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LaTeX is the greatest! How can I get it on my own computer?

April 26, 2017Computer latex

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LaTeX is the greatest! How can I get it on my own computer?

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Our computers in Hathorn 207 have PCTeX installed on them. PCTeX is a one-installation-does-it-all program, but it has a fee. If you want free LaTeX for your PC, go to http://www.miktex.org and choose to install their basic system. This will likely be plenty for all you ever want to do with LaTeX; you will save yourself time by not choosing the complete system. After getting MiKTeX, you will probably want a graphical shell to help you interact with it. One option is TeXShell. It is pretty easy to install, and you can set up your own buttons to make your life easy and, among other things, create PDF files, so all your non-mathematically-set-up friends can still read the beautifully typeset math files you send them. To get similar free software for your Mac, click here for a beginner’s guide then download TeXShop here.