Now that you are in TeXworks, open one of the sample TeX files that you downloaded.Ĭlick the green triangle at the right-top corner below 'File' menu item. Find MiKTeX folder in the list of programs. When 'Update package database' is finished, MiKTeX is ready to be used.ĭownload some sample TeX files that I provided, or you can find many sample files on the Internet. Do not worry if it appears that the program is not responding. Go to 'Tasks' then click 'Update package database'. When 'Refresh font map files' is finished, go to the next item. Go to 'Tasks' then click 'Refresh font map files'. When 'Refresh File name database' is finished, go to the next item. You can see that MiKTeX is working at the bottom of the MiKTeX Go to 'Tasks' then click 'Refresh File name database'. Updates' is finished, go to the next item. You can see that MiKTeX is working at the bottom of the MiKTeX console window. Go to 'Tasks', then click 'Check for updates'. In MiKTeX folder, click on 'MiKTeX console'. I recommend that you go through the following steps. Now that you have MiKTeX on your computer. Choose 'Install MiKTeX' and again choose 'Complete MiKTeX'.Run again setup-4.1***.exe that you downloaded in item 3.

Just in case, remember where the files have been One in US, I was successful with a mirror at UW in Seattle. It will ask you for a location you want to download from.

Run the setup-4.1***.exe file that you just downloaded. The file that you downloaded is a small exe file. On this page: Click on 'All downloads' - Click on 'Net Installer' - choose the file based on which system youĭownload the appropriate exe file from the previous item by clicking on Download. Several of my students used it and were satisfied with it. An alternative is to try Overleaf which is an online LaTeX editor. For Apple computers there are similar systems. The instructions below are for installing LaTeX on your personal computer running Windows operating system.

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