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Help Desk > Tutorials > LaTeX |
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MikTeX is a TeX system for Windows. It includes TeX, LaTeX, several LaTeX packages, a DVI viewer, font generator (metafont) and dvips.
For links to the current version of MiKTeX, go to the MiKTeX Home Page at http://www.miktex.org/. Follow the Install MikTeX link to download and install MiKTeX. Note: Allegheny computers have the "Large MiKTeX" installation of Miktex 2.4 or earlier.
After you have completed the installation you should have a basic working system and can typeset LaTeX files through a Command Prompt by using the command latex followed by the name of the file you are processing. Note: you must install UltraEdit or a similar text editor if you wish to process your LaTeX files through a button click, as you do in the labs and on your office machine.
MiKTeX comes with a Dvi Viewer for viewing and printing a typeset file. On Allegheny computers, click Start > Programs > Courseware > Miktex > Dvi Viewer to access the Dvi Viewer.
Some graphics included in a LaTeX document may not display or print properly in a Dvi Viewer. If this is the case you should configure dvips to convert your dvi file to a postscript file and install GSView to view and print the postscript file.
To have a LaTeX system similar to the Allegheny lab and faculty set up, you need to