Writing LateX in Physics Forum: Tips & Tricks

[tsuwal]

I am new at the forums and still getting used to writing in Latex. I found that it is easier for me to write my LateX in this editor:

http://www.codecogs.com/latex/eqneditor.php

and then copy to the physics forum.

So, I wanted to ask you guys, do you know any other tricks you want to share to make LateX seem easier? For example if i want to say 3 little things in LateX do I need to write
(itex) 1(/itex) bla bla (itex) 2(/itex) bla bla (itex) 3(/itex)
or is there a shortcut to "stop the lateX"?

 

[leroyjenkens]

Thank you for showing me that. I've talked myself out of asking certain questions because of the extremely tedious latex that went along with it.

 

[CFDFEAGURU]

Thanks for posting! I have tried using LaTex in some of my posts and ended up not posting because I just couldn't get it the way I wanted it.

Thanks again.

 

[collinsmark]

Start with this:
https://www.physicsforums.com/misc/howtolatex.pdf

After getting used to it, $\LaTeX$ comes pretty naturally and isn't tedius at all. As a matter of fact, it's much easier and quicker than writing equation using the superscript and subscript buttons (i.e. X² and X₂).

Note that you don't need to repeatedly keep putting the (itex) (/itex) tags for every symbol. One set of tags will do for the whole thing.

(tex) \oint_s \vec E \cdot d \vec A = \frac{Q_{enc}}{\epsilon_0} (/tex)
$$\oint_s \vec E \cdot d \vec A = \frac{Q_{enc}}{\epsilon_0}$$

Oh, and another thing. The "itex" tag is for inline LaTeX, such as $\oint_s \vec E \cdot d \vec A = \frac{Q_{enc}}{\epsilon_0}$, where the LaTeX is displayed as part of the paragraph, and some symbols get re-sized to be smaller. The "tex" tag puts the equations on their own lines, as used above.

 

[CFDFEAGURU]

Start with this:
https://www.physicsforums.com/misc/howtolatex.pdf

Thanks. That will come in handy too.

 

[tsuwal]

Start with this:
https://www.physicsforums.com/misc/howtolatex.pdf

Thanks! That will be useful!

Oh, and another thing. The "itex" tag is for inline LaTeX, such as $\oint_s \vec E \cdot d \vec A = \frac{Q_{enc}}{\epsilon_0}$, where the LaTeX is displayed as part of the paragraph, and some symbols get re-sized to be smaller. The "tex" tag puts the equations on their own lines, as used above.

I didn't knew the (tex) command just the (itex), I think (tex) is better!

 

[SnapDragon]

I just use Daum Equation editor on Chrome.