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LaTeX Cookbook: Over 90 hands-on recipes for quickly preparing LaTeX documents to solve various challenging tasks

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LaTeX Cookbook

Chapter 2. Tuning the Text

This chapter contains the following recipes:

  • Inputting accented characters
  • Improving justification and hyphenation
  • Converting numbers to words
  • Putting text into a colorful box
  • Visualizing the layout
  • Visualizing boxes of letters and symbols
  • Typesetting in a grid
  • Absolute positioning of text
  • Starting a paragraph with an oversized letter
  • Fitting text to a shape
  • Creating a pull quote

Introduction

The previous chapter presented recipes for creating whole documents. You may use them as starting points. Now, we will focus on customizing text details. The upcoming sections broadly deal with the following:

  • Manipulating text
  • Positioning and arranging text
  • Shaping paragraphs

We are not yet dealing with fonts. This topic deserves a whole chapter, and will be covered in Chapter 3, Adjusting Fonts.

We will start with some very useful basics, cover some helpful things, and end the chapter with recipes that show off what LaTeX can do beyond rectangular paragraphs.

Inputting accented characters

By default, LaTeX works with simple ASCII characters. For accented characters, such as in the German word "schön", you need to type sch\"on into your editor. The babel command with the ngerman option simplifies the syntax to sch"on. But there is an easier way.

How to do it...

We will activate extended input character support as follows:

  1. Check your editor's configuration and find out its input encoding setting. utf8 (UTF-8 means Unicode) is standard for Linux, Mac OS X, and some Windows editors. However, some Windows editors still work with latin1 or cp1250/cp1252, while some older Macs use applemac.
  2. Load the inputenc package with the corresponding option, like so:
    \usepackage[utf8]{inputenc}
  3. Now you can directly type characters such as a, ü, ö, é, and è in to your document.

Tip

If you need help with editor settings, you can post a question in the forum at http://latex-community.org/forum/. This web site provides support...

Improving justification and hyphenation

Sometimes, you may get warnings like overfull \hbox, or you may notice words hanging in the margin. This is a sign that LaTeX has had serious problems with justification. Now, we will take a look at how to improve that.

How to do it...

You can start with any document. We will optimize it with settings in the preamble. If you don't have one at hand, you can take one from the code package for this book, specifically for the first chapter, or download one at http://latex-cookbook.net. Let's proceed:

  1. Load the package babel with your document languages as options. Use the preferred language as the last option:
    \usepackage[ngerman,english]{babel}
  2. If you would like to use handy shortcuts of the ngerman package with English too, add the following lines of code:
    \useshorthands{"}
\addto\extrasenglish{\languageshorthands{ngerman}}
  3. Load the fontenc package with the T1 option set:
    \usepackage[T1]{fontenc}
  4. Load the microtype package for improved micro-typography...

Converting numbers to words

Numbers are sometimes written in words rather than using numerals. LaTeX is capable of automatically converting numbers to words. This is especially useful for values which originate from LaTeX counters, such as page or section numbers.

How to do it...

Load the fmtcount package and use its commands for conversion:

  1. Start with any document class, such as article:
    \documentclass{article}
  2. Load the fmtcount package:
    \usepackage{fmtcount}
  3. Begin the document:
    \begin{document}
  4. Write some text. Use the following instructions:
    • Whenever you'd like to convert a number to a word, use the command \numberstringnum.
    • To print a counter value as a word, use \numberstring.
    • For a similar purpose, but in ordinal form, use \ordinalstringnum or \ordinalstring. Let's take a look at the following commands:
      This document should have \numberstringnum{32}
pages, now we are on page \numberstring{page}
in the \ordinalstring{section} section.
  5. End the document:
    \end{document}
  6. Compile the document...

Putting text into a colorful box

You often see important content put into a colored box, especially on posters and slides, although it's used in other documents, too. In this recipe, we will put a little text and also whole paragraphs into a colored box. They can also have titles.

How to do it...

We will use the tcolorbox package. It is based on pgf, so you need to have that package installed as well.

