Join Amazon Prime and get unlimited Free One-Day Delivery. Already a member? Sign in.

 

or
Sign in to turn on 1-Click ordering.
 
   
More Buying Choices
29 used & new from £21.99
Have one to sell? Sell yours here
 
   
A Guide to LATEX
 
See larger image 
Share your own customer images
Publisher: learn how customers can search inside this book.

A Guide to LATEX (Paperback)

by Helmut Kopka (Author), Patrick W. Daly (Author)
3.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
RRP: £37.90
Price: £32.22 & this item Delivered FREE in the UK with Super Saver Delivery. See details and conditions
You Save: £5.68 (15%)
o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o
In stock.
Dispatched from and sold by Amazon.co.uk. Gift-wrap available.

Only 2 left in stock--order soon (more on the way).

Want guaranteed delivery by Wednesday, July 15? Choose Express delivery at checkout. See Details
21 new from £21.99 8 used from £25.00

Frequently Bought Together

A Guide to LATEX + The Latex Companion + The LATEX Graphics Companion: Illustrating Documents with TEX and Postscript (Tools and Techniques for Computer Typesetting)
Price For All Three: £107.85

Show availability and shipping details

Customers Who Bought This Item Also Bought

The Latex Companion

The Latex Companion

by Frank Mittelbach
3.8 out of 5 stars (5)  £39.09
The LATEX Graphics Companion: Illustrating Documents with TEX and Postscript (Tools and Techniques for Computer Typesetting)

The LATEX Graphics Companion: Illustrating Documents with TEX and Postscript (Tools and Techniques for Computer Typesetting)

by Michel Goossens
5.0 out of 5 stars (1)  £36.54
LATEX: a Document Preparation System : User's Guide and Reference Manual (Addison-Wesley Series on Tools and Techniques for Computer T)

LATEX: a Document Preparation System : User's Guide and Reference Manual (Addison-Wesley Series on Tools and Techniques for Computer T)

by Leslie Lamport
3.9 out of 5 stars (14)  £26.34
Bad Science

Bad Science

by Ben Goldacre
4.6 out of 5 stars (142)  £3.60
The TeXbook

The TeXbook

by Donald E. Knuth
5.0 out of 5 stars (5)  £36.99
› Explore similar items

Product details

Customers Viewing This Page May Be Interested in These Sponsored Links

  (What is this?)
PVC in China 2009-2012
   www.Harriman.co.uk    Market data: forecasts, demand, prices, trends & more from Harriman 
Diamondkote Mold Release
   www.franklynnusa.com    Molded Rubber, Urethane, Composites Water-based. Get a sample now! 
Rubber Product Specialist
   www.deltarubber.co.uk    Industrial rubber product supply & manufacture. Fast friendly service. 
  
 

Product Description

Product Description

A completely revised edition of this accessible guide to LATEX document preparation, bringing it up to date with the latest releases and Web and PC based developments. A Guide to LATEX covers the basics as well as advanced LATEX topics and contains numerous practical examples and handy tips for avoiding problems.

More information coming soon.



From the Back Cover

LaTeX is the text-preparation system of choice for scientists and academics, and is especially useful for typesetting technical materials. This popular book shows you how to begin using LaTeX to create high-quality documents. The book also serves as a handy reference for all LaTeX users. In this completely revised edition, the authors cover the LaTeX2e standard and offer more details, examples, exercises, tips, and tricks. They go beyond the core installation to describe the key contributed packages that have become essential to LaTeX processing.

