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Quick Start

Convert your first Obsidian note to LaTeX in 3 steps.

Step 1: Open a note

Open any Obsidian note with markdown content. For example:

---
title: "My Research Paper"
author: "John Doe"
---

# Introduction

This paper discusses [[Related Work]] and cites @smith2020.

## Methods

We use the formula $E = mc^2$.

![[Figure 1.png]]

## Results

Our findings show significant improvement.

Step 2: Convert to LaTeX

Option A: Command Palette

  1. Open command palette (Ctrl/Cmd + P)
  2. Type "MergDown2TeX"
  3. Select "MergDown2TeX: Convertir la note active en LaTeX (.tex)"

Option B: Button

Click the MergDown2TeX button in the ribbon (left sidebar).

Step 3: View output

The plugin generates a .tex file in the same folder as your note:

\documentclass[12pt]{report}
\usepackage[utf8]{inputenc}
\usepackage[T1]{fontenc}
\usepackage{hyperref}
\usepackage{cite}
\usepackage{graphicx}
\usepackage{amsmath}

\title{My Research Paper}
\author{John Doe}

\begin{document}

\maketitle

\section{Introduction}
This paper discusses \hyperref[related-work]{Related Work} and cites \citep{smith2020}.

\section{Methods}
We use the formula $E = mc^2$.

\includegraphics{figures/figure_1.png}

\section{Results}
Our findings show significant improvement.

\end{document}

Compile to PDF

Option A: Command Palette

  1. Open command palette (Ctrl/Cmd + P)
  2. Type "MergDown2TeX"
  3. Select "MergDown2TeX: Convertir et compiler en PDF"

Option B: Button

Click the PDF button in the ribbon.

!!! info "Compilation process" The plugin: 1. Converts markdown to LaTeX (WASM engine) 2. Launches Podman container 3. Runs pdflatex 3 times (for references) 4. Returns PDF file

Compile to DOCX

  1. Open command palette (Ctrl/Cmd + P)
  2. Type "MergDown2TeX"
  3. Select "MergDown2TeX: Convertir et compiler en DOCX (Word)"

Example with all features

---
title: "Complete Example"
bibliography: references.bib
---

# Introduction

This paper discusses [[Related Work|related work]] and cites @smith2020.

![[Important Note]]

## Methods

We use the following equation:

$$E = mc^2$$

```mermaid
graph TD
    A[Input] --> B[Process]
    B --> C[Output]

Results

Our findings show significant improvement (see [[Results]]).

References

```

What happens

Input Output
[[Related Work\|related work]] \hyperref[related-work]{related work}
![[Important Note]] Recursive expansion of note content
@smith2020 \citep{smith2020} + bidirectional arrows
$E = mc^2$ Inline LaTeX equation
$$E = mc^2$$ Display equation
```mermaid``` Rendered PNG image

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