| Summary: | Using LATEX is a paradigm shift in typesetting in at least five ways. Firstly. it generates numbering of chapters, sections, subsections, figures, tables and mathematics equations. Secondly, it generates table of contents, list of figures, list of tables, list of references and index. Thirdly, it places a figure and a table at appropriate locations with no blank space. Fourthly, it capables of doing forward or backward cross-reference to any numbered environment, without referring to the actual numbering. Fourthly, if you add or delete or rearrange chapters, sections, subsections, figures, tables or mathematics equations, or references, the renumbering are done by LATEX. LATEX is a markup language and uses tags or commands to define elements within elements. It is human-readably meaningful markup files contains standard word rather than typical programming syntex, which means any body who can read and write and who can use a computer can use LATEX. This book explains step by step how to use LATEX to typeset an article, a book or a thesis from the perspective of a user. It introduces the tags or commands as needed so that the typesetting can be done almost immediately without going into the details of the markup language. Most international publishers provide LATEX template to be used by authors. If you have not decided yet to which publishers you want to sent your article or book, you first typset it using the LATEX default's template. Then after you have decided the publisher that you want to send your publication, you can copy your document into publisher's LATEX template. Publishers prefer an author who writes his work using LATEX, because the typsetting is done by a computer.
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