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LaTeX special characters

Wednesday, July 9th, 2008

Special symbols

Character Command Description
§ \S section sign
\dag dagger
\ddag double dagger
\P pilcrow sign (paragraph)
© \copyright copyright sign
£ \pounds Pound sign

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LaTeX: Frequent Use Packages

Saturday, June 21st, 2008

This is a list of frequently use packages:
(Usage: Insert \usepackage{package} before \begin{document})

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One Day LaTeX Workshop

Friday, June 20th, 2008

Venue: Makmal Komputer 3, UiTM Perlis

Organizer: URDC UiTM Perlis

Date: 17 June 2008 (8:30 am - 4:30 pm)

LaTeX Workshop

The General Syntax of a LaTeX File

Friday, June 20th, 2008

This is a general syntax of a LaTeX file:

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\documentclass[options]{class}
% Further global commands and specifications goes here
\begin{document}
% Text mixed with additional commands of local effect goes here
\end{document}

class:
book, report, article, letter, slides

options:
10pt/11pt/12pt, letterpaper/a4paper, twocolumn, twoside, landscape, draft

Learning LaTeX

LaTeX: Change the chapter name

Tuesday, June 17th, 2008

How to change the chapter name to something else? For example to have it in other language, such as Malay. In order to do it, put the code below in the preamble of your LaTeX document.

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Export EndNote to BibTeX

Tuesday, June 10th, 2008

EndNote is a great software managing references. EndNote works fine with Microsoft Words. But, what about LaTeX? Do you know that LaTeX users could also use EndNote to manage their references, and export the EndNote database to the BibTeX format as needed. This tutorial will show how to export the EndNote database to BibTeX format.

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Display Maths with Wordpress

Tuesday, May 20th, 2008

Displaying Mathematics notation in a browser is not an easy task. One option is by using a plugin such as Design Science MathPlayer™, which enables Microsoft Internet Explorer to display mathematical notation in Web pages. However, the plugin is not so popular, and it does not comes with the browser by default.

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Create LaTeX table easily

Tuesday, May 6th, 2008

Excel2LaTeX

LaTeX is a great typesetting system that produces publication quality mathematics, and it is free. However, creating table in LaTeX is not an easy task.

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Insert figures to LaTeX

Tuesday, April 22nd, 2008

LaTeX is a good tool for creating articles or books. However, when it comes to inserting figures, it is a very cumbersome process. This tutorial will show the steps for producing LaTeX documents with figures. For the purpose of this tutorial, we will use a graph from an excel document.

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BibTeX Entry Types

Tuesday, April 15th, 2008

This is a list of possible BibTeX entry. The “required fields” part is mandotary, while “optional fields” is optional. However, if we missed some of the “required fields” item, LaTeX can still compile successfully.

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