Inside, you will find:

  • Complete coverage of LaTeX fundamentals, including how to input text, symbols, and mathematics; how to produce lists and tables; how to include graphics and color; and how to organize and customize documents
  • Discussion of more advanced concepts such as bibliographical databases and BIBTeX, math extensions with AMS-LaTeX, drawing, slides, and letters
  • Helpful appendices on installation, error messages, creating packages, using LaTeX with HTML and XML, and fonts
  • An extensive alphabetized listing of commands and their uses

New to this edition:

  • More emphasis on LaTeX as a markup language that separates content and form--consistent with the essence of XML
  • Detailed discussions of contributed packages alongside relevant standard topics
  • In-depth information on PDF output, including extensive coverage of how to use the hyperref package to create links, bookmarks, and active buttons

As did the three best-selling editions that preceded it, Guide to LaTeX, Fourth Edition, will prove indispensable to anyone wishing to gain the benefits of LaTeX.

The accompanying CD-ROM is part of the TeX Live set distributed by TeX Users Groups, containing a full LaTeX installation for Windows, MacOSX, and Linux, as well as many extensions, including those discussed in the book.



0321173856B10162003

See all Product Description

Suggested Tags from Similar Products

 (What's this?)
Be the first one to add a relevant tag (keyword that's strongly related to this product)
Check a corresponding box or enter your own tags in the field below
latex
tex
typesetting
publishing
computer books
word processing
tpesetting
software book
reference
mathematics publishing
helmut kopka

Your tags: Add your first tag
 
See most popular tags
 

Customer Reviews

5 Reviews
5 star:
 (2)
4 star:    (0)
3 star:
 (3)
2 star:    (0)
1 star:    (0)
 
 
 
 
 
Average Customer Review
3.8 out of 5 stars (5 customer reviews)
 
 
 
 
Share your thoughts with other customers:
Most Helpful Customer Reviews

 
7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Very helpful indeed, up to date and well referenced, 7 April 2005
This book is ideal for any beginner in LaTeX who does not want to be thrown into the deep end, but rather wants a gentle but nevertheless detailed introduction to the programming of LaTeX documents. I found it helpful to read through the first few chapters describing the history and context of the TeX and LaTeX systems, and henceforth have simply used it as a reference guide whenever I want to insert things like tables, enumeration lists, and other document classes.

This book took me from complete beginner to allowing me to write my university project on it with ease and elegance. The appendices, in particular the reference and the list of mathematical symbols, are particularly useful.

For under £30 this book is superb.

Comment Comment | Permalink | Was this review helpful to you? Yes No (Report this)



 
15 of 19 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars Confused style, may be unsuitable for beginners., 23 Feb 2004
By Mr. D. P. Beynon "Trapendo" (UK) - See all my reviews
(REAL NAME)   
I am a very occasional LaTeX user, who often goes for a couple of years without needing to typeset anything. As such I need to be reminded of the basics (details of commands etc) from time to time, but also require a comprehensive reference as I tend to use a lot of maths & graphics.

At the moment I am attempting to help someone else learn how to use LaTeX.

I ordered a copy of this book after mislaying an old copy of Antoni Diller's excellent "LaTex: Line by line", and being unable to get my hands on a replacement.

The layout of the introductory chapters seems unnecessarily confused, for example I find out how to specify distances in didot points (p19), and how to insert dagger symbols (p21) before seeing any significant amount of example source with output (title page on p37).

By chapter 3 I still haven't found a complete annotated LaTeX document. All the different parts of the preamble have been covered, but with no sense of how to combine them into a coherent whole. IMHO this is a missed opportunity.

Personally I can get by with this book because I already know how to use LaTeX, but I wouldn't recommend it for beginners. I know that I am likely to be doing more hand holding than should be necessary.

If you want a clear, well thought out introduction then try to get hold of a copy of Diller's book instead. If you can't obtain a copy of that then this one is better than nothing.

Comment Comment | Permalink | Was this review helpful to you? Yes No (Report this)



 
6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Highly recommended, 11 Feb 2004
This is a very good book, well laid out and itself a good advertisement for the typesetting potential of LaTeX. I particularly like the quick-reference appendix, giving a list of all the most commonly used commands and cross-referenced to the parts of the main volume where they are described in more detail.

