Note: This document is a translation of the German koma script manual

Document Outline

• KOMA-Script
  • Deutsch
  • English
• Preface to the English KOMA-Script Guide
• Contents
• List of Figures
• List of Tables
• Introduction
  • Preface
  • Structure of the Guide
  • History of KOMA-Script
  • Special Thanks
  • Legal Notes
  • Installation
  • Bug Reports and Other Requests
  • Additional Information
• KOMA-Script for Authors
  • Construction of the Page Layout with typearea
    • Fundamentals of Page Layout
    • Page Layout Construction by Dividing
    • Page Layout Construction by Drawing a Circle
    • Early or late Selection of Options
    • Compatibility with Earlier Versions of KOMA-Script
    • Options and Macros to Influence the Page Layout
    • Paper Format Selection
    • Tips
  • The Main Classes: scrbook, scrreprt, and scrartcl
    • Early or late Selection of Options
    • Compatibility with Earlier Versions of KOMA-Script
    • Draft Mode
    • Page Layout
    • Selection of the Document Font Size
    • Text Markup
    • Document Titles
    • Abstract
    • Table of Contents
    • Paragraph Markup
    • Detection of Odd and Even Pages
    • Head and Foot Using Predefined Page Styles
    • Interleaf Pages
    • Footnotes
    • Demarcation
    • Structuring of Documents
    • Dicta
    • Lists
    • Math
    • Floating Environments of Tables and Figures
    • Margin Notes
    • Appendix
    • Bibliography
    • Index
  • The New Letter Class scrlttr2
    • Variables
    • Pseudo-Lengths
    • Early or late Selection of Options
    • Compatibility with Earlier Versions of KOMA-Script
    • Draft Mode
    • Page Layout
    • General Structure of Letter Documents
    • Selection of Document or Letter Font Size
    • Text Markup
    • Note Paper
    • Paragraph Markup
    • Detection of Odd and Even Pages
    • Head and Foot Using Predefined Page Style
    • Interleaf Pages
    • Footnotes
    • Lists
    • Math
    • Floating Environments of Tables and Figures
    • Margin Notes
    • Closing
    • Letter Class Option Files
    • Address Files and Circular Letters
  • Adapting Page Headers and Footers with scrlayer-scrpage
    • Early or late Selection of Options
    • Head and Foot Height
    • Text Markup
    • Usage of Predefined Page Styles
    • Manipulation of Defined Page Styles
  • The Day of the Week Using scrdate
  • Getting the Time with Package scrtime
  • Access to Address Files with scraddr
    • Overview
    • Usage
    • Package Warning Options
  • Creating Address Files from a Address Database
  • Making Basic Feature of the KOMA-Script Classes Available with Package scrextend while Using Other Classes
    • Early or late Selection of Options
    • Compatibility with Earlier Versions of KOMA-Script
    • Optional, Extended Features
    • Draft Mode
    • Selection of the Document Font Size
    • Text Markup
    • Document Titles
    • Detection of Odd and Even Pages
    • Head and Foot Using Predefined Page Styles
    • Interleaf Pages
    • Footnotes
    • Dicta
    • Lists
    • Margin Notes
  • Support for the Law Office by scrjura
    • Early or late Selection of Options
    • Table of Contents
    • Environment for Contracts
      • Clauses
      • Paragraphs
      • Sentences
    • Cross References
    • Additional Environments
    • Support for Different Languages
    • A Detailed Example
    • State of Development
• KOMA-Script for Advanced Users and Experts
  • Basic Functions of Package scrbase
    • Loading the Package
    • Keys as Attributes of Families and their Members
    • Conditional Execution
    • Definition of Language-Dependent Terms
    • Identification of KOMA-Script
    • Extension of the LaTeX Kernel
    • Extension of the Mathematical Features of e-TeX
  • Control Package Dependencies with scrlfile
    • About Package Dependencies
    • Actions Prior to and After Loading
    • Replacing Files at Input
    • Prevent File Loading
  • Economise and Replace Files Using scrwfile
    • General Modifications of the LaTeX Kernel
    • The Single File Feature
    • The Clone File Write Feature
    • Note on State of Development
    • Known Package Incompatibilities
  • Management of Tables and Lists of Contents Using tocbasic
    • Basic Commands
    • Creating a Table or List of Contents
    • Configuration of Entries to a Table or List of Contents
    • Internal Commands for Class and Package Authors
    • A Complete Example
    • Everything with One Command Only
  • Hacks for Third-Party Packages by Package scrhack
    • State of Development Note
    • Early or late Selection of Options
    • Usage of tocbasic
    • Incorrect Expectations to `@ptsize
    • Special Case hyperref
    • Inconsistent Handling of `textwidth and `textheight
  • Defining Layers and Page Styles Using scrlayer
    • State of Development Note
    • Early or late Selection of Options
    • Some Generic Information
    • Declaration of Layers
    • Declaration and Management of Page Styles
    • Head and Foot Height
    • Manipulation of Defined Page Styles
    • End User Interfaces
  • Additional Features of scrlayer-scrpage
    • Manipulation of Defined Page Styles
    • Definition of new Pairs of Page Styles
    • Definition of Simple Page Styles with Three Parts in Head and Foot
    • Definition of Complex Page Styles
  • Note Columns with scrlayer-notecolumn
    • Note about the State of Development
    • Early or late Selection of Options
    • Declaration of new Note Columns
    • Making a Note
    • Force Output of Note Columns
  • Additional Information about package typearea
    • Expert Commands
    • Local Settings with File typearea.cfg
    • More or Less Obsolete Options and Commands
  • Additional Information about the Main Classes and scrextend
    • Additional Information to User Commands
    • Cooperation and Coexistence of KOMA-Script and Other Packages
    • Expert Commands
    • More or Less Obsolete Options and Commands
  • Additional Information about the Letter Class scrlttr2 and the Letter Package scrletter
    • Pseudo-Lengths for Experienced Users
      • Folding Marks
      • Letterhead
      • Addressee
      • Sender's Extensions
      • