When should you choose LaTeX for your assignment/thesis?

Are you writing a larger assignment or a thesis?
Would you like to spend most of your time concentrating on the content of your thesis and not on the layout?
Would you like to be able to control your content and avoid having to move things up and down throughout your writing process?
Are you writing a thesis containing a lot of equations?
Would you like to use a system that makes cross referencing easier?
Do you want a professional looking and consistent, finished product?
Are you ready to try a tool that is a little different from word processing softwares such as MS Word?

If your answer to one or more of these questions is "Yes!", we recommend testing out LaTeX and consider using it for your thesis. It takes some getting use to, but we think you will find it an excellent tool. Work your way through this guide to learn enough to write a larger assignment.

How to use LaTeX?

There are many solutions available, in the University Library's classes we use the online editor Overleaf. We use that for several reasons; it makes it easy to get started, they provide excellent help pages, and it is easy to work together with other people using Overleaf. It is free to use and all you need is an internet connection. Register here to get started with Overleaf. If you are a student or employee at the Faculty of Science and Technology, you will automatically get access to the premiumversion of Overleaf when you register with your student/employee e-mail.