Specifies the type of document (e.g., article, report, book).
\documentclass{class}
Sets options like font size and paper type.
\documentclass[11pt,a4paper]{article}
PACKAGES Includes a package for full page margins.
\usepackage{fullpage}\
Includes a package for setting custom margins.
\usepackage{anysize}
Includes a package for multiple columns.
\usepackage{multicol}
Includes a package for LaTeX symbol font.
\usepackage{latexsym}
Includes a package for graphics.
\usepackage{graphicx}
Includes a package for URLs.
\usepackage{url}
TITLE AND AUTHOR Sets the title of the document.
\title{text}
Sets the author of the document.
\author{text}
Sets the date of the document.
\date{text}
Generates the title section in the document.
\maketitle
DOCUMENT STRUCTURE Starts the content of the document.
\begin{document}
Ends the content of the document.
\end{document}
Creates a part in the document.
\part{title}
Creates a chapter in the document.
\chapter{title}
Creates a section in the document.
\section{title}
Creates a subsection in the document.
\subsection{title}
Creates a subsubsection in the document.
\subsubsection{title}
Creates a paragraph in the document.
\paragraph{title}
Creates a subparagraph in the document.
\subparagraph{title}
TEXT FORMATTING Makes text bold.
\textbf{text}
Makes text italic.
\textit{text}
Underlines text.
\underline{text}
Emphasizes text.
\emph{text}
Sets text in Roman family.
\textrm{text}
Sets text in Sans serif family.
\textsf{text}
Sets text in Typewriter family.
\texttt{text}
LISTS Creates a numbered list.
\begin{enumerate} ... \end{enumerate}
Creates a bulleted list.
\begin{itemize} ... \end{itemize}
Creates a description list.
\begin{description} ... \end{description}
TABLES AND FIGURES Creates a table environment.
\begin{table}[placement] ... \end{table}
Creates a figure environment.
\begin{figure}[placement] ... \end{figure}
Inserts an image.
\includegraphics[width=x]{file}
Adds a caption to a table or figure.
\caption{text}
REFERENCES Creates a label for referencing.
\label{marker}
References a labeled item.
\ref{marker}
Gives the page number of a labeled item.
\pageref{marker}
Creates a footnote.
\footnote{text}
BIBLIOGRAPHY Specifies the bibliography style.
\bibliographystyle{plain}
Includes the bibliography file.
\bibliography{bibfile}
MISCELLANEOUS Creates a table of contents.
\tableofcontents
Sets the page style to empty (no headers or footers).
\pagestyle{empty}
Changes line spacing.
\linespread{x}
Inserts a comment (not printed).
\begin{comment} ... \end{comment}
MATH MODE For inline math, use this syntax.
$ ... $
For displayed math, use this syntax.
\[ ... \]
Superscript notation.
x^{y}
Subscript notation.
x_{y}
Fraction notation.
\frac{x}{y}
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