Nearly all of the needs of the average LaTeX user are, it seems to me, addressed concisely and clearly (and, as far as I can see, without the duplication which was reportedly a feature of previous editions of the book). Coverage of add-on packages is not exhaustive, nor is it meant to be, but is integrated naturally into the core language description. Relatively advanced techniques, such as producing hyper-referenced PDF documents and incorporating graphics, are also featured.

I don't have any criticisms of the authors' decision not to include any detail on how to go about producing one's LaTeX sources. One of the beauties of the whole system is its independence of any particular editing environment. If you like, you can edit your documents on a machine where LaTeX isn't even installed. I think Kopka and Daly were wise to restrict their advice on the subject to a cursory mention of a few popular editors and leave the documentation of those to their respective authors.

If I have any grumble at all, it would be that the tone is rather dry - not much humour to be had. But overall, a very satisfactory purchase.

Comment Comment | Permalink | Was this review helpful to you? Yes No (Report this)


Share your thoughts with other customers: Create your own review
 
 
 
Most Recent Customer Reviews

3.0 out of 5 stars A bit shallow
The book is nice as a basic introduction, covers a lot of ground but doesn't really help with the details that do matter. A particulary weak section is the one on slides.
Published 1 month ago by J. R. Van Hulzen

3.0 out of 5 stars A Missed Opportunity
The latest Guide to Latex tries to do two jobs: be a text book and reference guide. Included with the book is a CD with the latest Tex version. Read more
Published on 7 Jan 2004 by Mr. Graham D Telfer

Only search this product's reviews


Customer Discussions

 Beta (What's this?)
This product's forum (0 discussions)
  Discussion Replies Latest Post
  No discussions yet

Ask questions, Share opinions, Gain insight
Start a new discussion
Topic:
First post:
Prompts for sign-in
  [Cancel]

   

Listmania!

Create a Listmania! list

Look for similar items by category

Feedback

Fun for Everyone

Christmas Gifts
Achieve over 15,000 RPM with our great range of Powerballs.

›Shop the Powerball store

  

More From Helmut Kopka

A Guide to...

A Guide to LATEX: Document...

A completely revised edition of this accessible guide to LATEX... Read more

 

Up to 50% off Dental Care

Braun Oral-B Professional Care 6000 Rechargeable Toothbrush - Pack of 2
Put a sparkle in your smile with up to 50% off selected Oral-B and Philips rechargeable toothbrushes.

›Up to 50% off power toothbrushes

  

Treat Someone

Amazon.co.uk Gift Certificates--available in any amount from £5 to £500 With an Amazon.co.uk Gift Certificate, you can get them what they want (even if you don't know what that is).

›Learn more about Gift Certificates

  
Ad

Where's My Stuff?

Delivery and Returns

Need Help?

Your Recent History

  (What's this?)
You have no recently viewed items or searches.

After viewing product detail pages or search results, look here to find an easy way to navigate back to pages you are interested in.

Look to the right column to find helpful suggestions for your shopping session.
Continue Shopping: Top Sellers
The Girl Who Played with Fire
The Girl Who Played with Fire by Stieg Larsson
4.5 out of 5 stars (75)£3.86
 Breaking Dawn (Twilight Saga)
Breaking Dawn (Twilight Saga) by Stephenie Meyer
4.1 out of 5 stars (464)£6.49
 The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson
4.1 out of 5 stars (165)£3.99
 The Host
The Host by Stephenie Meyer
4.2 out of 5 stars (84)£3.86

amazon.co.uk Amazon Home
International Sites:  United States  |  Germany  |  France  |  Japan  |  Canada  |  China
Business Programs: Sell on Amazon  |  Fulfilment by Amazon  |  Join Associates  |  Join Advantage
Customer Service  |  Help  |  View Basket  |  Your Account
About Amazon.co.uk  |  Careers at Amazon
Conditions of Use & Sale |  Privacy Notice  © 1996-2009, Amazon.com, Inc. and its affiliates