We will create a box with the defaults, a titled box with split content, and boxes placed inline that fit the width of the content. Proceed as follows:

  1. Create a small document based on any document class. The article package is a simple choice. Load the blindtext package to generate dummy text. This time, we will use the pangram option to create short pangrams as dummy text. The blindtext package requires the babel package, so we load it before. We also set English as the language. Furthermore, load the tcolorbox package. Our base document looks like this:
    \documentclass{article}
\usepackage...

Visualizing the layout

At the time of designing a document, one may like to have an exact view of the dimensions and position of the text body, the header and footer, and the space for the margin notes. LaTeX can print help lines for you so you can examine the layout and use it to position extra elements.

How to do it...

Load the showframe package. This means the following steps:

  1. Open your document or a sample for testing. Here, we will use the very first document from Chapter 1, The Variety of Document Types.
  2. Add the following line at the end of your preamble:
    \usepackage{showframe}
  3. Compile the document. You will see frames around text body, margin note area, and header and footer:
    How to do it...
  4. Examining the layout can give you ideas about making adjustments, such as changing the margins or other page dimensions. If you don't need these help lines any more, you can disable the package by commenting out \usepackage{showframe} or by deleting it.

How it works...

We simply loaded the showframe package. It...

Introduction

The previous chapter presented recipes for creating whole documents. You may use them as starting points. Now, we will focus on customizing text details. The upcoming sections broadly deal with the following:

  • Manipulating text

  • Positioning and arranging text

  • Shaping paragraphs

We are not yet dealing with fonts. This topic deserves a whole chapter, and will be covered in Chapter 3, Adjusting Fonts.

We will start with some very useful basics, cover some helpful things, and end the chapter with recipes that show off what LaTeX can do beyond rectangular paragraphs.

Inputting accented characters

By default, LaTeX works with simple ASCII characters. For accented characters, such as in the German word "schön", you need to type sch\"on into your editor. The babel command with the ngerman option simplifies the syntax to sch"on. But there is an easier way.

How to do it...

We will activate extended input character support as follows:

  1. Check your editor's configuration and find out its input encoding setting. utf8 (UTF-8 means Unicode) is standard for Linux, Mac OS X, and some Windows editors. However, some Windows editors still work with latin1 or cp1250/cp1252, while some older Macs use applemac.

  2. Load the inputenc package with the corresponding option, like so:

    \usepackage[utf8]{inputenc}

  3. Now you can directly type characters such as a, ü, ö, é, and è in to your document.

Tip

If you need help with editor settings, you can post a question in the forum at http://latex-community.org/forum/. This web site provides support forums for various LaTeX editors.

How it works...

Improving justification and hyphenation

Sometimes, you may get warnings like overfull \hbox, or you may notice words hanging in the margin. This is a sign that LaTeX has had serious problems with justification. Now, we will take a look at how to improve that.

How to do it...

You can start with any document. We will optimize it with settings in the preamble. If you don't have one at hand, you can take one from the code package for this book, specifically for the first chapter, or download one at http://latex-cookbook.net. Let's proceed:

  1. Load the package babel with your document languages as options. Use the preferred language as the last option:

    \usepackage[ngerman,english]{babel}

  2. If you would like to use handy shortcuts of the ngerman package with English too, add the following lines of code:

    \useshorthands{"}
\addto\extrasenglish{\languageshorthands{ngerman}}

  3. Load the fontenc package with the T1 option set:

    \usepackage[T1]{fontenc}

  4. Load the microtype package for improved micro-typography:

    \usepackage...

Converting numbers to words

Numbers are sometimes written in words rather than using numerals. LaTeX is capable of automatically converting numbers to words. This is especially useful for values which originate from LaTeX counters, such as page or section numbers.

How to do it...

Load the fmtcount package and use its commands for conversion:

  1. Start with any document class, such as article:

    \documentclass{article}

  2. Load the fmtcount package:

    \usepackage{fmtcount}

  3. Begin the document:

    \begin{document}

  4. Write some text. Use the following instructions:

    • Whenever you'd like to convert a number to a word, use the command \numberstringnum.

