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Previewing the Final Output

It is usually convenient to use the graphic display of your workstation to preview your document before printing it. The command xdvi filename & creates a window which shows you what the file will look like when it is printed on the printer. After you position the xdvi window on your screen, it should show the first page of the document. You can use this like the more command: hit space to go forward a page, and b to go back a page. This way you can go back and forth between the xdvi previewer and the LATEX source, rerunning LATEX and looking at the xdvi display each time. (xdvi automatically notices that you've changed something, and displays the newest output.)



Alex Rolfe
1999-10-29