When you try to typeset a document which requires a package which is not installed on your system, LaTeX will warn you with an error message that it is missing. There are two main file types: class files with.

To find out what other packages are available and what they do, you should use the CTAN search page which includes a link to Graham Williams' comprehensive package catalogue.Ī package is a file or collection of files containing extra LaTeX commands and programming which add new styling features or modify those already existing. The directory name 'texmf' stands for “TEX and METAFONT”. They should all be stored in subdirectories of texmf/tex/latex named after each package. Dozens of these are pre-installed with LaTeX and can be used in your documents immediately. Collaborative Writing of LaTeX DocumentsĪdd-on features for LaTeX are known as packages.Scientific Reports (Bachelor Report, Master Thesis, Dissertation).