Creating PDF file from DVI with Embedded Fonts

These instructions are valid for Ubuntu. It may also work in Windows with ghostscript installed.

Use the following commands in order.

1. dvips -Ppdf -G0 -tletter your_file.dvi 
2. ps2pdf -dCompatibilityLevel=1.4 -dPDFSETTINGS=/prepress your_file.ps 

In case you get a segmentation fault. Use the following steps.

1. dvips -Ppdf -G0 -tletter your_file.dvi
2. ps2ps your_file.ps your_new_file.ps
3. ps2pdf -dCompatibilityLevel=1.4 -dPDFSETTINGS=/prepress your_new_file.ps

Latex Tips & Tricks

Setup Page Margins

\newcommand{\CLASSINPUTinnersidemargin}{0.5in} % left side margin
\newcommand{\CLASSINPUToutersidemargin}{0.5in}% right side margin
\newcommand{\CLASSINPUTtoptextmargin}{1.0in} % top text margin
\newcommand{\CLASSINPUTbottomtextmargin}{1.0in}% bottom text margin

\documentclass {your_class}

** Change the number as necessary.

Solving italic-underline Problem

Problem definition: all the italic words are automatically underlined
Solution: Add the following line after \begin{document}

\normalem