ISGuides: Computer Science: Help with LaTeX

What is LaTeX

LaTeX is a document mark up system that is widely used for the production of scientific and technical documentation. It is very useful for writers who need to use complex equations in their writing. At some point during your studies you may be asked to write an assignment using LaTeX, or it may be strongly encouraged.

Information Services does not provide support for LaTeX, so all the resources listed here are external. For more help and guidance with using LaTex, we recommend contacting your School.

How to get LaTeX

There are a number of freely available LaTeX programmes which you can use on your own computer.

MiKTeX is available in PC Labs.

MiKTeX
Available to download for free for your own computer, and available through the Software Centre for Staff PCs.
TeXnicCenter 2.02
Integrated document environment for LaTeX. Available to download for free on own computer, or through the Software Centre for staff PCs.
Overleaf
Online collaborative editor that doesn't require you to download anything onto your PC.
TeX Live
For Unix (including Linux) and Windows
MacTeX
For Mac OS
Texmaker
LaTex editor for Windows, MacOsX and Linux
TeXstudio
Open-source and available for all major operating systems

Training Resources

Getting Started with LaTeX
This resource on MathCentre provides an introduction to using LaTeX
Overleaf Tutorial
Videos and guides to using Overleaf
LaTeX Project: Help
Documents, books and useful links for help using LaTeX

Export records from EndNote X9 to BibTeX

To export your EndNote Library to BibTeX:

Set the style on your library to "BibTeX export"
Go to ‘File’ at the top left of the screen, then ‘Export’. Make sure the "save as type" box is set to "text file", and the "output style" is "BibTeX export".

Exporting from EndNote to Overleaf