How does one insert a backslash or a tilde (~) into LaTeX? 1075 How does one insert a "\" (backslash) into the text of a LaTeX document? And how does one insert a "~" (tilde)? (If you insert \~, it will give you a tilde as an accent over the following letter ) I believe \backslash may be used in math formulae, but not into text itself
How to use the placement options [t], [h] with figures? The document "Using Imported Graphics in LaTeX and pdfLaTeX" contains a section about float placement and how to use those options, it's 17 2 Figure Placement It's available for download on CTAN in English and French
What are good learning resources for a LaTeX beginner? The Art of LaTeX is a 100-page intro to the subject with a lot of parallel " LaTeX -code : typeset-result" examples throughout the text A companion book, The LaTeX Math Companion, does the same with math in LaTeX