Math equation electronic document

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For creating math equations electronically, LaTeX is highly recommended due to its powerful capabilities. To set up LaTeX on Windows XP/Vista/7, three essential software components are needed: Sumatra PDF Viewer, MikTeX (specifically the Basic MiKTeX 2.8 Installer), and TexNicCenter. It's important to install TexNicCenter last, as it requires specific configurations, including the paths to the LaTeX executable and the DVI and PDF viewers. Users should also set a command line parameter to prevent the PDF viewer from opening new windows with each compilation. This setup will enable efficient electronic math equation creation.
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Hi, I wish to do math equations electronically.
Can someone help me to find a good software?
I heard there is such a thing called latex. Where can I find it?

Thanks
 
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quantum123 said:
Hi, I wish to do math equations electronically.
Can someone help me to find a good software?
I heard there is such a thing called latex. Where can I find it?

Thanks

Latex is definitely the way to go, but it's a little strange at first.

For Windows XP/Vista/7, you need three pieces of software which will work together:

(1) Sumatra PDF Viewer
(2) MikTex: Use the "'Basic MiKTeX 2.8' Installer" found here.
(3) http://www.texniccenter.org/resources/downloads/29-downloads/12-texniccenter-installer

Make sure to install TexNicCenter last out of the three. It will ask you to input the following:

* the location of the file "latex.exe" - usually found in C:/Program Files/MiKTeX 2.8/miktex/bin
* some kind of DVI viewer - you can use C:/Program Files/MiKTeX 2.8/miktex/bin/yap.exe
* some kind of PDF viewer - you can use C:/Program Files/SumatraPDF/SumatraPDF.exe
* a command line parameter for preventing the PDF viewer from opening new windows every time you compile: use "-reuse-instance" (no quotation marks)

That should give you everything you need.
 
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