The LaTex is quite complicated than Microsoft Word and really it is difficult to write something in LaTex. Unfortunately I have no experience to write in LaTex. Is it better than Word? Where do I get supplementary materials on LaTex?
MS Word is for general purpose documentation. As against that LaTex is a strongly typed language engineered for technical documentation. In crude sense some of the advantages of using LaTex is the programming kinda approach to putting your stuff in place. Various packages help in creating a sharp and nicely written articles, reports, etc. There are certain commands for many mathematical building blocks. For graphics again we have packages and some more commands. But once you get to know these commands, writing and creating high quality documents is but a walk in a dream. M.S. words does have many facilities, but the format and the way one uses it is very dis-ordered and not so sturdy. Across different versions, many basic properties like alignment, are found to be varying giving one a not so uniform rendering. This and more on LaTex can be found at:
http://www.maths.tcd.ie/~dwilkins/LaTeXPrimer/
http://www.latex-project.org/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LaTeX
Hope the links help...
Dear Dr. Qasim Mehdi Rizvi, First of all we can not generalize our statement "Why LaTex is better choice than Microsoft Word".
Yes LaTex is a better choice because it features with a reliable program for typesetting, footnotes, bibliographic, images, captions, tables, cross-references. Microsft Word also has some or less such similar features but LaTex is doing this all in a flexible, intelligent, and aesthetically in pleasing manner. But at the same time no one can deny that Microsft Word is a software highly used in business communication.
Did anybody mention that MS Word is easier and less complicated than LaTeX? Let's try out a simple example (not a comprehensive study, but my favorite pet peeve when coerced into using MS Word for compatibility reasons): add (floating) captioned illustrations to the manuscript and then add a list of figures. So, here we go:
LaTeX:
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LaTeX is for science, Word for general use (and even for that...)
LaTeX makes it very simple to handle equations, figures, bibliographies, indexes, etc. With LateX you focus on the content of the document and let the program handle how the output is formatted.
If you want to write a paper with LaTeX you can start from a template like this:
---
\documentclass[a4paper,10pt]{article}
\title{Title of the paper}
\author{Author}
\date{11 November 2013}
\begin{document}
\maketitle
\section{Introduction}
Write the introduction here...
\section{Title of first section}
Write the first section of the paper here...
\section{Title of second section}
Write the second section of the paper here...
\subsection{Title of the subsection}
This is a subsection of the second section
\subsection{Title of the subsection}
This is another subsection of the second section
\section{Conclusions}
The conclusions are here...
\end{document}
---
and that is all.
The best introductions to LaTeX that I know are:
- The not so Short Introduction to LaTeX by Tobias Oetiker (http://www.ctan.org/tex-archive/info/lshort/english/)
- http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/LaTeX
latex is for researcher and Microsoft word for normal people.in latex u can do all things easily and automatic change of content in not possible as i word some time face these type of problem.
I just can confirm more or less the statements and suggestion from the previous comments above. Also an important thing to make it easier to start with latex is the choice oft the editor. From my personal experience and as well from my students, which I supported during their thesis, I can really recommend the TeXstudio editor. It is a free editor and available for Windows, OSX and Linux. http://texstudio.sourceforge.net/
TeXstudio includes a nice GUI that help to create a LaTeX document almost as simply and intuitive as with MS-Word.
For the reference management in LaTeX I can recommend Mendeley, which is as well free and available for Windows, OSX and Linux. Mendeley includes many useful features. http://www.mendeley.com/
Good luck
Markus
dear Qaim Mehdi, By starting with LaTeX , usually thought to be more difficult than word , without ebargo when handling latex ... (that occasionally happen in less than a few weeks ) you will realize that it is difficult, and much better than word . I recommend you start from scratch , every time you find a need the internet search , algien has been the same ... He commented that the guidelines are important to start , but then so are not so good , so , I recommend you look internet every doubt . I have some spreadsheets .... if you want I can send you the ... my email is [email protected]
In addition to the above, you could try Lyx (http://www.lyx.org) - as a more graphical introduction to LaTeX.
