Anyone have any good tutortials for MikTeX?

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Discussion Overview

The discussion revolves around finding good tutorials for using MikTeX and related tools for LaTeX typesetting. Participants share their experiences and resources, as well as address specific technical questions related to the software.

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Main Points Raised

  • One participant expresses being new to MikTeX and finds existing YouTube tutorials inadequate.
  • Another participant suggests learning LaTeX through the WikiBook and .tex files, noting similarities to HTML.
  • A different participant mentions using "The Not So Short Introduction to LaTeX" as a helpful resource.
  • Several participants inquire about zooming text in TeXWorks, with one suggesting changing font size through preferences.
  • Questions arise regarding uploading jpg and gif images into TeXWorks, with varying responses about available resources.
  • One participant provides a link to a PDF guide that covers many LaTeX topics.
  • Another participant challenges the claim of not having a preference option in TeXWorks, suggesting to check the Edit menu.
  • There is a suggestion to use browser shortcuts for zooming in when using Firefox.

Areas of Agreement / Disagreement

Participants share various resources and experiences, but there is no consensus on a single best tutorial or method for using MikTeX and TeXWorks. Technical questions remain partially unresolved, with differing opinions on features and functionalities.

Contextual Notes

Some participants express uncertainty about specific features in TeXWorks, such as font size preferences and image uploads, indicating a potential lack of clarity in the software's documentation.

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Homework Statement




Yeah pretty much new to this and I think I need it



The Attempt at a Solution



YouTube videos, unfortunately, none of them does the justice of explaining it right.
 
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Hmm, I can't think of a good [itex]\LaTeX[/itex] tutorial off the top of my head, but I'm sure there's one out there. I learned [itex]\LaTeX[/itex] by reading through the WikiBook and looking at .tex files. If you know HTML it's not too dissimilar.

What editor do you use? I use Texmaker and, the few times I'm on Windows, I sometimes use TeXniCenter. Don't have much experience with TeXworks.
 
Not so sure why this is in homework, but whatever. When I was just getting started, I used the Not So Short Introduction to [itex]\LaTeX[/itex]. It and other similar resources are at:
http://www.latex-project.org/guides/
 
How do you zoom into the tex in TeXWorks? It's too small sometimes.
 
You can change the font size through the preferences.
 
Does anyone know how to upload jpg images or gif images into it?
 
MATLABdude said:
You can change the font size through the preferences.

I don't have a preference option
 
flyingpig said:
Does anyone know how to upload jpg images or gif images into it?

Read this: http://ctan.tug.org/tex-archive/info/lshort/english/lshort.pdf. It will tell you most of what you need to know about latex.
 
flyingpig said:
I don't have a preference option

Sure you do! Look under the Edit menu.

That tip from page 8 of the TexWorks manual:
http://ftp.ctex.org/pub/tex/tools/editors/TeXworks/manual.pdf
 
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flyingpig said:
How do you zoom into the tex in TeXWorks? It's too small sometimes.

If you are using the Firefox browser, hit ctrl "+" a few times to enlarge the screen.
 

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