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description: Typst's tutorial.
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# Tutorial
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Welcome to Typst's tutorial! In this tutorial, you will learn how to write and
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format documents in Typst. We will start with everyday tasks and gradually
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introduce more advanced features. This tutorial does not assume prior knowledge
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of Typst, other Markup languages, or programming. We do assume that you know how
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to edit a text file.
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The best way to start is to open the Typst app and follow along with the
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steps below. Do not have preview access yet?
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[Sign up for the wait list](https://typst.app).
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## When to use Typst
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Before we get started, let's check what Typst is and when to use it. Typst is a
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markup language for typesetting documents. It is designed to be easy to learn,
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fast, and versatile. Typst takes text files with markup in them and outputs
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PDFs.
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Typst is a good choice for writing any long form text such as essays, articles,
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scientific papers, books, reports, and homework assignments. Moreover, Typst is
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a great fit for any documents containing mathematical notation, such as papers
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in the math, physics, and engineering fields. Finally, due to its strong styling
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and automation features, it is an excellent choice for any set of documents that
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share a common style, such as a book series.
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## How to get access to Typst
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Starting December 26th, 2022, we are conducting a closed infrastructure test
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into which we invite a small number of people from our wait list. A few months
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later we will start a public beta of our web app and open source Typst
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(currently planned for March of 2023).
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At that point, we will also give you the option to download a local command line
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compiler for Typst. This way, you can always compile your documents
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independently from our web app. Still, the web app offers many useful feature
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like live preview, autocompletion and collaboration for teams.
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## What you will learn
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This tutorial has four chapters. Each chapter builds on the previous one. Here is
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what you will learn in each of them:
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1. [Writing in Typst:]($tutorial/writing-in-typst) Learn how to write text and
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insert images, equations, and other elements.
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2. [Formatting:]($tutorial/formatting) Learn how to adjust the formatting
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of your document, including font size, heading styles, and more.
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3. [Advanced Styling:]($tutorial/advanced-styling) Create a complex page
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layout for a scientific paper with typographic features such as an author
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list and run-in headings.
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4. [Making a Template:]($tutorial/making-a-template) Build a reusable template
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from the paper you created in the previous chapter.
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We hope you'll enjoy Typst!
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