Latex templates and useful links

LaTeX Template

This template is not mandatory but you are strongly encouraged to use it as a basis for your elaboration.

• LaTeX Template

Frequent LaTeX Questions

• Units are typeset in Roman, not in Italics. So don't put them inside math environments like $...$. If you are inside a math environment, use \mathrm{m}, for example. To create the right spacing between number and unit, use \, between the two: 5\,m
• After periods for abbreviations (like Dr.), use ~ instead of a regular space to avoid ugly gaps in your text: Dr.~Strangelove. This will also avoid a linebreak.

Web Links

• A Guide to LaTeX
• An Introduction to LaTeX
• LaTeX - A document preparation system
• LaTeX Cookbook

LaTeX Tools

Distributions

• TeXLive (Unix): a standard LaTeX installation, comes with everything you need to start.
• MacTeX (OS X): a complete installation with all basic packages based on TeXLive.
• MiKTeX (Windows): this distribution contains the core distribution and some extensions. It includes a package and repository manager to easily include additional packages.
• proTeXt (Windows): a package containing MiKTex, the editor TeXnicCenter, and Ghostscript.

Editors

• TeXShop (OS X): Simple LaTeX-Editor for the Mac. Source and PDF are linked, such that you can jump to the according place from one file to the other.
• TextMate (OS X): A generic text editor with LaTeX support.
• TeXstudio (Windows, Linux, and OS X): Cross-platform LaTeX editor.
• TeXnicCenter (Windows): A powerful LaTeX editor.

Recommended Literature

• Leslie Lamport: Das LATEX Handbuch, Addison-Wesley, 1995
• Goossens, Mittelbach and Samarin: Der LATEX-Begleiter, Addison-Wesley, 1996