How Do You Notate Subsections in LaTeX?

[Juggler123]

So to write 'in section 2' I would say 'in \S 2'

for 'in subsection 4.2' would I then say 'in \S\S 4.2'?

or just 'in \S 4.2'?

Thanks

 

[cepheid]

You're much better off doing something like this so that you don't have to keep track of the numbering yourself:

\section Stuff

\subsection additional stuff
\label{sec:stuff}

A whole bunch of text and possibly additional sections follow here. 

Now, referring back to \S \ref{sec:stuff}, we see that there is a great deal of stuff in it.

 

[cepheid]

Ah, but your question seems to be more about the *notation* used to indicate sections. To answer your question, I think you would use only ONE \S symbol, even for a subsection. Two symbols : \S\S is use to refer to *multiple* sections. E.g. You might say something like: \S\S 4.2-4.6. It's the equivalent of writing p. 46 to indicate a particular page and pp.46-63 to indicate a range of pages.

 

[Juggler123]

Makes perfect sense, thank you.

 

[alphy]

for your question! In LaTeX, subsections are typically denoted by adding a double backslash (\\) after the section number, followed by the subsection number. So for example, if you wanted to refer to subsection 4.2 in your document, you would write it as "in \S 4.2" or "in section \S 4.2". The double backslash is not necessary in this case. However, if you wanted to refer to a specific subsection within a subsection (e.g. 4.2.1), then you would use two double backslashes, like this: "in \S\S 4.2.1". I hope this helps clarify the notation for subsections in LaTeX. Happy writing!