Answer by Hugh for How can I convert my TeX-illiterate coworkers to LaTeX?
The answers give good advice for your pitch. I want to give some more strategic, long-term advice.I work for a think tank. Most of our work is generating reports in small teams. We recently moved from...
View ArticleAnswer by Mars for How can I convert my TeX-illiterate coworkers to LaTeX?
If your colleagues' work uses a lot of mathematical notation, demonstrate how to create a complicated equation in Word. Use e.g. a capital sigma summation symbol with multiple levels of subscripts or...
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Answer by ggdev for How can I convert my TeX-illiterate coworkers to LaTeX?
I experienced exactly the same frustration. In editing some documents it was almost impossible to convince co-workers or editors to jump to latex. Even the more user friendly lyx would routinely...
View ArticleAnswer by isomorphismes for How can I convert my TeX-illiterate coworkers to...
The easiest way is to reduce the learning curve.Set up a system and configure everything perfectly so that you can produce radically different results of some given text (let's say a technical manual...
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Answer by jub0bs for How can I convert my TeX-illiterate coworkers to LaTeX?
I finally gave that presentation, after it being postponed several times, including by an untimely fire alarm in the building.Not content with simply advertising my presentation by email, I also...
View ArticleAnswer by FvD for How can I convert my TeX-illiterate coworkers to LaTeX?
There are excellent suggestions in the answers above, but they are preaching to the choir. My feeling is that those 15 minutes are best spent making a proper business case for LaTeX. And in preparing...
View ArticleAnswer by Anthea for How can I convert my TeX-illiterate coworkers to LaTeX?
I think your question is very interesting because it is true that in most academic environments the use of MSOffice dominates, despite the facilities of typesetting and editing that LaTeX...
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Answer by texenthusiast for How can I convert my TeX-illiterate coworkers to...
Already there are superb answers from many users. Here is my opinion and approach to deal this "reluctant old story by MS and its users". Choice is left to TeX-ignorant MS users. I have tried to place...
View ArticleAnswer by ienissei for How can I convert my TeX-illiterate coworkers to LaTeX?
This answer won't be as thorough (and probably not as useful either) as some of the other ones I've seen, but here is my experience.Look for the most typography aware (or least typography unaware)...
View ArticleAnswer by DPLentini for How can I convert my TeX-illiterate coworkers to LaTeX?
I think you have to start with a question to yourself: "Does LaTeX really offer an improvement to this business, either by improving the quality of the work we produce, or the efficiency of our...
View ArticleAnswer by martina for How can I convert my TeX-illiterate coworkers to LaTeX?
My personal opinion is that LaTeX is always the best tool for writing, and learning it is never a waste of time.I learned it some years ago, just trying it. That is the most effective way. There are a...
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Answer by Steven B. Segletes for How can I convert my TeX-illiterate...
I have found that two (make that three) key things have helped tremendously in my organization, in addition to, of course, writing the style/class for your organization's report product:1) Write a...
View ArticleAnswer by Michael Lai for How can I convert my TeX-illiterate coworkers to...
If you ever had to teach people how to format a document properly in MS Word then it would actually be a pretty easy argument to make. If you can understand the mysteries behind copying and pasting...
View ArticleAnswer by DQdlM for How can I convert my TeX-illiterate coworkers to LaTeX?
I am going to take a different approach from the other posters. I do not think you should try to demonstrate how beautiful or powerful LaTeX can be. Nor do I think you should try to show that it is...
View ArticleAnswer by Christopher Tholander for How can I convert my TeX-illiterate...
Maybe this wouldn't be the most obvious argument, but I use LaTex because i think is fun. I like that some parts are tricky and provide me with challenges, and I like that in the end I can get it to...
View ArticleAnswer by Tim Hoffmann for How can I convert my TeX-illiterate coworkers to...
Since you have a very short time of 10-15 minutes, you have to focus stongly.Convey the basic concept how LaTeX works:source code -> compile -> pdfMaybe draw parallels to programming / scripting...
View ArticleAnswer by Fran for How can I convert my TeX-illiterate coworkers to LaTeX?
This is like convert Windows to Linux users. My advice is always show the way, but try to force the change is a lost battle.There are several very good manuals and presentations to LaTeX that...
View ArticleAnswer by Mico for How can I convert my TeX-illiterate coworkers to LaTeX?
In order for more than just a few fellow enthusiasts to "get with the program", i.e., to start using LaTeX rather than MS Word and/or Powerpoint, I believe you and your backers within your organization...
View ArticleAnswer by David Carlisle for How can I convert my TeX-illiterate coworkers to...
Your colleagues are probably already bored of you droning on about LaTeX's virtues, so you giving a presentation will make it worse. Invite Stefan's Grandma to give a presentation.
View ArticleAnswer by Manishearth for How can I convert my TeX-illiterate coworkers to...
The easiest solution is to change your colleagues, in three easy steps:Use LaTeX, submit beautiful reports, and get an early promotionFire them allHire LaTeX literate employees.Convincing people to use...
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