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I usually deal with it by Googling for the correct package, get overwhelmed, pick one and hope for the best. And for small in-line pictures, do you use picins or wrapfig. For example, do you use verbatim, moreverb or listings to produce code listings. But even then, there are many choices for packages. That way you slowly learn the different type-setting commands in LaTeX. That said, LyX is a great way start with LaTex: you can do most of the editing in LyX, and when an article is done, you can export to LaTeX and do some fine tuning of the lay-out. While LyX allows you to import tex files, I wouldn't count on that to work reliable. If you don't feel comfortable using TeX, you way want to start with LyX, a GUI-editor for LaTeX. One of the best editors is TeXShop, which has a window to edit your TeX files, and allows you to simply click a button to do the typesetting (calling pdflatex, texexec or any other tool applicable). To actually use TeX, you can either use the command line: While support ended at January 2007, it is still a good choice since the main purpose was to install TeX-related packages. If you don't use MacPorts of Fink, I recommend the i-Installer.

I heard some reports that those package did not get the fonts correct when exporting to PDF, but to be honest: it worked flawlessly for me. If you use a package manager like MacPorts or Fink, simply use that manager to install the required package. proTeXt Recommended Windows distribution by the TeX Users Group. MacTeX Recommended Mac distribution by the TeX Users Group. teTeX One of the most widely used distributions.

Has nice features like the ability to include any (TrueType or OpenType) font, and natively supports UTF-8. XeTeX A newer distribution originating on the Mac. It is now the recommended choice, as it contains platform specific latex binaries, such as XeTeX and MacTeX. See for example TeX Distributions at, Common LaTeX distributions at the Latex Project or.

If you use MacPort, use MacPorts to install it, otherwise install it manually. If you use a Mac and don't want to decide yourself: install TeX Live.