Input Files

• An input file is plain ASCII text

• You can make an input file with any editor.

• An input file consists of:
  • The text you want to appear
  • Command which don't appear, but determine how the text is formatted.

Example:

\documentstyle{article}
\begin{document}
Hello, world.
\end{document}

The philosophy:

• LaTeX ignores the spaces in your input file

• LaTeX usually picks the fonts

• Avoid the temptation to spend forever getting it perfect