The "howto" file is a good point to start learning LaTeX, has some tips on scientific writing, and may also serve as a boilerplate for your documents.
Output files
 | howto.ps This is a PostScript file, ready for printing, which you should start by reading. It was generated from the howto.tex file, but you would be better off in reading the output of LaTeX before you set eyes on the input. |
| howto.pdf This is the same output file as above, only in a different format, which might be easier for some to read or view inline. |
| howto.dvi This is yet another version of the output file as above. In truth, all that LaTeX produces is a .dvi file. It took two extra steps to generate howto.pdf from howto.dvi. Fortunately, these extra steps can be automated. Take a look in the file to learn how to do this. |
Input files
| The main LaTeX input file: howto.tex Take a look in it as well, since the body includes lots and lots of tips and ideas. |
| A bibliography file with three or so entries of LaTeX bibliography: latex.bib |
| Encapsulated PostScript files: clown.eps, graph.eps, plot.eps |
Auxiliary files
| Auxiliary file, including labels and other symbol table information: howto.aux |
| Processed bibliography file, to be included in the bibliography section: howto.bbl |
| Table of contents file: howto.toc |
| List of figures: howto.lof |
| List of tables: howto.lot |
| List of algorithms: howto.loa |
| Macros Produced by prog2tex: howto.prg |
Run logs
| Log of running LaTeX: howto.log |
| Log of running BibTeX: howto.blg |
All files in one zip: all.zip