Help with Latex (.tex) Files

---

PC Versions of Latex

Miktex

Mac Versions of Latex

Tatex

New Font

1. in the preamble add: \newfont{\alias}{fontname scaled 1000} for example : \newfont{\fonta}{cmfi10 scaled 1500}
2. in text add \fonta{text} or \fonta

To convert from latex to .ps in UNIX

1. add tetex
2. dvips filename.dvi

To read latex in UNIX

1. add tetex
2. latex filename.tex

Getting Images to load up in a mac latex when original was PC Latex.

At the beginning of Latex file

\usepackage{graphicx,amsmath,amsthm,amssymb}
\DeclareGraphicsRule{.tif}{png}{.png}{`convert #1 `basename #1 .tif`.png}

\begin{center}
\includegraphics{n1}
\end{center}

The n1 file image needs to be in the same folder as the latex file

Open ps in preview
Use grab
capture image
reduce to filesize
save as tiff
preview
export
save as png