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Definition of the target You've a table with some columns and rows (in the example: four columns and six rows) in a spreadsheet. You need to transpose the table in a LaTeX document. Yes, I know! You could use the features of an IDE to add speedly everything you need. But considering that we are inside a worksheet, why not use the column management functions of the worksheet itself? To reach the target directly from the spreadsheet, you can proceed in three steps. The first step is entirely inside the spreadsheet. The second one consist of the transfer of the prepared data to the LaTeX document. The third is the completion of the code in LaTeX.

A working scenario: legal acts with preset data In a legal act there are standard data used in many documents: name of the lawyer, name of the claimant, place of the court of justice, date of the hearing, etc. So, to save time, it is useful to have a system to upload data into the document once and to use them whenever you need during the preparation of the document. LaTeX is an excellent system to write legal acts. And one of the most effective tools for writing LaTeX code is Vim . Create a Vim document with bookmarks Vim has a native command to set bookmarks: the mark command. In the simplest way you can set a bookmark in Vim by pressing, in Normal Mode, the key m followed by a letter. An elementary example could be the combination: ma that create the a bookmark. You can put this bookmark wherever you want in the document. So you can put a bookmark, for example, where you need to enter data in a legal act: ma for the name of the defendant, mb for the name or the claima...

latex_variable.html Why we talk about variables in LaTeX? I use LaTeX to write legal documents. Legal documents are full of names and data that can be entered several times. I need a system to enter the names and the recurrent data only once in the act, both to avoid wasting time rewriting the same things and to reduce the risk of typing errors. The solution is the newcommand command.

Via RayHightower.com Latin and Technology Via Pixabay.com Do You know the Latin language? And do You know declination for the word "Vis", the Latin word for "Force" or "Vigour"? No problem. This is not a Latin lesson. We must know that "Vim", today, is not intended as a Latin word. When I went to school and studied Latin, many and many years ago, I would not have imagined that I would have associated that name to some technological jewels. Vim, Vi and Gvim represent the essence of efficiency and lightness. Why Vim? Why Vim? You could say: I don't need an old-style text editor, I can use the modern graphical editors, with the visual menu and a lot of functions . Yes, obviously. But Vim has a different philosophy: to minimize keystrokes and finger movements.  One keystroke is better than two. A jumping keystroke is better than a mouse movement. With only one keystroke you can instantly fly from the begin to the end of a word,...

A little introduction to the Mind-Mapping tools The same map in two different visualizations Mind-mapping tools can really help to increase your creativity and concentration about every kind of problem. Their purpose is to map the connections of the brain with a visually structured map. Using the mind-mapping tools you can "see" your thoughts and focus on them. You can use the visual maps to "see" more solutions to any problem. There are a lot of different mind-mapping apps for every kind of device and operating system. Some of them are free and open-source. The best solution is to share all your maps through different kind of devices: computer, tablet or smartphone. Maybe running various kind of operating systems running on them. And, if possible, save your money. You can share the maps through the devices using a cloud service like Dropbox, even in the free version. Assuming you use different devices like a computer, running Linux, or Windows, or M...

A little preface TeXLive is one of the most complete distribution for LaTeX. It's better not to use the Linux commands for TeXLive installing, as the following: " sudo dnf install texlive-scheme-full " in Fedora or " apt-get install texlive " in Ubuntu and derivated. The best installation tool is the original TexLive distribution. It's very easy (if I could do it, everyone can do it). For a complete description of the various installing tools for TexLive you can read the Tex Live availability page .

Why quoting? For every professional or, in any case, serious writer (i. e. bloggers, lawyers, authors, etc.) it's fundamental to have a good quoting tool.

What's a tag? ... Can I tag you?... What's the tag for... Tag. Tag. Tag. Everywhere in the virtual world you can find that simple word. Have you ever thought about how many meanings can have that simple word? Ie: when you say tag have you always been clear its meaning in any context? This article mentions only a few of that meanings. And it isn't a tutorial for those meanings but it's only a simple review of them. Tag in Evernote You can store many thousands of notes in Evernote. The problem is not to store the notes but to search them. Tags can really help you to navigate through your thousands of notes. Tags, in the Evernote context, are text labels superimposed to the notes. You can search the notes using a single tag, regardless of the note content. You can use multiple tag combined with booleans operators.You can also mix tags and text in your researches. Then tags are elements to elements to bring order into chaos. Fig. 2 - Tags in Evernote Tag in social network...

What is LaTeX? You've never heard about LaTeX? LaTeX is a powerful and awesome document preparation system based on a markup language. Yes, it's just an abstract definition and it leaves things as they are. The only way to understand LaTeX advantages compared to traditional wordprocessor systems if to try and to use it. Only using LaTeX you can understand the difference between thought and the form of thought. This article is not intended as a LaTeX tutorial; for any information you can find tons of tutorials on the web, beginning from to the LaTeX Project official site. Why LaTeX? The main reason to use LaTeX is his extraordinary efficiency connected to a simple underlying philosophy: don't worry about text formatting and concentrate yourself only on the contents. All formatting issues are managed by the system itself and absolutely in the best possible way. You have only to think about the substance of your ideas and you can, then, exponentially unleash your...