Sharelatex (https://www.sharelatex.com/) is a nice cloud-based latex editor with collaborative features.
latex it's for researchers because this language let us do whatever we need, no matter what, and it's true, is really difficult but you only need practice for a few weeks. Word it's more for young people doing his homework or something like that. i recomend you latex for papers.
With Word you are your own typographer. Word can actually typeset pretty well, once one learns to turn on hyphenation, kerning and ligatures, but the composition is up to you. In Word some things are hard, like widow/orphan control, some are irritatingly invisible, like stray non-breaking spaces, some things are easy, like changing typefaces, and some are too easy, like having a co-author violating the "Style" that was so carefully crafted. Inevitably, over time, each page becomes a unique expression of page-layout creativity.
LaTeX embodies the antithesis of those Word attributes, and more---good and bad. It's very good in productivity and consistency. The consistent beauty across the document (or 20 research papers) makes for very professional looking results. Maintaining documents is easier since adding, reordering or deleting paragraphs, pages or chapters is automatically managed, from the TOC to the Index.
Words of warning: When starting out, don't get uptight, just let the tool do the work. LaTeX has ability to drive a control-freak nuts since much of the composition is automated. As the writer, most of your work will be to simply enter the text, along with tags to indicate what part of the document the text is for.
Another vote for TeXstudio.
And another link (http://csweb.ucc.ie/~dongen/LAF/LAF.html)
And maybe another aspect: LaTeX is free (public domain, as far as I know) and MS Word is not.
LaTeX, being base on pure text files, is more portable across platforms: I always have problems opening Word files with free viewers (I do not have MSWord).
Moreover LaTeX let's you use pre-defined macros, and create, and modify your own macros to ba applied to the whole document. So you can concentrate on the *content* of the document and decide later on its appearence.
That's just a brief comment, but what you can find as pre-defined macros is really a universe!
There is also a free WYSIWYG (i.e. Word-like) interface for LaTeX called TeXmacs.
http://www.texmacs.org/
Latex is more stable, especially if we are writing thesis or reports. You can get enough details on Latex from net. I agree with Anna Bigatti that it is more portable across different platforms. A lot of user friendly and easy to use interfaces are available. I use Teccnicenter in Windows, and Texshop for Mac. Tex files are running absolutely fine in both the platforms. Once you have a template, it is very easy to develop according to your specifications.
Latex requires some effort to learn. But once you learn how to use it you'll see that it allows you to produce high quality scientific documents with less effort than Word.
Is like learning to use emacs or vi text editors. It's painful at the begining but once you master it you can't live without it.
Typesetting math formulas, especially more complicated ones, and things like commutative diagrams is much easier in TeX (once you know the basics).
In my understanding LaTEX is the proper software for scientist and, in general, anyone who aims to produce texts with good quality. Word is only for small projects, while LaTEX can save your life when dealing with tedious tasks such as bibliography, homogeneous format (sectioning, equations, captions). In addition, the source code of a LaTEX document is plain text and occupies small space. Another reason to use LaTEX: have you wondered how hard is to exchange a text between different users in Word? it happens many times that you open and edit a word file and then, your colleague, in a different computer and/or OS opens the same file and the result is totally different. If you use LaTEX this problem dissapears.
Dear Dr. Qaim Mehdi Rizvi,
In my opinion technically, LaTEX is better than MS-word but LaTEX is still lagging behind from the point of view of applicability as compared to MS-word.
