Document Preparation

LaTeX
Portable Document Format (PDF)

LaTeX in 24 Hours by Dilip Datta
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This book presents direct and concise explanations and examples to many LaTeX syntax and structures, allowing students and researchers to quickly understand the basics that are required for writing and preparing book manuscripts, journal articles, reports, presentation slides and academic theses and dissertations for publication.
LaTeX Cookbook by Stefan Kottwitz
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Over 100 hands-on recipes to quickly prepare LaTeX documents of various kinds to solve challenging tasks. Some familiarity with the basic syntax of LaTeX and how to use the editor of your choice for compiling is required.

Getting LaTeX
LaTeX is not a stand-alone typesetting program. If you're new to LaTeX, it is recommended to get a full TeX distribution. This page via The LaTeX Project provides options for Linux, Mac OS, Windows, & Online. A number of these options are free.
21 Short LaTeX Tutorial Videos (Youtube)
A set of 21 short tutorial videos using the online collaborative LaTeX editor, Overleaf.
A Visual LaTeX FAQ
Having trouble finding the answer to a LaTeX question? The Visual LaTeX FAQ is an innovative new search interface that presents over a hundred typeset samples of frequently requested document formatting. Simply click on a hyperlinked piece of text and the Visual LaTeX FAQ will send your Web browser to the appropriate page in the TeX FAQ.
Useful Links via The LaTeX Project
With the LaTeX team so small in size, much of the documentation and tutorials available are community-driven. This page provides links to unofficial documentation, FAQs, Q&As via forums, and text/video tutorials.

PDF Explained by John Whitington
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This concise book provides a hands-on tour of the world's leading page-description language for programmers, power users, and professionals in the search, electronic publishing, and printing industries. Illustrated with lots of examples, this book is the documentation you need to fully understand PDF.
Developing with PDF by Leonard Rosenthal
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This practical guide helps you understand how to work with PDF to construct your own documents, troubleshoot problems, and even build your own tools. You'll also find best practices for producing, manipulating, and consuming PDF documents.

All undergraduate students can access Adobe software for education purposes. Students can access Adobe Creative Cloud on QUT lab machines, including Adobe Acrobat DC. The below tutorials for PDF creation are using Adobe Acrobat DC. If you are not using Adobe Acrobat DC, use the steps outlined on the home page of this guide to locate resources for your preferred software.

Adobe Acrobat DC Classroom in a Book by Brie Gyncild and Lisa Fridsma
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This title is a thorough and comprehensive way for you to learn how to reliably create, edit, share, and sign PDF documents and forms with Adobe Acrobat DC. Each of the 13 lessons in this step-by-step, project-based guide contains a project that builds on your growing knowledge of the program, while end-of-chapter review questions reinforce each lesson. Lessons are presented with both Windows and Mac users in mind.

Adobe Acrobat DC Tutorials (Vendor Website)
Choose between beginner or experienced tutorials. Beginner tutorials include quick start guides and practice exercises to solidify your skills.

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