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Guide to LaTeX (4th Edition) (Tools and Techniques for Computer Typesetting)
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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 686.22544536
EAN: 9780321173850
Edition: 4
ISBN: 0321173856
Label: Addison-Wesley Professional
Manufacturer: Addison-Wesley Professional
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 624
Publication Date: December 05, 2003
Publisher: Addison-Wesley Professional
Studio: Addison-Wesley Professional
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Rating:  - Guide to LaTeX 4th edition
The book does a great job of explaining LaTeX. It is clear and easy to follow. There are some fine points that need to be explained further but for a beginning LaTeX book it does a very great job.
Rating: - Excelente Livro
Excelente livro para iniciantes e para quem quer se aprofundar mais sobre LaTeX, que vai do básico ao avançado, detalhando cada comando minuciosmante. Recomendo.
Rating: - this is the one to get
Sure, there are free LaTeX manuals available on the net. But I got frustrated with those, and felt like investing some money in learning how to use it. This book fit the bill to a T.
Rating:  - Poor introduction and a so-so reference
As many reviewers have noted, this book is a poor choice for those seeking an introduction to LaTeX. However, I find that I rarely use it as a reference either; it often takes me much longer to find information in this book than on the internet. The index is horribly designed, using the same index for concepts and commands. Finding something in this book feels like finding something in code.
Rating: - The best guide for everyday use
For anyone coming to LaTeX from a background in mathematics many sources of help are available, but it is more difficult for someone coming to it from a feeling of dissatisfaction with the results obtainable with typical WYSIWYG word processors. When you are surrounded by people who think that Word is wonderful and that its equation editor can handle any equations you need, getting to the point with LaTeX where you can use it to advantage may seem more trouble than it is worth. You will probably ... Read More
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