Here are some useful links on LaTeX:
Comparison between LaTeX and MS Word: http://openwetware.org/wiki/Word_vs._LaTeX
Benefits of LaTeX: http://www.andy-roberts.net/writing/latex/benefits
Online LaTeX Editor: https://www.sharelatex.com
LaTeX tutorial: https://www.sharelatex.com/learn
Over 400 LaTeX Templates: https://www.sharelatex.com/templates
Consider reading this before diving into LaTeX:
An Efficiency Comparison of Document Preparation Systems Used in Academic Research and Development http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0115069
For me the best feature of LaTeX is that you can write draft text and notes that don't show up on the pdf. This means that as you write your thesis or paper you can quickly add highly visible notes like 'remember to read the new paper by Smith 1999' or 'check the data figure in this table' or 'expand on this in the discussion' or 'ask a colleague their opinion on this topic' without it messing up the final document. This makes a Latex document a real living working space, the out put of which is the final polished pdf document. Yes it's a pain to learn! But for me it was worth the effort and my thesis is formatted beautifully. Best of all it makes writing more fun because I can focus more on the content.
Latex is mainly a format used to represent a document, while Microsoft Word is a tool(like other existing word processors, some of them that stores the documents in latex format) . Also you can use Microsoft Word to write a document and store it in Latex format. The comparison hence makes for me no sense, maybe the question will be: what is better, to write a document using a tool or directly formatting the output files?. Note that this can be also done with DOCX format that are xml files compressed on a zip file.
I agree that Latex is good compare to MS Word at many points. But MS word is also good compare to Latex at some extent.(based on previous reviews) This dose not sound good, we should prefer it over MS word. I agree now a days many faculties asking to follow latex only. My opinion - It is question of choice with basis of your requirements.
I would say that in the 90s and early 00s, when we existed in what amounted to a Word vs. TeX dichotomy as regards scientific authoring, LaTex (or TeX) was obviously preferable in spite of its steep learning curve. However, things have moved on since then, and between these two extremes, various alternatives have come to fruition. There are several word processors aimed at academics that are far easier to master (e.g., Mellel for Mac) and apps that offer similar or even better authorship capabilities (e.g., Scrivener, Ulysses). To be honest, if you're not working in a field like mathematics or physics, it pays to scout for alterhatives that are easier to master and more flexible. You might still end up with LaTeX, of course.
An interesting recent alternative is Authorea, an online collaboration tool that takes much from LaTeX. Look here for a review:
https://drclimate.wordpress.com/2014/04/20/authorea-the-future-of-scientific-writing/
Latex is for profesional writers, from technical papers to newspapers. Word is for casual writers.
Word and LaTeX both have their pro's and cons. LaTeX has, as you point out, a steep learning curve and this may be difficult for you and your collaborators to use. On the converse, it's quite powerful for typesetting and allows you lots of control.
You could try Authorea, which takes the best of both worlds.
Bringing the power of LaTeX and Git to all researchers
https://www.authorea.com/
https://www.authorea.com/users/8850/articles/164546-bringing-the-power-of-latex-and-git-to-all-researchers
The Knauf / Nejasmic article "The An Efficiency Comparison of Document Preparation Systems Used in Academic Research and Development" is questionable; see https://pubpeer.com/publications/33795E88EB9C62075F5194965C6874
Hello Dr Qaim Mehdi Rizvi !
Nowadays Latex has proven to be an essential tool for the development of projects, texts and articles. I recommend ShareLatex which is an easy-to-use, collaborative online LaTeX editor. For starters there are more than 400 Models in the template gallery, so it's easy to get started, even if you're writing a magazine article, thesis, resume or something else. ShareLaTeX includes history of all changes so you can see exactly who changed what and when. It makes it extremely easy to keep up to date on the progress of your employees and you can review recent work. In collaborative mode or alone, some mistakes are made. Reverting to previous versions is simple and removes the risk of losing work or regretting a change. Hope this helps.
Website:
https://www.sharelatex.com?r=29a94bae&rm=d&rs=b
Commands: https://pt.sharelatex.com/learn/Commands
Between 1987 and 1992, I was introduced to word processing packages. My first experience was not with WordPerfect, the then-de-facto standard. It was with WordStar, an early WYSIWYG word processor.
