Packages and Style Files
A great deal of "custom" formats may be utilized with LaTeX documents. Downloadable packages to help typeset everyday things like captions, colors, headers and footers, to more esoteric things like chemical formulas, music and chess, are available.
Files with extension .sty or .cls should be placed in the texinputs folder for common access, or in the current directory. Files with extension bst are normally placed in the bibinputs folder.
Some style files for page layout
To view a style file mentioned below, click on the link. To download it, shift-click on the link. Style files normally go in your \usr\latex\texinputs directory/folder. You must also inform MiKTeX of their location by selecting "Start-Programs-MiKTeX-MiKTeX Options" and pressing "Refresh Now" to update the filename database after saving any style/package files.
- To tell LaTex to use A4 page layout in portrait mode, you can use a4page.sty To use, just put \usepackage{a4page} in the preamble of your tex file. You will also need a4pdf.sty if using pdflatex, to set the correct PDF size. It must be the last package loaded.
- A4 page layout in landscape (sideways) mode may be done using a4land.sty You will also need a4pdfland.sty if using pdflatex, to set the correct PDF size. It must be the last package loaded.
Other useful style files