LaTeX Resources

Introductory materials:

  • Learn LaTeX in 30 minutes (Overleaf): https://www.overleaf.com/learn/latex/Learn_LaTeX_in_30_minutes
    In my opinion, the best currently available document for introduction of LaTeX. Lots of useful materials are linked in the document, and you can access each example through Overleaf. 
  • Tutorial LaTeX on CTAN: https://ctan.org/topic/tut-latex
    The collection of tutorials uploaded on CTAN. The famous introduction is lshort (link for lshort-english) which is translated in many languages, so probably you can read this introduction in your preferred language. However, it is only for LaTeX2e and outdated

Useful links:

  • Tex Live and MacTex: https://www.tug.org/texlive/ , https://www.tug.org/mactex/
    Probably, you use MikTeX instead of TexLive or MacTex.  But, I recommend to use one of these TeX system depending on your OS. More up to date and more stable.
  • CTAN: https://ctan.org
    Basically, you can obtain all the required information here, especially, the package documentation for how to use the package properly.
  • Overleaf documentation: https://www.overleaf.com/learn
    Overleaf is a web-based LaTeX system, and they provide introductory guides for LaTeX. 
  • Detexify: https://detexify.kirelabs.org/classify.html
    If you do not know how to write some math symbols, use this website. Just draw the symbol you want to use, then Detexify will tell you the corresponding codes for it.
  • Mathcha: https://www.mathcha.io
    If you want to draw some figures using LaTeX (precisely, tikz), but you do not know how to write codes? Then use this website. You can export the tiks code for your drawing.
  • Tikz-cd GUI editor: https://tikzcd.yichuanshen.de
    It is not that difficult to draw commuting diagrams using tikz-cd, but GUI is always convenient for drawing… This website will generate the tikz-cd code for your diagrams. Note: there is a compatibility issue. If you use Mac, then use the other browsers like Chrome instead of Safari.
  • Tex-LaTex StackExchange: https://tex.stackexchange.com
    I think no explanation is needed for this website.

Some templates:

  • A template for notes with AMS-like BibLaTeX citation style (zip)
    A simple template using memoir class and BibLaTeX for citation. It includes AMS-like BibLaTeX configuration file (biblatex.cfg) and shortmathj.sty (as I know, this is on CTAN now). 
  • uothesis-memoir (Memoir based UO dissertation template) by Yongmin Park
    (Overleaf Gallery link)
    Relatively simple template for UO dissertations/theses using the Memoir class and BibLaTeX. AMS-like BibLaTeX citation style is already loaded and ready-to-use. For adjustments, please refer to the annotations therein.

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