Latex

[blu-Z8efaSeK1ezqlBn2x/YWAg at public.gmane.org (Edward Ned Harvey)]

> From: discuss-bounces-mNDKBlG2WHs at public.gmane.org [mailto:discuss-bounces-mNDKBlG2WHs at public.gmane.org] On
> Behalf Of Anthony Gabrielson
> 
> Hello,
> 	Any latex experts still out there?  I've been told its time to
> learn latex and I'm having a few problems and I hope someone can point
> me in the right direction.  Anyway - I'm using texmaker and two example
> files I found on the web and I'm not having any luck.  I'm hoping I'm
> doing something silly that I'm just not seeing.

A not-so-terrible way to become acquainted is by using LyX.
http://www.lyx.org

It's pretty simple, pretty featureful, so you can come up to speed quickly
as a newbie.  After learning the ropes a little bit, most people start using
more powerful tools instead.