In 1992, I used WordPerfect for the first time at my workplace. After experiencing WYSIWYG, use of WordPerfect affected my productivity. I used to frequently consult a colleague on the correct codes to type into the text to underline, embolden, superscript and other features I had been accustomed to picking off drop-down menus.
Today, I use Microsoft Word for my writing. My major problem used to be with graphics, because Word's use of anchors to place graphics is not a trivial skill to learn. Nowadays, I use tables to control graphics and the result is more predictable.
I think Latex is better than Word.
It helps you to write a document in a beautiful coordinated style. In particular, it facilitates the manner of writing equations and symbols in mathematical typing. Also many journals demand you to prepare article by using Latex. With regard to its difficulties command, I think It is a matter of time.
LaTeX produces better looking documents, but packages like TeXMaker, that are supposed to make things easier, are actually very difficult to use. Good luck figuring out what might be missing or in debugging the errors, if anything goes wrong. (And it will!) TeXMaker gives you highly informative error messages too, like "Something is wrong." LOL!
LaTex is better choice than Microsoft Word in scientific purpose only, because it is made to help researcher to write their works in well orgnized forme and help readres to delve into content easily...but LaTex is not advisable in other purposes
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LaTeX wins whenever you need to provide plenty of math symbols. With Word you can do a little, but only LaTeX gives you the right formatting possibilities that are necessary in order to "speak" the math language, especially when providing aligned equations. In Word equations look like something the cat killed and hid in your house, while LaTeX produces elegant and easy-to-read equations. LaTeX wins.
I have written all my books and journal papers using LaTeX; once you have done one document, you can borrow the set-up of, for example, equation formatting, from previous documents; that saves a lot of time.
* Easy to compose/edit/design
* Better for Mathematical languages/equations/drawings/tables/charts etc.
* Seems difficult at first but easy to handle after a short practice
* Easy to get tutorials/free ebooks/information about its uses etc.
Hello,
what is different between Microsoft Word Softare program and MadCap Software program?
@ Sreenatha N R: I beg your pardon: your assertion, reproduced here, is ***not correct***. "In MS Office we cannot get mathematical terms, table of contents, tables, figures, index be used."
Writing in LaTeX gives you full control on what you are writing and how: fonts, location of pictures, references (automatic changes with live-links), and lots of more. The best way to learn is just to take a template and adjust it to your paper. Just take my MSc thesis .tex file written in LaTeX and use. It can be your template :
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/327954368_LaTeX_code_of_MSc_thesis_Lemenkova_P
In the context of research articulation, word is simply pain in the head, with a little of about 3 days, you get accustomed to LaTex quite easily. The minor tasks such as removing/deleting a page in Ms word can be cumbersome as it entails long process of correcting table of contents accordingly.. in Latex You do that in a Snap !
LaTex is usually considered better for writing scientific contents. The main reason in my opinion is that it provides full control over all the settings. The overall presentation of mathematical expressions in Latex is very elegant compared to MS Word. Moreover, LaTex can handle vector graphics, which is certainly required to present high quality diagrams and graphs/results. On the other hand, MS Word can be considered superior in many aspects, e.g., easy and fast to use, good graphical interface, smart combined interface for code and output etc.
Another advantage is the ease with which you can use version control such as git, which is less easy with binary formats.
Pandoc is a great system for conversion between other formats.
I disagree with everyone. Word is much easier to use, LaTeX has a very steep learning curve. I'd rather focus on my work, than on learning some kind of script language. I'm not a typesetter. I let that job for the professionals at the journals. Even math formulas can be written easily in Word nowadays. Vector graphics are handled with ease as well. Tables are much easier to handle (try rotating a table with repeating header column, which is a common way to represent LA-ICP-MS data). WYSIWYG is just so much more efficient.
Who said Word is easier to use? Who said LaTeX has a very steep learning curve?
I started with Word but I struggled to use it correctly especially when I want to itemize somethings. Now I use LaTeX even for writing ordinary letters.
