latex mytext.tex
This creates (among others) a file mytext.dvi, which contains the layouted document in a LATEX-specific format.
xdvi mytext.dvi
or another dvi viewer program and go back to 1 to apply corrections, if necessary.
dvips mytext
which can be printed with a Postscript printer or displayed on the screen with ghostview.
OPTIONS | describe some general parameters like paper format or basic font size (a4paper, 11pt) |
TYPE | type of document (article, report, book) |
PREAMBEL | commands with special style infos or macros |
TEXT | the text with additional commands |
The generated document looks like:
\begin{equation} ... \end{equation}
displays the formula in a line of its own and adds an equation number.
name | result |
\alpha, \beta | |
\Gamma, \Delta | |
\frac{2}{4-x} | |
\a_i, exp^{4\pi i} | |
\left( a*a \right) | |
\sqrt{42+y} | |
\int_0^1 x^2 dx |