Introduction

Before you start using TeXmacs, it may be wise to configure the program first in Edit→Preferences, so that it will fit your needs best. Most importantly, you should choose a “look and feel” in Edit→Preferences→Look and feel. This will enable you for instance to let the keyboard shortcuts used by TeXmacs be similar to what you are used to in other applications.

Also, TeXmacs comes with a powerful keyboard shortcut system, which attempts to optimize the use of the modifier keys like shift and control on your keyboard. However, on certain systems these modifier keys are not well configured, so that you may wish to redo this yourself.