General ⇒ $ symbol

[Mini]

Hello,

In my LaTeX output log I have alot of errors.

Basically they are:

! Missing $ inserted.

When am I supposed to enter the '$' symbol in my code?

Thanks

[frabjous]

$ is one way of entering/exiting math-mode. It's not the only way, however. You'll get this error, however, whenever you use math mode commands in text mode.

Use $...$ around math you want to use inside a paragraph.

Use \[ ... \] for displayed math.

Or use the other options for entering math mode.

You're asking some extremely basic questions all over the forum. I think it might be best for you read carefully a beginner's guide like this one:

"The Not So Short Introduction to LaTeX 2e"

And then come back here and ask your remaining questions afterwards, rather than expecting the forum to answer all your basic questions.

[josephwright]

TeX is telling you that it found something which was supposed to be in maths modes, but wasn't. So it guessed that you wanted maths mode and inserted $ (the "maths shift" token). We'll need to see some source to be more helpful.

[Mini]

Thank you very much for that guide. If only someone could've pointed it to me earlier -_-;

[localghost]

Translated versions of lshort can be found on CTAN.


Best regards
Thorsten