# A comprehensive guide to installation, commands, and professional PDF rendering.

## Installation & Setup

Get your environment ready for technical publishing.

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- Download Quarto CLI from quarto.org
- Install "Quarto" VS Code Extension
- Verify via terminal: `quarto check`
- Restart VS Code to load paths

## VS Code Commands

Efficiency tools accessible via Command Palette (Ctrl+Shift+P).

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- **Quarto: Preview** (Live server)
- **Quarto: Render Project** (Build all)
- **Insert Code Chunk** (Ctrl+Shift+I)
- **Quarto: Create Project** (Scaffold new)

## PDF Rendering

Generate publication-quality PDFs using TinyTeX.

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- Run `quarto install tinytex` in terminal
- Set YAML header to `format: pdf`
- Cmd: `quarto render doc.qmd --to pdf`
- Auto-installs missing LaTeX packages