If you write a book using LaTeX, it will create `automatic' table of contents, bibliography and index and if you change or interchange or add chapter or section, LaTeX will rearrange those things for you.
Until someone can point me to an interface that actually works in Windows and compiles text, figures, and bibliography modules with a push of the button, I'm not going to say LaTeX is user friendly. (I'm not complaining about LaTeX per se; I'm complaining about the compilation process.)
Your best approach is to ask someone to send you a text file (the .tex), and also the resulting .pdf file.
Then you "just" need to see what commands in the .tex file generated what. That is basically how most learn LaTeX - by copying others.
In the Word versus LaTeX debate there is a nice synthesis: a writing system that is at the same time structured and WYSIWYG. I know of TeXmacs, which combines nicely the advantages of the two paradigms. http://www.texmacs.org/Data/TeXmacs.pdf is an introduction to the ideas written by the author, Joris van der Hoeven. Note that the program has also a nice LaTeX export function, so that one can write using TeXmacs with the confidence that - via the LaTeX export- their documents will be available regardless to what happens to the TeXmacs project. One can download and test the program from www.texmacs.org
The Windows installer works immediately, for Linux one needs to follow a few steps (at the moment the program is not in the repositories of major distributions as it needs a complex update to be able to work with the new Guile libraries). I think it is worth a try, one might be very pleasantly surprised.
For the cases that you want to keep adding, deleting, moving a part from somewhere to somewhere else or specially in any specific location, of course Word is easier, but if you are going to follow a template such as journal paper or book, then definitely it is much easier to use latex. Latex is mostly suitable to get rid of all headache for formatting in specific templates. Moreover, when you have your work in a template and you want to (have to) change it to another template, Latex is a miracle. You dont need to be worried about the citations, references and all other format settings. They will be provided automatically :-)
Just use styles and style sheets in Word. For references and citations I generally suggest using some kind of citation manager.
I think word is better for research writing. Several plug in available for word. Before start to write study reference section well.
Whether you study about both applications Word wins without a shadow of doubt.
If I only had Word to go by, I would have quit the job I have - that's how bad Word is for typesetting complex mathematics. Luckily I am darn good at LaTeX since 1990 or so: LaTeX is so much more handy and elegant, and with the style packages the journals now have it is a pleasure to tick the "submission" button. :-)
Latex would be better to write scientific papers or prepare organized presentations (with beamer). Word would be better for general use.
Actually, even for some other documents, as curriculum, exercises lists, etc, I prefer to use Latex. Sites as sharelatex and overleaf have many examples/models to implement these documents in latex with a nice design.
Hello, Dr Qaim Mehdi Rizvi, LaTex is a mid of Easy and Hard, for me it is not hard to write any thing in LaTex. That's how? Let me elaborate a little bit.
For example, when you are writing a paper, then you can use the template for your Scientific paper, just request a template for your journal and go through the template to know it how that has designed? So, when you are satisfy and study a good enough then for general purpose like without symbols then you have to only write the English but if you need to write the symbols then on internet there are much symbols available with LaTex codes. Just write the English(Literature) and use the Symbols from the internet. This is how I also used to. Mathematics Stack Exchange is the best website for LaTex, when you need some symbols then you can ask a question on Mathematics Stack Exchange. I'm talking about the symbols because the symbols are more complicated to write not the Literature. I have attached some files containing symbols downloaded from internet.
But, if you tend to make the format and writing the whole Paper then yes it is too much hard to handle then Microsoft word. In addition, in there is also an option for LaTex in Microsoft Word. Such that;
Open Microsoft Word> hold Alt+= > click Equation Tab> Click LaTex ribbons to the left of the ribbons in Equation Tab.
Then, you can write the LaTex Commands in Equation area in Microsoft Word.
Thank you!
