A Guide to LATEX: Document Preparation for Beginners and Advanced Users (3rd Edition)
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A Guide to LATEX: Document Preparation for Beginners and Advanced Users (3rd Edition) by Helmut Kopka & Patrick W. Daly is a reference book you can return to when you need an answer. The available edition details are 1999 • Addison-Wesley • 600 pages.
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A reasonable choice if you like backlist books that still feel specific and usable.
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Exact edition: Paperback · ISBN-13 9780201398250
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This book is meant to be used more than once, either for practice or to look up an answer.
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Read the sections you need. You do not have to start at the beginning or read every page in order.
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Paperback: ISBN-13 9780201398250
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