Software for writing

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Linux Environment

To write a text you can chose mainly between:

• LaTeX

• OpenOffice word processor

To deal with references you can use:

• JabRef program for Latex (http://jabref.sourceforge.net/).

• You could try to use the OpenOffice bibliographies: http://www.tutorialsforopenoffice.org/tutorial/Bibliographies.html#0.1.Adding%20a%20bibliographic%20entry%7Coutline (don't know if it does work)

Windows Environment

To write a text you can chose mainly between:

• Microsoft Office.

• You may want to use the OpenOffice word processor instead.

• There are several programs available that allow you to use LaTeX in Windows (i.e. MikTeX), some of them with friendly graphical environments.(To learn more http://www.pinteric.com/miktex.html )

To deal with references:

• EndNote program is the Microsoft tool.

• You could try to use the OpenOffice bibliographies: http://www.tutorialsforopenoffice.org/tutorial/Bibliographies.html#0.1.Adding%20a%20bibliographic%20entry%7Coutline (don't know if it does work)

Microsoft Office and EndNote are available also via Terminal Server.