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=Why use LaTeX?= | =Why use LaTeX?= | ||
# It makes reuse of figures, tables and equations across papers, presentations and posters very easy. For some, this is the main motivation of using LaTeX. .eps files scale well so you can just include the same figure in papers and posters and you don't have to (usually) worry about bizarre scaling effects. Equations are even nicer. | #It makes reuse of figures, tables and equations across papers, presentations and posters very easy. For some, this is the main motivation of using LaTeX. .eps files scale well so you can just include the same figure in papers and posters and you don't have to (usually) worry about bizarre scaling effects. Equations are even nicer. | ||
# LaTeX is free. So if you can't afford [http://office.microsoft.com/ Microsoft Office] software, this is a good option. | #LaTeX is free. So if you can't afford [http://office.microsoft.com/ Microsoft Office] software, this is a good option. | ||
# LaTeX works with BibTeX to make doing references very easy. Again, BibTeX is free unlike [http://www.endnote.com/ Endnote] which is a common software package for use with Microsoft Office. | #LaTeX works with BibTeX to make doing references very easy. Again, BibTeX is free unlike [http://www.endnote.com/ Endnote] which is a common software package for use with Microsoft Office. | ||
# There's lots of online information about how to do stuff in LaTeX. | #There's lots of online information about how to do stuff in LaTeX. | ||
There is a large learning curve associated with using LaTeX. So those new to LaTeX would benefit from either giving themselves extra time to prepare their first LaTeX document or having a friend who knows LaTeX and who doesn't mind answering a lot of questions. | |||
=Why not use LaTeX | |||
#There is a large learning curve associated with the language. | |||
#It is not WYSIWYG. | |||
#Collaboration and editing tools among multiple users is lacking. | |||
#Often in writing scientific literature, whether an internal report or thesis proposal to publishing a paper, you will be working with people that don't use LaTex. This is the primary disadvantage. | |||
=LaTeX software packages= | =LaTeX software packages= | ||
