumi}{4}
\item fifth element
\end{enumerate}
```
(If you have lists at deeper levels of nesting, the relevant counters are `enumii`, `enumiii` and `enumiv`.)
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