This document provides instructions for installing LaTeX on Windows and preparing a report using LaTeX. It outlines downloading and installing the necessary packages - MiKTeX compiler, Ghostscript viewer and converter, WinEdt editing environment, and GIMP for images. It then details installing each package and modifying the template files for a seminar report, including changing metadata in prelude.tex, writing an abstract in abstract.tex, and compiling all chapters from the main seminar.tex file while citing references in references.tex.
This document provides instructions for installing LaTeX on Windows and preparing a report using LaTeX. It outlines downloading and installing the necessary packages - MiKTeX compiler, Ghostscript viewer and converter, WinEdt editing environment, and GIMP for images. It then details installing each package and modifying the template files for a seminar report, including changing metadata in prelude.tex, writing an abstract in abstract.tex, and compiling all chapters from the main seminar.tex file while citing references in references.tex.
This document provides instructions for installing LaTeX on Windows and preparing a report using LaTeX. It outlines downloading and installing the necessary packages - MiKTeX compiler, Ghostscript viewer and converter, WinEdt editing environment, and GIMP for images. It then details installing each package and modifying the template files for a seminar report, including changing metadata in prelude.tex, writing an abstract in abstract.tex, and compiling all chapters from the main seminar.tex file while citing references in references.tex.
b) Viewer and Converter ----- ghost script and ghost view c) Editing Environment ----- WinEdt d) Converting Figures/ Images ----- gimp
2) Installation of Latex
a) Installation of MiKTex
I. Run MiKTex setup file That setup file is setup-2.8.3553 double click this and then run it II. In task menu select install MiKTex option III. In package set select basic MiKTex IV. In MiKTex distribution directory specify the path of MiKTex 2.8 setup folder V. Install MiKTex
b) Install ghost script by running gs902w32 application file c) Install ghost view by running gsv50w32 application file d) Install WinEdt by running winedt70 application file e) Install gimp by running gimp-2.6.11-i686-setup-1 application file
3) Preparing Report in Latex
a) Run WinEdt b) Go in file open all .tex files specified in a folder named TE SeminarLATEX Template c) Modify the contents of following files as per requirement i. Prelude.tex This file contents title page, certificate and acknowledgment. In Title page you have to change title of the Seminar, name and roll number of student, name of the guide, Certificate will be created automatically Acknowledgment:- write your acknowledgment ii. Abstract.tex Write your abstract there
iii. Chap_intro.tex This is a sample introductory chapter. Following things are demonstrated in this chapter Creating a paragraph Providing citation Writing an equation Creating section and subsection Creating Tables Bullets and numbering (itemize) Inserting a figure [Create chapter on your own as per need] iv. seminar.tex This is a main file which invokes the class file vitelexdiss and other files viz prelude.tex, Chap_intro.tex, References.tex, All the chapters should be called from this file v. References.tex This file contents all the references along with label. Reference should be cited by their labels in main chapter
NOTE:-
1) Dont modify vitelexdiss class file 2) If during compilation of project.tex file, if winedt ask for additional packages then install these packages from the folder MikTex 2.8 setup by specifying it as a local repository