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I read three books about LaTeX, but I am still a beginner, I can't use tikz, tcbset, tcolorbox, newcommand, tikzpicture .. environments, I just copy and paste.

What should I read after these books?

  1. LaTeX Beginner's Guide
  2. LaTeX Cookbook
  3. LaTeX in 24 Hours: A Practical Guide for Scientific Writing
Mamoun Mohammed
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    https://tex.stackexchange.com/questions/539802/how-to-get-better-at-latex – Ulrike Fischer Aug 06 '20 at 08:23
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    Hi and welcome. The best way to progress is to practice. This forum is the ideal place for that. Try to respond to the problems posed by others. Then compare your solution with that of others. You learn by practicing. – AndréC Aug 06 '20 at 08:26
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    Welcome to TeX.SE. Wow, 110.73$ in books!! Stefan is a master and absolutely recommendable, but I have not found the other author on TeX.SE. Have you tried the "Not So Short Intro..." by Tobias Oetiker? https://tobi.oetiker.ch/lshort/lshort.pdf. It is a very good introduction and it is free. Then, for Tikz, read the manual http://ftp.math.purdue.edu/mirrors/ctan.org/graphics/pgf/base/doc/pgfmanual.pdf. Ok, 1318 pages is tough, but it is worth the effort. And it is free also. – Raoul Kessels Aug 06 '20 at 13:38

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Don't just read. Start writing and then google whatever you need.

It's unlikely that there will be a problem that hasn't been already been addressed.

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Welcome to TeX!

I would recommend to make a free account at Overleaf (https://www.overleaf.com/) and start practicing. Overleaf is easy to use for beginners, and it has a great tutorial. For example, as you mentioned TikZ, here is a good link: https://www.overleaf.com/learn/latex/TikZ_package

Start running examples and play by changing the code to develop an understanding of the implementation. Feel free to post a new question when you get stuck on a specific problem. This community is very helpful.

Another resource I would recommend is https://texample.net/. It has a lot of examples that you can just paste in Overleaf, run and play around to develop intuition and gain expertise. For TikZ, see https://texample.net/tikz/examples/

Best of luck!

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