You have been persuaded that engaging in Reproducible Research is worth your time and effort and now you want to get started. This post is a quick overview of the steps you need to take to install LaTeX and make it available to RStudio.

The following steps work as of R version 3.2.2,  RStudio version 0.99.489 and the proTeXt page dated:  2014/04/22 20:51:39

• Install latest version of R: https://cran.r-project.org/bin/windows/base/
• Install latest version of RStudio: https://www.rstudio.com/products/rstudio/download/
• Download proTeXt (MiKTeX based): https://www.tug.org/protext/
  This file is very large (around a Gig) grab a coffee or start the download just before lunch.
  • Run the file and place the files on your Desktop – all of the files will be extracted onto your Desktop
  • In the directory the files were extracted to, click on the TEX Setup icon
    • Click on “Install” for MiKTeX
    • Accept the MiKTeX copying conditions
    • Click “Next”
    • Select “Complete MiKTeX”
    • Select:  “Anyone who uses this computer”
    • Select: preferred paper: “Letter”
    • Select: install missing packages on-the-fly: “Yes”
    • Click on “Next”
    • Click on “Start”
    • Leave the default installation directory and click “Next” – RStudio will look for it in the Program Files
  • Go to RStudio to set up the options:
    • Go to: Tools> Global Options >
    • Select: Weave Rnw files using:knitr
    • Select: Typeset LaTeX into PDF using: XeLaTeX
    • Select: Preview PDF after compile using: “Sumatra