• Beginner's guide

    When you log in, you are re-directed to your documents' page. In there is the list of the documents you have uploaded, and this is where you can perform operations on them. If this is the first time you log in, the list is empty. To begin working on documents in LaTeX2Web, you must first upload the source of your document.

    Document upload

    Front matter information

    To upload a document, either select the "Upload" item in the menu bar, or follow this link.

    Once you are are at the upload page, we advise you to click on the button that says "About front matter", which will explain to you what happens here. Your first step consists in giving the front matter information about your document.

    There are two possibilities:

    • You can give the information through a BibTex entry. This is the fastest route. In this case, do not forget to fill in the authors' affiliations afterwards ("Edit front matter" in the "Action" menu) . Click continue and enter your BibTex entry text into the form.
    • You can enter the data manually. Indicate the exact number of authors and click 'Continue". At the next step you will provide the whole information about your document.

    After that, in both cases, you will be re-directed to the actual upload page.

    Actual upload

    Click on the button labeled "Preparing your document" to get more information about the upload process.

    Essentially, you need to create a zip archive that contains all the files required by your project. In most cases, you will only have to zip your project folder. We must insist on two important steps in the upload process:

    • If you use a unique bibliography file for all of your documents ("a lifetime's achievement!"), do not forget to include it in the project. LaTeW2Web will be smart enough to parse only the references that are required by your document.
    • Convert all your image files that are in PDF format to PNG, JPG, or SVG file format. PDF is not supported in web pages. If you still want to upload PDF files, you will have the option to convert them to PNG format after downloading. In this case, the conversion will be performed by the server, which adds an unnecessary burden on it.

    Once your zip archive is ready, select it in the form. Your can also enter a comma separated list of keyword. Finally, choose between the two currently supported languages for you input:

    • LaTeX
    • Markdown

    Then you're good to go!

    Working with documents

    Now that you have uploaded your project, you are redirected to the documents dashboard and, surprise, the list is not empty anymore!

    Clicking on the title of a document will bring you to its web page, but before this, there is some work to do. All all the work is done through the Action dropdown menu that sits at the right of the document title.

    The basic workflow is the following:

    1. Import LaTeX2Web uses an internal format to store your project. Now that you have uploaded it, the next step is to import it into the LaTeX2Web internal representation.
    2. Split import Same as "import", but split into several small import tasks. This is useful if you have a very large project.
    3. Export to HTML This exports your document from its internal LaTeX2Web representation into HTML source code. After that step, your document will have a dedicated web page.
    4. Split export to HTML Same as "Export to HTML", but split into several small export tasks.
    5. SEO stands for "Search Engine Optimization". To make it short, this step is essential for search engines and social media to reference your document properly. Now that your document is on the Internet, it's time for it to shine!
    6. View Enjoy!

    More information is available by clicking on the button labeled "Managing your documents" on the documents page.

    A final word

    You can find more information at the FAQ page. It can be accessed from the "Help" menu, like this page. This page is actually a LaTeX2Web page that is parsed from a markdown source. More help is available at the LaTeX2Web help center.

    You can also contact the LaTeX2Web team through the "Contact" item in the Help menu.