-Muhammad Sinan
Both LaTex and Word are professional tools for writing manuscripts. Nowadays, most of the journals have the option to submit both of them. The power of LaTex is in image quality (no matter raster or vector), equations, and formatting the manuscript more close to the journals guidelines. On the other hand, word is easier, faster, and has better language related plugins. Also it's a better option for collaborating with others who don't know LaTex. It's up to you how to wright your paper. If you wanna use LaTex, you may learn the basics in a day or two, but you should master it in a lifetime! If you prefer Word, use plugins for citation and language proofing, namely Endnote and Grammarly. I think rather than image quality, Word can give you everything as professional as LaTex. You should only know how to use it professionally.
It is like comparing Ferrari with Fiat 500. Latex is much better for any kind of editing.
That's the kind of dogmatic "just so" argument that's of no use to anyone. Explain, please, preferably on a case basis.
Over the years, I've come to both loathe and admire Word and LaTex to comparable degrees, but for entirely different reasons. I find LaTex a great tool to work consistently, but it's also quite restrictive where it does not need to be. Word's biggest problem is consistency, but it's very flexible and versatile - and it's a de facto standard. For cross-disciplinary work, LaTex usually simply isn't an option because relatively few people use it. For my own (solo) documents,
Personally, I generally prefer manuscript development tools rather than word processors, or more-or-less dedicated scholarly word processors such as Mellel (Mac).
There can be tremendous benefits for writing books, articles, and MS theses/dissertations using LaTex. For instance, I used a dissertation template that another student developed at the University of Minnesota and that was a huge help in producing a high quality document. At the time Word was crashing on a regular basis due to the number of figures contained within. If you have time to explore LaTex it is worth your effort. However, I do agree that if your collaborators on a manuscript do not use LaTex it makes it very hard to share work in an efficient manner. It really depends on a number of issues if LaTex makes sense for a writing task.
LATEX (pronounced lay-tek ) is a document preparation system for producing
professional-looking documents, it is not a word processor. It is particularly
suited to producing long, structured documents, and is very good at typesetting
equations. It is available as free software for most operating systems .
If you are used to producing documents with Microsoft Word, you will nd
that LATEX is a very di erent style of working. Microsoft Word is `What You
See Is What You Get' (WYSIWYG), this means that you see how the nal
document will look as you are typing. When working in this way you will
probably make changes to the document's appearance (such as line spacing,
headings, page breaks) as you type. With LATEX you do not see how the nal
document will look while you are typing it
Latex users : you just write, it will (Latex processor) process the hole document formatting = single time.
Word users : you write, you process document formatting = double time.
It depends crucially on which environments one would like to use. LaTeX has, for example, environments where you can use figures (created by some software), and with LaTeX commands you can then add features in the figures, such as mathematical formulas, and a heap of special graphics, in order to place the information needed at exactly the right place. It does take a while to master it, but there are guides on the web.
It depends on the environment and your field of specialization:It is highly recommended for researchers who are in the following fields-engineering and sciences specifically physics,maths and applied maths, and other areas that involve lots of equations.
There question of whether LaTex is a better choice when compared with Microsoft word is usage dependent. Here usage denotes the type of content to be processed. In those fields with high number of mathematical equations, graphics, etc, LaTex is more attractive in that you do not need to worry about document organization. You only need to enter your content and the document is automatically processed. Yes, you need to learn a number of basic commands but the good things is that there are templates that you can build upon for almost all Typesetting tasks.
I wrote my whole PhD in Word. The file was only 3 MB, but it featured images on almost all pages. The simple fact is that most people don’t know how to use Word: from headings, numbering styles, equations (check out this video - https://youtu.be/3_h7ukThU_4), styling templates, linking figures (not embedding them), and references, Word has you covered.
Want more? Use MathType (http://www.dessci.com/en/products/mathtype) for your equations and Citavi (https://www.citavi.com/en) for your references and never look back. With both professional applications, your have everything that you need in a WYSIWYG style. Does LaTeX have it's place in certain environments such as Physics or Mathematics? Sure. But LaTeX is overkill for 99 % of the people, which is why you should not use it for interdisciplinary work.
