LaTeX

Installation:

• Ubuntu

  sudo apt-get install texlive-full	
  sudo apt-get install texmaker

• Windows

  1. Install Miktex: https://miktex.org/download
  2. Install texmaker or texstudio

Extension:

1. Latexdiff
   • Install perl: http://www.perl.org/get.html
   • Download latexdiff.zip package from https://ctan.org/pkg/latexdiff
   • Unzip the latexdiff files and copy them to the Perl\perl\bin folder
   • latexdiff draft.tex revision.tex > diff.tex

Math input:

1. Include the definition.tex file with macro definition. \input{definition} in the main text.

2. Mathpix Snip can convert images to LaTeX.

3. IguanaTex allows you to insert LaTeX formulations in PowerPoint.

Tips:

1. Refer to this for commonly used symbols

2. Set color: \usepackage{xcolor} and \textcolor{red}{}

3. Setlength: set the indentation in paragraphs \setlength\parindent{0pt}; set the separation between paragraphs \setlength{\parskip}{10pt}; set column width in table \setlength{\tabcolsep}{12pt}; set the space below table/figure \setlength{\textfloatsep}{2pt}

4. Math annotation: expectation \usepackage{amsfonts} and \mathbb{E}; not imply: \usepackage{amssymb} and \nRightarrow

5. Encoding error: try adding \UseRawInputEncoding or \usepackage[utf8x]{inputenc} or \usepackage{newunicodechar} \newunicodechar{fi}{fi}