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- the percentage sign (%) preceeds comments
- LATEXcommands start with a backslash (\)
- everything before \begin{document} is
document wide
- first LATEXcommand in file \documentclass
determines the overall style, e.g. letter, article, report, book,
prosper (style for elaborate presentation slides, like these),
etc.
- \usepackage for loading extensions, e.g. for
German language, umlauts, graphics, colors, etc.
- text goes between \begin{document} and
\end{document}
Sascha Kriewel
2004-04-14