donkeyfish87 / latex-notes

All the basic LaTeX how-tos in a single document! (WIP)

LaTeX beginner notes

All the basic LaTeX how-tos in a single document. The information mainly comes from Overleaf's Documentation. It's still a work in progress, so more will be added as I keep studying it!

Feel free to import the .tex file in your favourite editor and use it as a reference when writing your next LaTeX document! Made for beginners (like me), but suitable for anyone with a short memory and who can't be bothered googling every single thing. You can have a peek at the PDF here, but as of now it is meant to be read along with the code.

Remember that for the document to compile properly, you will need to download the entire folder and run the main file (LaTeX notes.tex) while in that folder!

Note: compiling the document on your local editor might prompt the download of a few packages, especially if you're just starting out.

To be added in no particular order (thanks, reddit!):

• \input and \include commands, to import code from other .tex files; Section on \input and \include added;
• macros, to allow creation of custom commands and environments;
• more information on writing and formatting of equations;
• a version of the PDF which shows both the code and the output, for quicker reference; Adding explicit code where possible;
• cleveref for figure/table referencing instead of the built-in system; Cleveref now in use;
• reference to the booktabs package for better tables.
• code listing and verbatim environments;
• how to have the preamble in a separate file.