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LaTeX Cookbook (Paperback)
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LaTeX Cookbook (Paperback)
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Over 100 hands-on recipes to quickly prepare LaTeX documents of
various kinds to solve challenging tasks About This Book * Work
with modern document classes, such as KOMA-Script classes * Explore
the latest LaTeX packages, including TikZ, pgfplots, and biblatex *
An example-driven approach to creating stunning graphics directly
within LaTeX Who This Book Is For If you already know the basics of
LaTeX and you like to get fast, efficient solutions, this is the
perfect book for you. If you are an advanced reader, you can use
this book's example-driven format to take your skillset to the next
level. Some familiarity with the basic syntax of LaTeX and how to
use the editor of your choice for compiling is required. What You
Will Learn * Choose the right document class for your project to
customize its features * Utilize fonts globally and locally *
Frame, shape, arrange, and annotate images * Add a bibliography, a
glossary, and an index * Create colorful graphics including
diagrams, flow charts, bar charts, trees, plots in 2d and 3d, time
lines, and mindmaps * Solve typical tasks for various sciences
including math, physics, chemistry, electrotechnics, and computer
science * Optimize PDF output and enrich it with meta data,
annotations, popups, animations, and fill-in fields * Explore the
outstanding capabilities of the newest engines and formats such as
XeLaTeX, LuaLaTeX, and LaTeX3 In Detail LaTeX is a high-quality
typesetting software and is very popular, especially among
scientists. Its programming language gives you full control over
every aspect of your documents, no matter how complex they are.
LaTeX's huge amount of customizable templates and supporting
packages cover most aspects of writing with embedded typographic
expertise. With this book you will learn to leverage the
capabilities of the latest document classes and explore the
functionalities of the newest packages. The book starts with
examples of common document types. It provides you with samples for
tuning text design, using fonts, embedding images, and creating
legible tables. Common document parts such as the bibliography,
glossary, and index are covered, with LaTeX's modern approach. You
will learn how to create excellent graphics directly within LaTeX,
including diagrams and plots quickly and easily. Finally, you will
discover how to use the new engines XeTeX and LuaTeX for advanced
programming and calculating with LaTeX. The example-driven approach
of this book is sure to increase your productivity. Style and
approach This book guides you through the world of LaTeX based on
over a hundred hands-on examples. These are explained in detail and
are designed to take minimal time and to be self-compliant.
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