Here is a LaTeX example file where I'm experimenting with the LaTeX "ifthen" package (ifthen.sty).
These are simple examples, where I'm playing with the if/then decision making capability with the LaTeX "ifthen" package. These two examples are pretty easy, but make a nice introduction to the "ifthen" package.
Without any further ado, here are my LaTeX if/then examples:
LaTeX font question: How do I underline text in a LaTeX document?
This actually ends up being one of the easiest things to accomplish related to LaTeX font formatting. Its a little inconsistent from the LaTeX tags you use to create bold and italicized text, all you have to do is use the LaTeX \underline tag:
LaTeX question: How do I create an "ellipsis" with LaTeX?
Very simple, if not intuitive. Wherever you want the ellipsis to appear in your LaTeX document (LaTeX PDF or LaTeX HTML document) use the "ldots" command, like this:
\ldots
LaTeX FAQ: What kinds of dashes and hyphens are available with LaTeX?
There are three types of dashes you can create with LaTeX:
LaTeX FAQ: How can I prevent line breaks from occurring in my LaTeX documents?
Another nice thing about LaTeX is that you can prevent line breaks between words that should not be broken, things like people's names. To prevent a line break from occurring, use the tilde character (~) instead of a space, like this:
Mr.~John~Doe
This keeps "Mr. John Doe" on the same line when your document is created.
Summary: Use the LaTeX soul package to highlight text in a LaTeX document.
Suppose you want to provide a highlight color or background color for text in a LaTeX document. A good example is when you want to highlight the background yellow, so it looks like it was highlighted with a marker, to catch a reader's attention. "How do you do this in LaTeX?" you ask.
Normally I like to answer "simple", but in this case there is a multi-step answer. It's still pretty easy, but you'll need to download a package named "soul".
