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# The LaTeX Companion (Tools and Techniques for Computer Typesetting)

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desertcart.com: The LaTeX Companion (Tools and Techniques for Computer Typesetting): 9780201362992: Mittelbach, Frank, Goossens, Michel, Braams, Johannes, Carlisle, David, Rowley, Chris, John Fuller: Books

Review: An Invaluable Resource - I'm in the throes of writing a large report and decided to use LaTeX to handle the document processing for me. (Yes, I should be working, but I decided to take a respite and write this review!) I use LaTeX all the time to produce the short documents necessary for teaching classes, so I'm literate. But this is the first large writing project I've managed entirely in LaTeX. This review refers to the second edition of "The LaTeX Companion." It's difficult to write a review beyond "This is a great book--buy it!" There is so much contained within The Companion that any review will fall short. So, allow me to take a slightly different tack. I have two books on my desk right next to my workstation. Lamport's "LaTeX: A Document Preparation Guide, 2nd Edition" and Mittelbach, et al.'s "The LaTeX Companion, 2nd Edition." (My discipline-specific texts and papers are scattered all over everywhere--typical professor mode.) I use Lamport's book for quick reference for math symbols and table setup (Lamport is much less hefty...) and The Companion for reference on everything else. The Companion is full of details necessary to get "the details" right. The Companion is well-written, well-indexed, well-organized, and contains a compilation of information not available anywhere else for users of LaTeX. You will not be able to use the packages and extensions necessary to make the writing job easier without The Companion. Trust me--if you are writing using LaTeX, then you need this text for access to instructions for using the packages necessary, and desirable, for production of technical text. I cannot imagine developing another complex document without LaTeX and the two texts I use. A actually have two copies of both texts (LaTeX and The Companion), one at the office and one at home. I can't imagine writing in LaTeX without them both. But, if I had to chose just one book, I'd have to chose The Companion. It's that simple and that necessary.
Review: Dissertation Salvation - I am not a LaTeX newbie. I have used various LaTeX implementations for several years over the course of my graduate student career. Nevertheless, most of my LaTeX experience was with simpler more forgiving projects. Those projects\textemdash and my frustrations with Word instability during the development of several grant proposals\textemdash (joke) were what encouraged me to tackle my dissertation using LaTeX. My dissertation challenges were much more complex and the layout requirements were exact. Searching the web for answers was inefficient. I purchased two books to help guide me through my dissertation: The LaTeX Companion (second ed.) and Guide to LaTeX (second ed.). In short, this book is the most useful and is really the only one I need. It has helped me through simple and complex typesetting issues. I have been able to add features to my layout that are more sophisticated that I thought I was capable of accomplishing in LaTeX. It has extended my knowledge of LaTeX and eased a great deal of dissertation pain and anxiety. This text has become a tipping point for me; I now prefer to use LaTeX for almost all document preparation. Many thanks to the authors for their excellent work on a most useful reference!

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
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| Best Sellers Rank | #613,684 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #117 in Design & Graphics Software Books #142 in Electronic Documents #222 in Typography (Books) |
| Customer Reviews | 4.3 out of 5 stars 85 Reviews |

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ An Invaluable Resource
*by D***N on December 23, 2005*

I'm in the throes of writing a large report and decided to use LaTeX to handle the document processing for me. (Yes, I should be working, but I decided to take a respite and write this review!) I use LaTeX all the time to produce the short documents necessary for teaching classes, so I'm literate. But this is the first large writing project I've managed entirely in LaTeX. This review refers to the second edition of "The LaTeX Companion." It's difficult to write a review beyond "This is a great book--buy it!" There is so much contained within The Companion that any review will fall short. So, allow me to take a slightly different tack. I have two books on my desk right next to my workstation. Lamport's "LaTeX: A Document Preparation Guide, 2nd Edition" and Mittelbach, et al.'s "The LaTeX Companion, 2nd Edition." (My discipline-specific texts and papers are scattered all over everywhere--typical professor mode.) I use Lamport's book for quick reference for math symbols and table setup (Lamport is much less hefty...) and The Companion for reference on everything else. The Companion is full of details necessary to get "the details" right. The Companion is well-written, well-indexed, well-organized, and contains a compilation of information not available anywhere else for users of LaTeX. You will not be able to use the packages and extensions necessary to make the writing job easier without The Companion. Trust me--if you are writing using LaTeX, then you need this text for access to instructions for using the packages necessary, and desirable, for production of technical text. I cannot imagine developing another complex document without LaTeX and the two texts I use. A actually have two copies of both texts (LaTeX and The Companion), one at the office and one at home. I can't imagine writing in LaTeX without them both. But, if I had to chose just one book, I'd have to chose The Companion. It's that simple and that necessary.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Dissertation Salvation
*by M***L on May 18, 2006*

I am not a LaTeX newbie. I have used various LaTeX implementations for several years over the course of my graduate student career. Nevertheless, most of my LaTeX experience was with simpler more forgiving projects. Those projects\textemdash and my frustrations with Word instability during the development of several grant proposals\textemdash (joke) were what encouraged me to tackle my dissertation using LaTeX. My dissertation challenges were much more complex and the layout requirements were exact. Searching the web for answers was inefficient. I purchased two books to help guide me through my dissertation: The LaTeX Companion (second ed.) and Guide to LaTeX (second ed.). In short, this book is the most useful and is really the only one I need. It has helped me through simple and complex typesetting issues. I have been able to add features to my layout that are more sophisticated that I thought I was capable of accomplishing in LaTeX. It has extended my knowledge of LaTeX and eased a great deal of dissertation pain and anxiety. This text has become a tipping point for me; I now prefer to use LaTeX for almost all document preparation. Many thanks to the authors for their excellent work on a most useful reference!

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Superb, essential reference for LaTeX
*by S***R on March 6, 2014*

This book is the single best reference for LaTeX users who are past the beginner stage and need reference on how to do more and to polish their documents. It is a relatively comprehensive reference with more than 1000 pages and chapters on everything from formatting to math, indexes, citations, and graphics. Of particular usefulness to me so far have been the chapters on indexing and bibliographies, such as how to do all kinds of citations such as author/year instead of basic LaTeX numbered citations. It is full of examples that show the exact LaTeX syntax next to the formatted output. As an example, I'm currently looking at pages 704-705 and there are 25 varying citation formats described on those two pages, shown with complete code and output. There are two downsides to the book: it is not designed to be a first text (but the tutorials at CTAN work for that), and it is massive, far too heavy to carry around. But for a single best desk reference, this is it!

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