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This document outlines an agenda for a workshop on scientific writing using LaTeX. It will cover LaTeX installation and environment setup, resume and report writing, thesis and paper writing, presentation preparation, and include a practical session. The speaker is an assistant professor who will discuss installing LaTeX software like MikTeX, setting up the LaTeX environment, and creating a first LaTeX document.

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Scientific Writing using LATEX

Resume, Report, Paper, Presentation and Thesis Writing

Dr. Prashant Singh Rana

Assistant Professor
Computer Science and Engineering Department
Thapar University, Patiala, Punjab.
[email protected], 09855764471 / 09313889932
www.psrana.com

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Latex Installation and Environment Setup
Resume Writing and Report Writing
Thesis Writing and Paper Writing
Presentation Preparation
Practical Session

Outline
1 Latex Installation and Environment Setup
2 Resume Writing and Report Writing
3 Thesis Writing and Paper Writing
4 Presentation Preparation
5 Practical Session

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Latex Installation and Environment Setup
Resume Writing and Report Writing
Thesis Writing and Paper Writing
Presentation Preparation
Practical Session

About the Speaker

Assistant Professor, CSED, Thapar University, Patiala, PB.
PhD and MTech, ABV-IIITM Gwalior.
Project Scientist, SCF-Bio, IIT Delhi (1yr 8m).
Software Engineer, Amdocs, Pune (2yr 6m) .
Area of Research:
Machine Learning and Data Mining.
Soft Computing (GA, PSO, DE, ABC).
Combinatorial Problems.
Modelling and Simulations.
Bioinformatics.
Contact: [email protected], 09855764471 / 09313889932

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Latex Installation and Environment Setup
Resume Writing and Report Writing
Thesis Writing and Paper Writing
Presentation Preparation
Practical Session

Learning by Doing

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Latex Installation and Environment Setup
Latex: Software Requirement
Resume Writing and Report Writing
Latex: Installation
Thesis Writing and Paper Writing
Latex: Environment Setup
Presentation Preparation
Latex: First Document
Practical Session

Session I
Latex Installation and Environment Setup

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Latex: Software Requirements

1 Miktex: Latex Compiler
2 WinEdt: Latex Editor
3 gs: Ghost Script Viewer
4 JDK: Java Environment (Optional)
5 JabRef: Reference Manager
6 Gimp: Image Editor
7 Adobe Reader: PDF Viewer

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Latex: Installation
Go to Latex Setup directory and install all softwares.

01-MikTex 2.9.5 02-Ghost Script 9.18

03-Ghost Script Viewer 04-JDK

05-JabRef-2.10 06-Gimp 2.8.10

07-Adobe Reader 9.3.4 08-Dia 0.97.2

09-Winedt 9.1

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Latex: Environment Setup

Internet Setting for Package Manager
Automatic download and install the required
packages.

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Latex: Environment Setup

Go to Practical Session → Session I
Open SampleReport.tex with WinEdt

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Latex: Setting I
Go to Practical Session → Session I
Open SampleReport.tex with WinEdt
Go to TeX → MiKTex → MiKTex Package Manager

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Latex: Setting I
Change Repository for package manager
Go to Repository → Change Package Repository →
Select Package .... → Next → Select any repository → Finish

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Latex: Setting II
Compilation Setting for WinEdt.
Go to Options → Execution Modes → Tex Options →
Choose ”dvi → ps → pdf” → OK

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Latex: First Document

Compile the document.

For Compile: F9

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Latex: First Document

Output is a PDF file. Explore it.

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Latex: First Document

Edit the title and author. Compile it again.

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Latex: First Document

Make the title BOLD and ITALIC. Compile it again.
For Bold : \textbf{ }
For Italic: \emph{ }
For Underline: \undeline{ }

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Latex: Tips and Trick

1 Compile and Run after every minor changes.
2 To make comments use: %
To write 70% 70\% is used.
3 To add new line: \\ or \newline.
4 & is a special character used in table, to write &, use \&.
5 To give horizontal space use \hspace*{1cm}.
6 To give vertical space use \vspace*{1cm}.
7 Always use Template.

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Latex: First Document

Key Point 1: Document Class \documentclass{ }
1 Also known as class file.
2 Define the formatting of the document.
3 Document can easily be converted to new format by changing
class file.
4 File extension is .cls
5 Edit the class file as per your requirement.
6 Find out the document class used in the document.

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Latex: First Document

Key Point 2: Use Package \usepackage{ }
1 Similar to header file in C/C++ i.e. #include<stdio.h>.
2 Used to add special features e.g Algorithms, Long table,
etc.

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Latex: First Document

Key Point 3: Begin Document . . . . . . End Document

\begin{document}
...
All contents are defined here.
...
\end{document}

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Latex: First Document

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Quiz I

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End of Session I
Latex Installation and Environment Setup

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Latex Installation and Environment Setup
Resume Writing
Resume Writing and Report Writing
Report Writing
Thesis Writing and Paper Writing
Demo I: Get Image from Excel
Presentation Preparation
Demo II: Convert Image to eps
Practical Session

Session II
Resume Writing

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Resume Writing
Go to Practical Session → Session II
Open Resume2.pdf and explore it.
Open Cover Letter2.pdf and explore it.

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Resume Writing
Open Resume.tex with WinEdt and explore it.
Compile the Resume.

For Compile: F9

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Resume Writing
Output is a PDF file, explore it.

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Resume Writing
Edit the Name and Contact, compile it again.

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Resume Writing
Edit the following details and compile it again.
1 Education
2 Personal Details
3 Skill Sets
4 ...

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End of Session II
Resume Writing

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Session III
Report/Sypnosis Writing

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Report Writing
File Information
1 .tex: Main document file.
2 .bib: Reference file.
3 .cls: Class file (required for formatting).
4 .sty: Style file (for adding features in your report).
5 .bst: Bibliography style file.

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Report Writing
Go to Practical Session → Session III
Open Report2.pdf and explore it.
Table of Contents.
List of Figures.
List of Tables.
Sections.
References.

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Report Writing
Open Report.tex with WinEdt and explore it.
Compile the Report.

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Report Writing
Output is a PDF file, explore it.

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Report Writing
Edit the Title, Author and Reg. No, compile it again.

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Report Writing
Edit the following
Supervisor Name
Department Name
Institute Name
Degree
Start Degree
End Degree
and compile it again.

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Report Writing: Layout

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Report Writing: Layout

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Demo I
Get Image from Excel

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Demo I: Get Image from Excel

1 Go to Practical Session → Demo I
2 Open Result.xlsx.
3 Draw the scatter plot.
4 Save As Web Page.
5 Explore the image in the saved folder.

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Exercise
1 Draw a flow chart in word.
2 Save As Web Page.
3 Explore the image in the saved folder.

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Demo II
Convert Image to eps

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Demo II: Convert Image to eps

eps is encapsulated postscript.
Tools for file conversion:
1 SmartDraw.
2 Photoshop.
3 CorelDraw.
4 GIMP.
5 Online Tools.

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Demo II: Convert Image to eps

1 Go to Practical Session → Demo II
2 Open Figure.png with GIMP.
or Right Click on image →Edit with GIMP.
3 File →Export As →”Add .eps in the file name” →Export.

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Report Writing: Exercise

Change the logo in the report.
1 Download Institute Logo.
2 Convert it to eps.
3 Add in the report without file extension.

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Report Writing: References

Key Points:
1 Store all the references.
2 Also known as bib file (or references file).
3 File extension is .bib.
4 Explore the bib file using JabRef.