Get started using LaTeX

Here you will find all the materials you need for a quick-start guide to typesetting mathematical documents using LaTeX.

Quick-start guide: A one-page explanation of what LaTeX is and how to get started by obtaining compilation software.

Videos:

1. Compiling the minimal template in Overleaf.
2. Compiling the minimal template using TeXMaker and a local installation.
3. Exploring the template - class, structure, packages, sections.
4. Typesetting mathematics.
5. Inserting figures.
6. Referencing.

Template: The absolute minimum you need to adapt to get a working article in LaTeX. The videos walkthrough getting started with a similar basic document.

Exercises: A series of exercises for you to attempt during this session after watching the appropriate video. These will get you to start with the minimal template and begin to customise it, followed by a series of typesetting challenges, and practice of adding your own figures and references.

For help:

• Ensure you have watched the corresponding video.
• Look up the topic in the LaTeX Guide (below).
• For the typesetting questions, you can look at how the question was created by reading the source .tex file.

Guide: A guide to all topics covered in and more, this should give you sufficient guidance to write a solid LaTeX source code. You can examine the source .tex file here. There are many other packages, commands, and to some extent everyone has their own way of coding so this is far from comprehensive documentation of LaTeX's capabilities!