LATEX
Latex is a typesetting system
Document Classes
Report
Book
Article
fonts
sizes
\tiny\scriptsize\footnotesize\small\normalsize\large\Large\LARGE\huge\Huge
For fontsizes large than \Huge can try:
{\fontsize{50}{60}\selectfont Foo!}
styles
\mdseries(medium)\bfseries(bold)\upshape(upright)\itshape(italic)\slshape(slanted)\scshape
characters
greek
| Name | Symbol | Command |
|---|---|---|
| Alpha | (\alpha) (A) | \alpha A |
| Beta | (\beta) (B) | \beta B |
| Gamma | (\gamma) (\Gamma) | \gamma \Gamma |
| Delta | (\delta) (\Delta) | \delta \Delta |
| Epsilon | (\epsilon) (E) | \epsilon E |
| Zeta | (\zeta) (Z) | \zeta Z |
| Eta | (\eta) (E) | \eta E |
| Theta | (\theta) (\Theta) | \theta \Theta |
| Iota | (\iota) (I) | \iota I |
| Kappa | (\kappa) (K) | \kappa K |
| Lambda | (\lambda) (\Lambda) | \lambda \Lambda |
| Mu | (\mu) (M) | \mu M |
| Nu | (\nu) (N) | \nu N |
| Omicron | (\omicron) (O) | \omicron O |
| Pi | (\pi) (\Pi) | \pi \Pi |
| Rho | (\rho) (R) | \rho R |
| Sigma | (\sigma) (\Sigma) | \sigma \Sigma |
| Tau | (\tau) (T) | \tau T |
| Upsilon | (\upsilon) (\Upsilon) | \upsilon \Upsilon |
| Phi | (\phi) (\Phi) | \phi \Phi |
| Chi | (\chi) (X) | \chi X |
| Psi | (\psi) (\Psi) | \psi \Psi |
| Omega | (\omega) (\Omega) | \omega \Omega |
Packages
Packages are invoked with a \usepackage{package-name}. Documentation for the packages can be found at the Comprehensive Tex Archive Network (CTAN)
babel
Manages culturally-determined typographical (and other) rules for a wide range of languages.
fancyhdr
fourier
Extensive mathematics set and several other symbols. Good for decoration
hyperref
Functions for handling cross-referencing commands in LaTeX to produce hypertext links in the document.
inputenc
Translates various standard and other input encodings into a ‘LaTeX internal language’. TeX’s base encoding is mostly ASCII characters
makeidx
Standard package for creating an index at the end of a document
microtype
“Subliminal refinements towards typographical perfection”
multicol
Intermix single and multiple columns
selnolig
Selectively disable typographic ligatures
titlesec
Provides tools for changing styling of section headers.