    • To print a counter value as a word, use \numberstring.

    • For a similar purpose, but in ordinal form, use \ordinalstringnum or \ordinalstring. Let's take a look at the following commands:

      This document should have \numberstringnum{32}
pages, now we are on page \numberstring{page}
in the \ordinalstring{section} section.

  5. End the document:

    \end{document}

  6. Compile the document. All numbers...

Putting text into a colorful box

You often see important content put into a colored box, especially on posters and slides, although it's used in other documents, too. In this recipe, we will put a little text and also whole paragraphs into a colored box. They can also have titles.

How to do it...

We will use the tcolorbox package. It is based on pgf, so you need to have that package installed as well.

We will create a box with the defaults, a titled box with split content, and boxes placed inline that fit the width of the content. Proceed as follows:

  1. Create a small document based on any document class. The article package is a simple choice. Load the blindtext package to generate dummy text. This time, we will use the pangram option to create short pangrams as dummy text. The blindtext package requires the babel package, so we load it before. We also set English as the language. Furthermore, load the tcolorbox package. Our base document looks like this:

    \documentclass{article}
\usepackage[english...

Visualizing the layout

At the time of designing a document, one may like to have an exact view of the dimensions and position of the text body, the header and footer, and the space for the margin notes. LaTeX can print help lines for you so you can examine the layout and use it to position extra elements.

How to do it...

Load the showframe package. This means the following steps:

  1. Open your document or a sample for testing. Here, we will use the very first document from Chapter 1, The Variety of Document Types.

  2. Add the following line at the end of your preamble:

    \usepackage{showframe}

  3. Compile the document. You will see frames around text body, margin note area, and header and footer:

  4. Examining the layout can give you ideas about making adjustments, such as changing the margins or other page dimensions. If you don't need these help lines any more, you can disable the package by commenting out \usepackage{showframe} or by deleting it.

How it works...

We simply loaded the showframe package. It prints...

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  • Work with modern document classes, such as KOMA-Script classes
  • Explore the latest LaTeX packages, including TikZ, pgfplots, and biblatex
  • An example-driven approach to creating stunning graphics directly within LaTeX

Description

LaTeX is a high-quality typesetting software and is very popular, especially among scientists. Its programming language gives you full control over every aspect of your documents, no matter how complex they are. LaTeX's huge amount of customizable templates and supporting packages cover most aspects of writing with embedded typographic expertise. With this book you will learn to leverage the capabilities of the latest document classes and explore the functionalities of the newest packages. The book starts with examples of common document types. It provides you with samples for tuning text design, using fonts, embedding images, and creating legible tables. Common document parts such as the bibliography, glossary, and index are covered, with LaTeX's modern approach.You will learn how to create excellent graphics directly within LaTeX, including diagrams and plots quickly and easily. Finally, you will discover how to use the new engines XeTeX and LuaTeX for advanced programming and calculating with LaTeX. The example-driven approach of this book is sure to increase your productivity.

Who is this book for?

If you already know the basics of LaTeX and you like to get fast, efficient solutions, this is the perfect book for you. If you are an advanced reader, you can use this book's example-driven format to take your skillset to the next level. Some familiarity with the basic syntax of LaTeX and how to use the editor of your choice for compiling is required.

What you will learn

  • Choose the right document class for your project to customize its features
  • Utilize fonts globally and locally
  • Frame, shape, arrange, and annotate images
  • Add a bibliography, a glossary, and an index
  • Create colorful graphics including diagrams, flow charts, bar charts, trees, plots in 2d and 3d, time lines, and mindmaps
  • Solve typical tasks for various sciences including math, physics, chemistry, electrotechnics, and computer science
  • Optimize PDF output and enrich it with meta data, annotations, popups, animations, and fillin fields
  • Explore the outstanding capabilities of the newest engines and formats such as XeLaTeX, LuaLaTeX, and LaTeX3

