Question

What even is LaTeX if I may ask?

Answer 1

LaTeX is a typesetting program used to make documents. It's what you see when you see different fonts in books or math problems in math textbooks.

Answer 2

You can do all sorts of things, like \(\Huge\color{teal}{\LaTeX~is~fun!}\) with some simple coding. Would you like to learn?

Answer 3

I sure would!

Answer 4

Okay, so to start out, you need to know the basics. Everything you make must begin with `\(` and end with `\)`

Answer 5

you could also use `[` instead of `(` if you want.

Answer 6

So, try this. \(Hi\) from this code: `\(Hi\)`

Answer 7

\(hi\)

Answer 8

There you go!

Answer 9

AHHHHSHHHEEEESSSS thats so friggin cool!

Answer 10

:D now to make spaces, you use `~` between each word.

Answer 11

I have to go, but I'll finish helping you later. Sorry!

Answer 12

All good! Thank you!

Answer 13

Actually, I have about 30 more minutes, if you'd like to continue. @casdawson

Answer 14

\hi\~am~i~doing~this~right

Answer 15

\(hi~am~i~doing~this~right/)

Answer 16

(\hi~am~i~doing~this~right\)

Answer 17

Try `\( hi~am~i~doing~this~right \)`

Answer 18

\( hi~am~i~doing~this~right \)

Answer 19

Interesting!

Answer 20

\( hi~am~i~doing~this~right \)

Answer 21

\(could~ be ~easier...\)

Answer 22

\( Hi~my~name~is~Cas \)

Answer 23

\(\Huge\cal\rlap{\color{lime}{Yay~you~got~it!!!}}{\color{red}{\;Yay~you~got~it!!!}}\)

Answer 24

@casdawson, would you like to learn more?

Answer 25

I would!

Answer 26

okay, would you like to learn fonts, sizes, or colors next?

Answer 27

I can help teach :)

Answer 28

-_-

Answer 29

jkjk, you can if you want XD

Answer 30

haha of course I'm going to steal your spotlight XD

Answer 31

noooooo

Answer 32

I worked hard for this SS

Answer 33

yeah, and I'll beat it :P

Answer 34

I'd kind of like to learn font right now. Or maybe color. Im not picky.

Answer 35

Well, I'd suggest you learn in the order of the code. So size next. Then font. Then color.

Answer 36

Amelia... -_-

Answer 37

Sorry Bri :P

Answer 38

Okay, well I guess she's right. We can learn sizes. That's really easy.

Answer 39

I'll list them!!

Answer 40

-_- stop it

Answer 41

Bri you can do it XD

Answer 42

(but I would suggest you do it they way I usually do)

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* the

Answer 44

brb hehe

Answer 45

then I'll steal you spotlight XD

Answer 46

okay, there are many different sizes. There are \(\tiny tiny\), \(\Tiny Tiny\) \(\small small\), \(\normalsize normalsize, ~\large large, ~\Large Large, ~\LARGE LARGE, \huge huge,~\Huge Huge\)

Answer 47

to do that, you type `\(\tiny\)` or `\(\LARGE\)` etc... you put `\` in front of the command.

Answer 48

so like this, \(\large LaTeX~is~AWESOME!\) the code is `\(\large LaTeX~is~AWESOME!\)`

Answer 49

Now you try

Answer 50

@casdawson

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\(\large LaTeX~is~AWESOME!\)

Answer 52

There you go! \(\Huge\color{lime}{\ddot\smile}\)

Answer 53

Now, with the list I made, the code is what is said. Does that make sense?

Answer 54

Are you ready for fonts?

Answer 55

you forgot scriptsize!

Answer 56

oops! XD I knew there was something I forgot. xp

Answer 57

\(\scriptsize scriptsize\)

Answer 58

lol XD
and did you talk about how not to forget to change it to `\(\` instead of `\(`?

Answer 59

yessssss Amelia

Answer 60

scriptsize comes after Tiny btw

Answer 61

lol ok Bri :P

Answer 62

just checking ;)

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\(\Tiny _{hi}\)

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(I'm the one who's done more tutorials than you ;) :P XD)

Answer 65

cool @geerky42!!

Answer 66

... -_-

Answer 67

you guys are going to make lag.

Answer 68

hahaha just messin with ya :P
Okay, so Bri, continue teaching font

Answer 69

@casdawson are you ready for fonts?

Answer 70

Mhmmm

Answer 71

okay. So, just like with sizes, you must have `\` front of the font codes.

Answer 72

you will put \ in between everything until you get to color

Answer 73

There are many.. I may forget some, so if I do, you can post them Amelia. There are \(\sf sf, \tt tt, \scr scr, \mathbb mathbb, \bf bf, \frak frak\). I'm pretty sure there are more, so @horsegirl27 post them. I can't find Caleb's table

Answer 74

However, mathbb and scr only show a change of fonts in caps and mathbb works a little bit differently than the others.

Answer 75

I believe you only forgot cal

Answer 76

yes!!! thank you

Answer 77

\(\cal cal\)

Answer 78

So, \(\cal LaTeX~rocks!\) comes from `\(\cal LaTeX~rocks!\)`

Answer 79

now you try, pick a font and say something.

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if you make a mistake, we can help you fix it :)

Answer 81

yes, don't worry.

Answer 82

\(\cal I'm~the~Doctor.~I'm~a~Time~Lord.~I'm~from~the~planet~Gallifrey~in~the~Constellation~of~Kasterborous.~I'm~903~years~old~and~I'm~the~man~who~is~gonna~save~your~lives~and~all~6~billion~people~on~the~planet~below.~You~got~a~problem~with~that?\)

Answer 83

I had to make a quote XD

Answer 84

OMG YESSSSS

Answer 85

Whovian for life XD

Answer 86

So, I think you got that down. We'll cover \mathbb when the time comes. I'll brb.

Answer 87

\(\cal Can~we~be~friends~like~dang!\) XD

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Yay you did it!! And I'll be your friend :P

Answer 89

\(\Huge\cal\color{purple}{We~sure~can!}\)

Answer 90

Are you ready for colors?

Answer 91

Heck Yeah!

Answer 92

Okay, there is a big list of predefined colors (meaning you can just put pink or yellow in the command and the color will show) or you can use html color codes (you can look those up online).

Answer 93

Colors are way more complicated. There are some where you can say the name, but to be more specific, some colors have codes

Answer 94

And it's also more complicated writing the code for using color.

Answer 95

Okay, color is a little different than font or size.

Answer 96

and Amelia, I'm getting there -_-

Answer 97

to use colors, the code is \color{ }{ }. in the first set of brackets, you put the color name (or html code) and in the second set of brackets, you put what you want to say using that color.