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LaTeX Resources

Available in this guide:

Finding LaTeX books in the JHU Libraries
Introduction to LaTeX on the Internet
Compilers for Windows, Macs OS X, and Linux

Finding LaTeX books in the JHU Libraries:
In the JHU Libraries catalog, do an alphabetical search by subject. Type in LaTEX (computer file).

Introduction to LaTeX on the Internet:

	LaTeX Tutorial Excellent step-by-step primer on using LaTeX from Drexel University
	LaTEX: from quick and dirty to style and finesse An online guide by Prof. Tony Roberts from the University of Southern Queensland
	Comprehensive TeX Archives - LaTeX subdirectory Contains just about everything you ever wanted to know about LaTeX and all its associated software
	CTAN: the comprehensive TeX archive network This group maintains an archive of up-to-date releases of most implementations of TeX, LaTeX, Metafont, and related packages and programs. One of their pages is The Not-So-Short Introduction to LaTeX 2e [epsilon]
	Getting Started with LaTeX Covers LaTeX, 2nd Edition written by David Wilkins from Trinity College
	Online Tutorials on LaTeX From the Indian TeX users group
	A Brief Introduction to LaTeX Describes required tools and example files. From Columbia University
	Getting to Grips with LaTeX Tutorials taking your from the very basics towards more advanced topics
	LaTeX Introduction Beginners' overview of using LaTeX. Includes installation, graphics, bibliographies, and producing PDFs. Contains sample files and links to useful resources


Compilers:
	MiKTeX Project Page Free compiler for Windows. Set-up is pretty easy.
	TeXShop Free compiler for Mac OS X.
	VTeX/Free Works on Linux.

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