LaTeX Command Words

a, b, c, d, e, f, g, h, i, j, k, l, m, n, o, p, q, r, s, t, u, v, w, x, y, z

A

\addcontentsline{file}{sec_unit}{entry} insert an entry into toc (table of contents), lof (list of figures) or lot (list of tables).
\addtocontents{file}{text} add some other text directly
\addtocounter{counter}{value} increment counter
\address{Return address} your address in a letter
\addtolength{\gnat}{length} increment \gnat
\addvspace{length} insert extra vertical space
\alph{counter}, \Alph{counter} show counter's value as a letter
\appendix
\arabic{counter} show counter's value as arabic number
array environment
\author{names}

B, C

\begin{env} star of a new environment
\bf bold typeface
\bibitem[label]{cite_key} use in references section
\bigskip leave big vertical space
\cdots centered dots fot math mode
center environment
\centering center lines from now on
\chapter{title} start a new chapter
\circle{diameter}, \circle*{diameter} draw empty or full circles
\cite[text]{key_list} insert a reference
\cleardoublepage clear all pages, start on odd number
\clearpage flush all pages, start a new one
\cline{i-j} draw a horizontal line in tabbing environment
\closing{text} closing formula in a letter

D

\dashbox{dash length}(width,height){ ... } draw within a dashed box
\date{text} sets the document's production date
\ddots diagonal ellipsis in math mode
description environment
\documentstyle{style} start of your document
\dotfill fills horizontally with dots

E, F

\em (emphasis) toggles between \it and \rm
\end{env} end of the environment env
\endinput end of included material
enumerate environment
eqnarray environment for a sequence of equations
equation environment for a single equation
figure environment
\fbox{text} produce a framed text
\flushbottom make all pages of the same length
flushleft environment
flushright environment
\fnsymbol{counter} produce footnote symbol
\footnote[number]{text} making footnote
\footnotemark put a mark for footnote
\footnotesize default size for footnotes.
\footnotetext [number] {text} produce footnote
\frac{num}{den} make a fraction in math mode
\frame{ ... } draw frame around an object
\framebox[width][position]{text} put text into a frame
\framebox(width,height)[position]{...} put text into a framed box in a picture

G, H

\hfill fill all horizontal space available
\hline horizontal line in tabular environmnet
\hrulefill fill horizontal space with a line
\hspace[*]{length} leave out a space
\huge second largest of 10 typefaces available.
\Huge largest of available typefaces.
\hyphenation{words} exceptional hyphenations

I, J

\include{file} include FILE.TEX in the input
\includeonly{file_list} only these files
\indent produce indentation here
\input{file} read in FILE.TEX
\it Italics typeface.
itemize environment

K, L

\kill used in tabular environment
\label{key} ancor a reference to this point
\large slightly larger than default typeface size.
\Large default for titles.
\LARGE third largest of typefaces available.
\ldots ellipsis, works in any mode
\line(x slope,y slope){length} draw a line segment
\linebreak[number] encourage line break here
\linethickness{dimension} in pictures
list environment
\location{address} to be included in letters

M

\makebox[width][position]{text} typeset text in a separate box, then print it
\makebox(width,height)[position]{ ... } do it in a picture
\maketitle generate title page
\markboth{left head}{right head}, \markright{right head} set the running head
\mbox{text} typeset text in a box, works in math mode
\medskip skip a medium amount of vertical space
minipage environment
\multicolumn{cols}{pos}{text} in tabbing environment
\multiput put the same object several times in a picture

N

\newcommand{cmd}[args]{def} define a new command
\newcounter{foo}[counter] define a new counter
\newenvironment{nam}[args]{begdef}{enddef} define a new environment
\newfont{cmd}{font_name} introduce a new font
\newlength{\gnat} a new length-type command
\newline force a line break
\newpage end the current page
\newsavebox{cmd} create a new box holder
\newtheorem{env_name}{caption}[within], \newtheorem{env_name}[numbered_like]{caption} new theorem-like environment
\nocite{key_list} don't appear, but introduce into the citation.
\noindent start new paragraph without indentation
\nolinebreak[number] discourage line break here
\normalsize go back to normal font size
\nopagebreak[number] discourage page break bere

O, P

\onecolumn start one column format from here
\opening{text} start of a letter
\oval(width,height)[portion] draw it
\overbrace{text} a brace over the text
\overline{text} a line over the text
\pagebreak[number] encourage pagebreak here
\pagenumbering{num_style} define numbering style
\pageref{key} the page number where key is defined
\pagestyle{option} change page format
\par equivalent to an empty line (new paragraph)
\paragraph{title} start a new paragraph
\parbox[position]{width}{text} make several paragraphs of given width
picture environment
\put(x coord,y coord){ ... } put an object into a picture

Q, R

quotation environment
quote environment
\raggedbottom page length is variable
\raggedleft lines end at the right margin
\raggedright lines are of different width
\raisebox{distance}[extend-above][extend-below]{text} change the base line of a typeset material
\ref{key} section number of the definition of the key
\renewcommand{cmd}[args]{def} redefine an existing command
\renewenvironment{nam}[args]{begdef}{enddef} redefine an existing environment
\rm roman typeface (default).
\roman{counter} use lowercase roman numbers
\Roman{counter} use uppercase roman numbers
\rule[raise-height]{width}{thickness} draw a horizontal or vertical line

S

\savebox{cmd}[width][pos]{text} store text into the box holder cmd
\sbox{cmd}[text] store text into the box holder cmd
\sc small caps typeface.
\scriptsize second smallest of 10 typefaces available.
\section{title} start a new section
\setcounter{counter}{value}
\setlength{\gnat}{length}
\settowidth{\gnat}{text} set \gnat equal to the length of text
\sf sans serif typeface.
\shortstack[position]{... \\ ... \\ ...} draw a stack of objects
\signature{Your name} closes the letter
\sl slanted typeface.
\small slightly smaller than default typeface size.
\smallskip leave out a small amount of vertical space
\sqrt[root]{arg} typeset root in math mode
\subparagraph{title} start a new subparagraph
\subsection{title} start a new subsection
\subsubparagraph{title} start a new subsubparagraph
\subsubsection{title} start a new subsubsection

T

tabbing environment
table environment
tabular environment
\telephone{number} your number in letters
\thanks{text} footnotes in articles
thebibliography reference section
theorem environment
\thispagestyle{option} change page style for this page only
\tiny smallest of typefaces.
\title{text} title of your paper
titlepage environment
\tt typewriter typeface.
\twocolumn produces two-column output
\typein[cmd]{msg} read from terminal
\typeout{msg} prints msg on terminal

U, V, W, X, Y, Z

\underbrace{text} put brace under text
\underline{text} underline text
\usebox{cmd} use a previously filled box container
\usecounter{counter} use the value of counter
\value{counter} its value as a number
\vdots vertical ellipsis
\vector(x slope,y slope){length} draw a vector
\verb print out as it is (verbally)
verbatim environment
verse environment
\vfill strech vertically
\vline vertical line in tabular environment
\vspace[*]{length} insert vertical space

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