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Introduction to LaTeX - Harvard University Department of Physics

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Hello World! in L A T E X<br />

You should hopefully see:<br />

Output written on latexhelloworld.dvi (1 page, 232 bytes).<br />

Transcript written on latexhelloworld.log.<br />

What are all those files that got generated?<br />

.dvi This a device-independent file, the main output <strong>of</strong> L A T E X<br />

.log Shows what happened in last compiler run<br />

.aux S<strong>to</strong>res information between compiler runs – handles<br />

cross-references<br />

Open the .dvi file by double-clicking. Voila!<br />

But is this useful?<br />

Jerome Fung (Manoharan Group) <strong>Introduction</strong> <strong>to</strong> LAT E X July 14, 2008 12 / 54

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