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Introduction to LaTeX

A practical starting point for writing structured documents, equations, figures and tables.

Learn the building blocks of a LaTeX document through short explanations and hands-on exercises. The introductory workshop focuses on getting a document working, understanding its structure and learning how to diagnose errors. Intermediate material provides a next step for longer projects.

What we cover

Document classes, commands, environments and packages.
Equations, mathematical notation, figures and tables.
Document structure, compilation, error handling and file organisation.
Further practice: cross-references, custom commands, code listings and larger projects.

Before you start

No previous LaTeX experience is required for the introductory material. For the intermediate exercises, first become comfortable creating and compiling a simple document.

Course materials

These original slides are from the October 2016 workshops. They retain the software references, links and contact details used at the time.

Introduction slides ↓ PDF · 44 pages
Introductory explanations, exercises and worked solutions.
Intermediate slides ↓ PDF · 47 pages
Follow-on material covering larger documents, custom commands and code listings.
Code-listing example ↓ MATLAB source
The sample file used in the intermediate slides to practise including source code in a document.