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13 Chapters
1. The Variety of Document Types Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
1. The Variety of Document Types
Introduction
Writing a short text
Writing a thesis
Designing a book
Creating a presentation
Designing a curriculum vitae
Writing a letter
Producing a leaflet
Creating a large poster
2. Tuning the Text Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
2. Tuning the Text
Introduction
Inputting accented characters
Improving justification and hyphenation
Converting numbers to words
Putting text into a colorful box
Visualizing the layout
Visualizing boxes of letters and symbols
Typesetting in a grid
Absolute positioning of text
Starting a paragraph with an over-sized letter
Fitting text to a shape
Creating a pull quote
3. Adjusting Fonts Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
3. Adjusting Fonts
Introduction
Choosing a font for a document
Locally switching to a different font
Importing just a single symbol from a font family
Writing bold mathematical symbols
Getting the sans serif mathematics font
Writing double stroke letters as if on a blackboard
Enabling the searching and copying of ligatures
Suppressing ligatures
Adding a contour
4. Working with Images Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
4. Working with Images
Introduction
Including images with optimal quality
Automating image positioning
Manipulating images
Adding a frame to an image
Cutting an image to get rounded corners
Shaping an image like a circle
Drawing over an image
Aligning images
Arranging images in a grid
Stacking images
5. Beautiful Designs Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
5. Beautiful Designs
Introduction
Adding a background image
Creating beautiful ornaments
Preparing pretty headings
Producing a calendar
Mimicking keys and menu items
6. Designing Tables Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
6. Designing Tables
Introduction
Creating a legible table
Adding footnotes to a table
Aligning numeric data
Coloring a table
Merging cells
Splitting a cell diagonally
Adding shape, shading, and transparency
Importing data from files
7. Contents, Indexes, and Bibliographies Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
7. Contents, Indexes, and Bibliographies
Introduction
Tuning a table of contents, lists of figures, and tables
Creating a bibliography
Adding a glossary
Creating a list of acronyms
Producing an index
8. Getting the Most out of the PDF Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
8. Getting the Most out of the PDF
Introduction
Adding hyperlinks
Adding metadata
Adding copyright information
Inserting comments
Producing fillable forms
Optimizing the output for e-book readers
Removing white margins
Combining PDF files
Creating an animation
9. Creating Graphics Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
9. Creating Graphics
Introduction
Building smart diagrams
Constructing a flowchart
Building a tree
Building a bar chart
Drawing a pie chart
Drawing a Venn diagram
Putting thoughts in a mind map
Generating a timeline
10. Advanced Mathematics Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
10. Advanced Mathematics
Introduction
Quick-start for beginners
Fine-tuning math formulas
Automatic line-breaking in equations
Highlighting in a formula
Stating definitions and theorems
Drawing commutative diagrams
Plotting functions in two dimensions
Plotting in three dimensions
Drawing geometry pictures
Doing calculations
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11. Science and Technology
Introduction
Typesetting an algorithm
Printing a code listing
Application in graph theory
Writing physical quantities with units
Writing chemical formulae
Drawing molecules
Representing atoms
Drawing electrical circuits
12. Getting Support on the Internet Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
12. Getting Support on the Internet
Introduction
Exploring online LaTeX resources
Using web forums
Framing a really good question
Creating a minimal example
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Stefan Kottwitz studied mathematics in Jena and Hamburg. He works as a network and IT security engineer both for Lufthansa Industry Solutions and for Eurowings Aviation. For many years, he has been providing LaTeX support on online forums. He maintains the web forums LaTeX and goLaTeX and the Q&A sites TeXwelt and TeXnique. He runs the TeX graphics gallery sites TeXample, TikZ, and PGFplots, the TeXlive online compiler, the TeXdoc service, and the CTAN software mirror. He is a moderator of the TeX Stack Exchange site and matheplanet. He publishes ideas and news from the TeX world on his blogs LaTeX and TeX. Before this book, he authored the first edition of LaTeX Beginner's Guide in 2011, and LaTeX Cookbook in 2015, both published by Packt.
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