The only latex I know how to use is from this site. I want to start turning my homework using LaTeX. What program should I get to do this? I have textworks but it does not show the output as I type. I love how we get a preview of what we are doing on this site. What should I use?

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thomaster · Answer

The LaTeX this site uses is mathjax. When you format documents in LaTeX it's different from the stuff you use here :P You'd need a TeX editor, check some here on this link. Don't know which one is the best since I don't work with latex documents. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_TeX_editors Maybe some online TeX editors: http://docs.latexlab.org/ https://www.sharelatex.com/

zzr0ck3r · Answer

Is there a way to use mathjax to make documents? I've gotten pretty good at it and it does everything I need

zzr0ck3r · Answer

Ok easy peasy 
it aint so bad
ty @thomaster

thomaster · Answer

Don't know. MathJax is designed for web browsers.

thomaster · Answer

@e.mccormick can tell you everything about it :P

e.mccormick · Answer

Well, only ones I know that do it as you type are the web based ones.  When I use Texmaker I just click a build button every now and then to update the preview window.

e.mccormick · Answer

The down side to many of the online ones is your documents are public unless you pay to subscribe.  But the attached is all I have to do to preview it.

zzr0ck3r · Answer

yeah im getting the hang of it now. ty

e.mccormick · Answer

np.  Have fun in $\LaTeX$ land.