How to Install LaTeX Fonts on Mac OS X
LaTeX Fonts are high quality members of a family of fonts referred to as 'Computer Modern.' These fonts allow the author greater control and precision when typing mathematical and technical documents. Installing LaTeX is great for teachers...
Method 1 of 2:
Installing LaTeX
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Go to a LaTeX installer. By far, the best and most recommended of these installers is http://www.tug.org/mactex/. From here, you will be able to download MacTeX by clicking on the link entitled "MacTeX download." You also have the option of downloading BasicTeX, which is a slightly less detailed version but the downloading and installation will be the same as MacTeX. -
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Select "MacTeX.PKG." Clicking this link will automatically begin the download process. This may take a few minutes to complete. Once it has fully downloaded, the file will appear on your desktop.[1] -
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Double-click the icon. This will install the application and you will be walked through the initial setup phase. Follow the steps provided by the Installation Wizard by clicking "Next." You may need your user account password. -
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Go to the application. You can do this by going to "Applications" and then selecting "Tex." Before continuing on, open the file entitled "READ ME FIRST" and familiarize yourself with the application.
Method 2 of 2:
Using LaTeX: The Basics
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Open "TeXShop.app." You can do this by finding "TeX" under "Applications." Double-click on "Tex" and then select "TeXShop.app." -
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Enter the document class. In order to begin working on your document, you will need to specify a few things in order for LaTeX to understand and format the document. The first of these specifications is the document class. This should look something like thisdocumentclass[12pt]{article}
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Specify the beginning and end. LaTeX will also need you to specify the beginning and end or your document and you can do this by entering a simple line of code. At the beginning of your document and under the document class, enterbegin{document}
. At the end of your document, enterend{document}
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Enter "%" to input a command. In order to input commands, like a paragraph break, you can enter the "%" sign followed by your command. For instance, enter "% New Paragraph" as the first line of your new paragraph. This spacing will appear when you go to create your document. -
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Use packages to create margins. In order to create perfect margins you can use things called "packages." These act similarly to the commands we used earlier to specify beginning and ends of documents. To input a package, enter the following command:usepackage{example package}
. For example, if you wish to have 1-inch margins on your document, you would enterusepackage{fullpage}
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Specify your line spacing. In order to specify your line spacing, enter the following command:examplespacing
on the line above where you wish the spacing to being. For example, if you would like your document to be double spaced, you would enter the commanddoublespacing
above the section you wish to be double spaced. The document will continue to be formatted with that spacing until you override it with another spacing command. -
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Write in bolds or italics. To type in bold, enter the commandtextbf{example text}
and to type in italics, enter the commandemph{example text}
. For example, if you would like to write "Lemon" in bold, you would entertextbf{Lemon}
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Create your document. Within the perimeters you specified, create your document!
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