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First steps with LATEX
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In order to compile the script for this tutorial, a few steps have to be followed, which are explained in the next slides.
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Digression: Opening a command prompt
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* For the following tasks, we are going to need a command prompt.
* It can be opened in different ways, depending on your operating system.
* **Windows**: Press the Windows key and type in *cmd*, press Enter.
* **MacOS**: Press the *Command* key and the *space bar* simultaneously, then type in *Terminal* and double click on *Terminal*.
* **Linux**: Press Ctrl + Alt + T.
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Installing the compiler
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* The compiler translates our LATEX code into a properly formatted PDF document.
* Depending on your operating system, different compilers are available:
* Windows: MikTEX
* Linux: TEXLive (preferably `texlive-full`)
* macOS: MacTEX
On Windows, please open the MikTEX Console once and search for updates.
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Installing the editor
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* An editor can be downloaded once the compiler has been installed.
* For editing LaTeX documents, any text editor works fine, e. g., Notepad++ or VSCode.
* For beginners, we recommend TEXstudio due to its LaTeX-specific features.
* Download and install TEXstudio.
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Compile the script for the first time
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* Download the project archive from the VC.
* Unzip the archive.
* Open the file `main-exercises.tex` in TEXstudio. It is located in the root directory of the archive.
* Compile `main-exercises.tex` by pressing ⏩
* A few new files will be generated by the compilation.
Windows users: In order to enable file endings, click the view tab in the file explorer, and select *file name extensions*. This helps differentiating the different ``main`` files.