Latex is better than Word due to many reasons. The first one you don't need to worry about the formatting of the document. Readymade templates are available download the template and start writing. 2) Automatically add equation and figure number. 3) Good looking PDF. 4) Insert bibliography is easy than Word.
Follow the Latex tutorial to learn Latex https://tutorial-latex.com
The esthetics of a PDF produced with LaTeX almost always beat a document produced with Word.
When you are dealing with numerous large figures and crossreferences, or when you are writing a thesis, use LaTeX. For any substantial written scientific work it is worth learning to use this professional toolset.
Check the free LaTeX templates to see what is possible: https://www.latextemplates.com/
If you compare it to Microsoft Office Word, have a look at MikTeX: https://miktex.org/
You can use JabRef as a free Reference manager for the creation of your bibliography files: https://www.jabref.org/
Try to have 100 equations and a number of high resolution figures in the word, and you will find answer. Even if your work is in the field of social justice Latex will do better job.
Do not listen to people that did only WORD and they are happy. Self Satisfaction is not criteria for BAD or GOOD.
LaTeX also to create official letters, and beamer presentations, especially in science - it very easily beats Word and PowerPoint.
Latex is the dynamic text formatting tool. One special thing of latex is Open Source. Formula writing, text and picture with caption is very easy with one click.
Use of LaTeX is quite difficult but any modification of the text will be the easiest. For exemple, re-organize a thesis or any big document.
Of course, making citation and cross-referencing never pose a problem.
It might look a bit tricky to start but definitely Latex is a better choice. There are online website to write paper e.g. http://overleaf.com/
Best
Hello,
Latex is the best solution for scientific writing (articles, books, theses,..... ).
There is no need to have experience to write, you will gain experience while writing. In addition, you can ask expertise (stackoverview) about any problem you may face .
https://stackoverflow.com/questions/tagged/latex
Regards.
$\LaTeX$ is a typesetter, while programs like Microsoft Word are word processors. The former takes sophisticated instructions to intelligently create beautiful documents to the letter of your specification. They may take some time to learn how to use properly, but the results speak for themselves. Alternatively, word processors allow for minimal customization and tend to just give acceptable results.
With the right packages, $\LaTeX$ will provide you with a fairly easy writing experience while allowing you to easily change every aspect of your final result to make it best reflect your vision. It is also worth noting that anyone experienced with $\LaTeX$ can usually identify a document made with it, which will give your work a greater sense of professionalism.
There are, of course, still practical uses for word processors though. They are extremely quick and easy to use and are perfectly appropriate for informal applications.
Personally, I use the TeXMaker editor with MiKTeX distribution.
I highly recommend the "TeX All the Things" Chrome extension. https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/tex-all-the-things/cbimabofgmfdkicghcadidpemeenbffn?hl=en
Good luck! Feel free to reach out to me if you have any more $\LaTeX$ related questions.
Latex is good for writing scientific papers,. It doesn't matter either you have prior experience or not , you will learn , it's very easy. you can ask stack overview about any problem you may face .
https://stackoverflow.com/questions/tagged/latex
Here are a few examples of how one could write a book using the Edward R. Tufte’s design style:
https://www.latextemplates.com/template/tufte-style-book
Recent book written with Latex
http://tim.hibal.org/blog/how-we-wrote-a-textbook/
To Adnan Riaz : I agree with your A, and will add that
https://tex.stackexchange.com/
(the member of Stack Exchange Q&A communities) is rather the best online community which contains Q&A for users of TeX, LaTeX, ConTeXt, and related typesetting systems.
Please Read following documents and links:
https://mappingignorance.org/2015/04/06/word-or-latex-typesetting-which-one-is-more-productive-finally-scientifically-assessed/
https://medium.com/@marko_kovic/why-i-write-with-latex-and-why-you-should-too-ba6a764fadf9
https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0115069
https://www.reddit.com/r/LaTeX/comments/9e6kfs/ten_reasons_word_is_better_than_latex/
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