The following classes are distributed with LaTeX:
- article
- The 27 class described in <#114#>LaTeX: A Document Preparation System<#114#>.
- book
- The 28 class described in <#115#>LaTeX: A Document Preparation System<#115#>.
- report
- The 29 class described in <#116#>LaTeX: A Document Preparation System<#116#>.
- letter
- The 30 class described in <#117#>LaTeX: A Document Preparation System<#117#>.
- slides
- The 31 class described in <#118#>LaTeX: A Document Preparation System<#118#>,
formerly SLiTeX.
- proc
- A document class for proceedings, based on 32.
Formerly the 33 package.
- ltxdoc
- The document class for documenting the LaTeX<#119#><#119#>
program, based on 34.
- ltxguide
- The document class for <#120#>LaTeX2e for Authors<#120#> and
<#121#>LaTeX2e for Class and Package Writers<#121#>, based on 35. The document you are reading
now uses the 36 class. The layout for this class is likely
to change in future releases of LaTeX.
- ltnews
- The document class for the <#654#>LaTeX<#122#><#122#> News<#654#>
information sheet, based on 37. The layout for this class
is likely to change in future releases of LaTeX.
- minimal
-
This class is the bare minimum (3 lines) that is needed in a
LaTeX\ class file. It just sets the text width and height, and
defines 38. It is principally intended for debugging
and testing LaTeX\ code in situations where you do not need to
load a `full' class such as 39. If, however, you are
designing a completely new class that is aimed for documents with
structure radically different from the structure supplied by the
article class, then it may make sense to use this as a base and add
to it code implementing the required structure, rather than
starting from 40 and modifying the code there.