PoojaMoolya at 09:09, 24 March 2017

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|'''Narration'''
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|Welcome to this spoken tutorial on how to create a simple document using '''LaTeX'''.
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|I will explain this process in a MacOSX operating system.
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|Similar methods are available in other operating systems such as Linux and Windows.
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|The first thing you have to do is to create a source file using your editor.
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|My favorite editor is Emacs. I have named the file "hello.tex". The extension of the file is "tex". Although it has the spelling t-e-x, it is pronounced ‘tec’. This is the default for LaTeX.
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|The first thing to do is to tell Latex what document '''class''' we are interested in.
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|I will use the 'article class' as follows.
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|'''Save''' it.
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|There are several other classes as well.
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|We will encounter some of them in other tutorials.
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|I’m using 12 point as the '''font''' size.
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|Two smaller sizes, namely '''11pt.''' and '''10pt.''' are also popular in Latex.
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|Let me begin the document.
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|Let me type the text ‘Hello world!’
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|Let me end the document.
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|Let me '''Save''' it.
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|Whatever comes in between the '''begin''' and '''end document''' '''commands''' only will be in the final output.
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|This is called the '''source file'''. I have named it "hello.tex".
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|Let us compile it using the command '''pdflatex'''.
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|We come here and show the command ‘pdf latex hello. Tex’.
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|We can also use the command ‘pdf latex hello’, without the extension ‘tex’ to compile this.
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|The default extension of 'tex' will be used in this case.
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|The command 'pdf latex' is used to create a pdf file from the '''latex source file'''.
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|On execution of this command, latex gives some informative output also. These messages are stored in a file "hello.log" as we see here.
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|Note the occurrence of "hello" in all the files that we have created so far.
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|Let us now open the file "hello.pdf".
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|In my Mac system, I do this by issuing the command ‘skim hello.pdf’.
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|‘skim’ is a free '''pdf reader''' available for Mac OSX.
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|On issuing this command, skim opens the file "hello.pdf".
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|It has only one line as expected. Let me zoom this file.
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|Skim shows the latest version of the opened pdf file.
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|For example, if I modify it, let me add another ‘hello world’ here.
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|Let me '''save''' it first and then '''compile''' it.
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|Let me allow this. It has been updated.
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|Let me delete this, save it, compile it, now it has gone back to the original file.
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|Notice that I have always compiled after saving the file.
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|You '''save''' first, and then compile it. If you don’t save it, whatever changes you made since the last save will not be included in the compiled form.
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|I have organized these three windows, for the purpose of creating this spoken tutorial.
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|You do not need to arrange them in this fashion to create documents. However, please also note that you can use any other editor and pdf reader of your choice.
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|To use latex, one should go through these phases: creation of source, compilation and viewing the pdf file.
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|I encourage you to go through these phases by modifying the source file.
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|You may wish to add a few more lines of text in between the '''begin''' and '''end document''' commands.
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|You may also want to browse through the "hello.log" file.
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|Let me now continue the tutorial with a presentation.
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|Let me first delete this.
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|I would begin with the benefits of Latex.
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|* Latex is an excellent typesetting software.
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|* The quality of documents produced by latex is unmatched.
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|* Latex is free and open source.
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|* It is available on windows and all unix systems, including Mac and linux.
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|* Latex has outstanding features, such as: automatic numbering of equations, chapters and sections, figures and tables.
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|* Documents with a lot of mathematical equations can also be generated easily in Latex.
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|* It is easy to produce bibliographic entries with changeable format on the fly.
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|* With latex taking care of formatting, the writer can concentrate on more important activities, such as content generation and logical sequencing of ideas.
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|There are more spoken tutorials on Latex. Visit moudgalya.org for the following spoken tutorials on latex: What is compilation, letter writing, report writing, mathematical typesetting, equations, tables and figures, how to create a bibliography, and Inside story of bibliography.
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|This order of tutorials is recommended for best results.
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|'''Source files''' used to create these tutorials are also available at this website.
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|We plan to add a tutorial on installation of Latex in Windows OS.
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|There will also be other tutorial in the near future, for example, "beamer" for '''slide presentation'''.
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|This presentation has been made with '''beamer''', using Latex.
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|Some tips: Go through as many spoken tutorials as possible.
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|Practice them in parallel.
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|Start with a working latex file.
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|Make one change at a time, save, compile and make sure that whatever you have done works, before making further changes.
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|Remember to '''save''' the '''source file''' before compiling.
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|There are many books on Latex, we recommend two.
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|The first one is by the original creator of Latex, Leslie Lamport.
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|This book is available in a low cost Indian edition as well.
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|Advanced users may consult the following book, Latex companion.
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|The first book and a web search is usually sufficient for most purposes. However, the main site for all latex related material is "ctan.org".
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|Funding for this work has come from the National Mission on Education through ICT. Launched by MHRD, Government of India.
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|URL for this mission is sakshat.ac.in. Spoken tutorial activity is the initiative of the ‘Talk to a Teacher’ project of the mission, coordinated by CDEEP, IIT Bombay: cdeep.iitb.ac.in.
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|Use of spoken tutorial to popularize software development and its use will be coordinated through fosse.in.
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|"Fossee" stands for '''Free and Open source software in science and engineering education'''.
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|This project also is supported by the national mission on education.
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|Keep watching these links for more spoken tutorials and their translation in other languages.
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|09:05
|This brings us to the end of this tutorial. Thanks for joining. This is Kannan Moudgalya from '''CDEEP, IIT Bombay''', signing off. Good bye.
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PoojaMoolya at 09:09, 24 March 2017

Nancyvarkey: Created page with "{| border=1 |'''Time''' |'''Narration''' |- |00:00 |Welcome to this spoken tutorial on how to create a simple document using '''LaTeX'''. |- |00:08 |I will explain this proce..."