There is a lot to take in, but it is a great way to learn. You look at the finished document, and go back to the *.tex file to see what commands created it.
With the file "Stoudt Sample Document.tex" open, next to green compile button, remember you will see something like "pdfLaTeX+MakeIndex+BibTeX." If you changed the default earlier, it will say "pdfLaTeX." If not, click on the downward triangle next to that and choose "pdfLaTeX." Then click on the green "Compile" button.Ī new window should open with a PDF file of the document.The first defines the shortcut "df" to mean "\displaystyle \frac" It is simply a typing convenience. Next come the definitions, or "shortcuts.".You can put "*" after any one of these if you do not want numbering. The fifth one, with a "*" after it, writes "Fact" after you begin a fact, but the "*" causes it to not have a number. How do I go back from B to A In other words where is the browser-back button of the viewer Adobe Reader has several choices: Alt+ or actual buttons. For example, the first one writes "Definition" and the section number after you begin a definition. Suppose my PDF document is produced by pdflatex and while viewing the document I follow a link and go from A to B within the document. These are comments that do not compile and are set off by starting the line with the percent symbol "%." The comments I have in the sample file should explain much about these commands, but I'll repeat them here.Įverything before the command \begin Download this sample file, and open it with TeXworks.įirst you will notice that some text is in red.LaTeX Documents LaTex Documents Looking at a Sample File