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"LaTeX is a high-quality typesetting system; it includes features designed for the production of technical and scientific documentation. LaTeX is the de facto standard for the communication and publication of scientific documents." http://www.latex-project.org/
Tutorial for beginners:
Andrew Roberts
LaTeX-Tutorial.com
Spoken-video tutorial
(2) Select a LaTex Editor
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For Windows:
LyX - Open source: MS-Words-like environment.
Komodo IDE - professional development environment for multilagnuages (Python, PHP, Ruby ,Perl, HTML/CSS/JavaScript). BUT expensive
-I have purchased its student version but I use it for Python. Because I got used to WinEdt and have its license.
WinEdt - all-purpose editor for Windows - not free but not affordable (for student, US $40)
-I started using WinEdt 7.0 and I am currently using it. The newer version, WinEdt9.0 is now available. What I like the most about this editor is its Stata-dofile-like environment.
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For Mac OS X and Linux:
LyX - Open source: MS-Words-like environment
And some more.....
Comparison of variousTeX editors is available here
(6) LaTeX Books
LaTeX Beginner's Guide - eBook
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- easy to follow: basic documentation with LaTeX
- Math formulas, scientific expressions
- How to include graphics: figures and tables
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LaTeX Companion, The, 2nd Edition
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- Basic formatting tools- all types of publications from memos to encyclopedias
- Nearly 1,000 fully tested examples
- The latest packages: mathematical, multilingual
- Detailed help on all error messages: troublesome low-level TeX errors
Also find other LaTeX books here
(3) BibTeX - Bibliography
BibTEX and Bibdesk: a short guide
text2bib: converting references to BibTeX
(7) Useful Packages
TikZ: to produce complex graphics. You can draw game trees and other figures for comparative statics of your game - find the guide here
hyperref: hyperlinks in PDF documents to websites or to other labels and cross-references within the document
amsthm: environments for theorems, lemmas, proofs
amsmath: typesetting mathematics
xcolor: with hyperref in pstricks
pstricks: macros for diagrams - trees, arrows, plots
longtable: for breaking across pages between rows; Find the guide here
Useful Documents and Forums
- LATEX Table Hints and Tips
- Tables_Advanced
- Resize longtable to width of landscape page
- Link and URL- escape special characters