When typesetting documents in LaTeX, ensuring proper line breaks is crucial for maintaining a good appearance. However, there are instances where you may want to control line breaks manually, especially when dealing with phrases or words that should stay together. In this guide, we’ll explore various commands to prevent line breaks in LaTeX. Method 1: … Read more
LaTeX allows users to incorporate different types of dashes within texts. Using specific commands, you can easily generate three different lengths of dashes: hyphen (-), en dash (–), and em dash (—). This guide will walk you through the usage of these dashes and provide examples to demonstrate when and how to employ each type. … Read more
Are you tired of manually searching for Lorem Ipsum text generators and copy-pasting paragraphs into your document when you need dummy text in a LaTeX document? Well, LaTeX comes equipped with specialized packages (lipsum and blindtext) that effortlessly generate dummy text for your document; all it takes is a few lines of code. Say goodbye … Read more
Are you having difficulty putting quotation marks in your LaTeX document? LaTeX has different ways to represent single and double quotation marks. Well, In this article, I will explain ways to write them. Note: Quotation marks, also known as quotes, are punctuation marks used to indicate the beginning and end of a passage of speech … Read more
Typically, documents possess a “logical structure” characterized by divisions into chapters, sections, sub-sections, sub-sub-sections, paragraphs, etc., to structure and arrange their content. LaTeX facilitates the establishment of such a document structure and offers flexibility in customizing sectioning and numbering. The specific commands for organizing a document depend on the chosen document class. Hierarchical levels defining … Read more
In typesetting, alignment refers to text positioning within a specified space. Text alignment is an important aspect of document layout, and LaTeX provides several environments to control it. Default Text Alignment in LaTeX LaTeX’s default alignment is fully justified, meaning text is aligned to the left and right margins, creating a smooth and consistent appearance. … Read more
Creating new paragraphs in LaTeX is an easy process. You can use some commands to control the appearance and spacing of paragraphs in your document. You can create a new paragraph using new line commands. But LaTeX provides special commands dedicated to paragraphs. In this article, we’ll discuss those commands. Creating New Paragraphs The basic … Read more
In LaTeX, manually pressing the Enter button on the keyboard does not create a new line or paragraph as we do in a word processor. LaTeX treats the input as a continuous line unless specific commands are employed. To start a new line or control line breaks, users need to use appropriate LaTeX commands. Commands … Read more
In LaTeX, you can process texts in different modes to achieve various formatting and layout effects. In this article, we will see the different modes used in LaTeX. Different Modes for Processing Texts in LaTeX When LaTeX processes your input text, it operates within one of three distinct modes: 1. Paragraph Mode This is a … Read more
Do you know you can’t print all the characters in LaTeX present on the English keyboard? Only specific characters from an English keyboard can be directly printed in a LaTeX document. In this blog post, we’ll look at the characters that can be printed directly and characters that can’t be printed directly in LaTeX. List … Read more