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LaTeX has become the industry standard for technical documents across academia.  It is capable of producing articles, letters, books, slides and posters which are standardised, aesthetic and clear. Typesetting is also a widely transferable skill beyond academia.

In this workshop, you will be introduced to the key concepts which underlie the LaTeX language and its various uses. You will create a simple document containing examples of many important and common constructs, which you can use as the basis for future documents.

Syllabus

• What is LaTeX?
• Creating a document
• Chapters, sections and paragraphs
• Tables of contents
• Modifying text
• Lists
• Equations
• Cross-referencing
• Special Characters
• Figures
• Tables
• Contents and list of figures/tables
• Chemical formulae
• Organising large documents
• Bibliographies
• Hyperlinks
• Acronyms
• Custom Commands
• Common errors
• Helpful online tools

The course will be delivered through a combination of slides, examples, and hands-on practicals. It is intended to introduce the basics of LaTeX to novices and does not require any prior experience.

This course is open to 91ÌÒÉ« Degree Students, Postdocs & 91ÌÒÉ« Fellows. Limited spaces available for wider 91ÌÒÉ« community.

No previous programming experience is assumed or required.

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this workshop you will be able to:

• Recognise the advantages of LaTeX and its applications in the wider context of typesetting
• Identify the key features for reading and compiling an existing .tex document
• Develop new technical documents from simple templates
• Create simple equations, figures, tables, lists and references within LaTeX
• Assess and troubleshoot common compiler problems and use online aid tools

How to book

• Early Career 91ÌÒÉ«ers (91ÌÒÉ« Degree Students, Postdocs, 91ÌÒÉ« Fellows) should .
• All other members of the 91ÌÒÉ« community, should .

Please ensure you have read and understood ECRI’s cancellation policy before booking.