LaTeX: list of abbreviations with the long table, create
In LaTeX you can include lists of abbreviations, quite simply, as a table. To create a list of abbreviations in LaTeX, a long table. It is coded as follows:
- \begin{longtable}{p{x cm}p{y cm}} Abbr. & Abürzung \\ \end{longtable}
- Here you should use only two to three inches for the first column, i.e. for x,. With the second column, y, to fill in the page, for example eight to ten inches.
- The advantage of a long table is that you can go a single page without being cut off.
- If necessary, individual entries are also in bold writing.
- More about tables in LaTeX , you will learn in the corresponding practical tip.
List of abbreviations in LaTeX
LaTeX: list of abbreviations with the Abbrevations package
Alternatively, you can use the Abbreviations package:
- Download it before the "\begin{document}" by "\usepackage{acronym}". The directory is coded:
- \begin{acronym} \acro{abktag}[abbr.]{Abbreviation} \end{acronym}
- Here, each acronym gets a day.
- Type in the text "\ac{abktag}" will be displayed for the first Time the full Version and the abbreviation comes behind it in brackets.
- When you call via "\ac{abktag}" the following only the abbreviation.
- You do not want to introduce the abbreviation in the first place, you always write "\acs{tagabk}".
- "\acl{tagabk}" returns the full Form, so here is a "shortcut".
In addition, CHIP Online practical tips we show you how to use LaTex in your document, insert images and automatic image directory to create.
