LaTeX and TeXShop on a Mac

LaTeX and TeXShop on a Mac
TeXShop is a front-end to TeX. TeX is a typesetting program, and LaTeX is a large collection of macros for TeX.

To install both:

1. Go to: www.tug.org/mactex/
2. Double-click on MacTeX.dmg package to download (a large >350mb download).
3. This is an install package that will give you a TeX distribution, and a set of front-end programs to go with TeX, including: TeXShop, BibDesk, and Excalibur.
4. You'll also get i-installer, which lets you do updates.
5. When the package is downloaded, run the installer.

How to Install Style and BiBTeX Style files

1. Create the following folder ~/Library/texmf/tex/latex/misc
2. Place any style files (*.sty) in this folder.
3. Create the following folder ~/Library/texmf/bibtex/bst
4. Place any BiBTeX style files (*.bst) in this folder.

Where should I put my bibliographic database files?

1. Create the following folder ~/Library/texmf/bibtex/bib
2. Place any bibliographic database files (*.bib) in this folder.

Current List of Style files on Data Lab Systems

The follow files are available in texinputs.zip. With the exception of apsr.bst, which should be placed in ~/Library/texmf/bibtex/bst/, if you wish to use any of these style files you should place them in ~/Library/texmf/tex/latex/misc/.
amsfonts.sty
amssymb.sty
apsr.bst
bib.sty
dectab.sty
eepic.sty
endnotes.sty
footnote.sty
fullpage.sty
harvard.sty
html.sty
letterl.sty
letterla.sty
nowidow.sty
nsf.sty
psfrag.sty
setspace.sty
stats.sty
thmdefs.sty
titlepage.sty
twocolumn.sty