LaTeX special characters
Wednesday, July 9th, 2008Special 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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| Character | Command | Description |
| § | \S | section sign |
| † | \dag | dagger |
| ‡ | \ddag | double dagger |
| ¶ | \P | pilcrow sign (paragraph) |
| © | \copyright | copyright sign |
| £ | \pounds | Pound sign |
This is a list of frequently use packages:
(Usage: Insert \usepackage{package} before \begin{document})
Venue: Makmal Komputer 3, UiTM Perlis
Organizer: URDC UiTM Perlis
Date: 17 June 2008 (8:30 am - 4:30 pm)

This is a general syntax of a LaTeX file:
1 2 3 4 5 | \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
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.
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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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.