By Helmut Kopka and Patrick W. Daly
A Guide to LaTeX
Third Edition
Addison-Wesley, 1999
ISBN: 0-201-39825-7
600 pages
A superb LaTeX tutorial for novices, this book is also a great reference manual for experienced users. In particular, the 10 page Table of Contents helps the user pinpoint the precise information needed. This book covers the popular LaTeX2e, as well as many other formats and packages.
From the back cover of
A Guide to LaTeX2e...
If you are a user with little or no experience of computers or text formatting and you want to master LaTeX to produce documents of high quality, this is the book for you. Fully revised to cover LaTeX2.09 and the latest version of LaTeX2e, this tutorial contains an exciting new text design that makes it even more accessible than before.
With this book you will:
- Master the basics of LaTeX as wll as explore more advanced topics including user-defined extensions.
- Cover the latest LaTeX extensions for adaptations to other languages.
- Explore numerous practical examples and handy tips for avoiding common problems.
- Benefit from the detailed appendices including the Command Summary and Summary Tables and Figures which will provide an essential reference tool to users at all levels.
Features new to this edition:
- The chapter on Advanced Features now includes the New Font Selection Scheme, a list of standard packages and classes.
- An extended list of error messages explains where you may have gone wrong.
- A new appendix describes the advanced features of LaTeX2e including a number of useful examples.
- The appendix on Extensions has been expanded to contain a description of the CTAN network, the electronic source for TeX and its accessories.
See the book's Table of Contents