本书特色：　　强调LATEX作为一种标记语言的使用，其作用与XML的核心思想一致，即分离格式与内容。　　详细讨论了重要的组件，并附有与其相关的标准的内容。　　本书附带的光盘涵盖了本书中的大量信息，以及可以在Windows、Mac OS X和Linux系统下安装使用的LATEX完全版。

TeX 排版系统的权威指南。

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 LaTeX2ε 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.

Published Apr 22, 2004 by Addison-Wesley Professional. Part of the Tools and Techniques for Computer Typesetting series. The series editor may be contacted at frank.mittelbach@latex-project.org. The LaTeX Companion has long been the essential resource for anyone using LaTeX to create high-quality printed documents. This completely updated edition brings you all the latest information about LaTeX and the vast range of add-on packages now available--over 200 are covered! Full of new tips and tricks for using LaTeX in both traditional and modern typesetting, this book will also show you how to customize layout features to your own needs--from phrases and paragraphs to headings, lists, and pages. Inside, you will find: * Expert advice on using LaTeX's basic formatting tools to create all types of publications--from memos to encyclopedias * In-depth coverage of important extension packages for tabular and technical typesetting, floats and captions, multicolumn layouts--including reference guides and discussions of the underlying typographic and TeXnical concepts * Detailed techniques for generating and typesetting contents lists, bibliographies, indexes, etc. * Tips and tricks for LaTeX programmers and systems support New to this edition: * Nearly 1,000 fully tested examples that illustrate the text and solve typographical and technical problems--all ready to run! * An additional chapter on citations and bibliographies * Expanded material on the setup and use of fonts to access a huge collection of glyphs, and to typeset text from a wide range of languages and cultures * Major new packages for graphics, "verbatim" listings, floats, and page layout * Full coverage of the latest packages for all types ofdocuments--mathematical, multilingual, and many more * Detailed help on all error messages, including those troublesome low-level TeX errors Like its predecessor, The LaTeX Companion, Second Edition, is an indispensable reference for anyone wishing to use LaTeX productively. The accompanying CD-ROM contains a complete plug-and-play LaTeX installation, including all the packages and examples featured in the book.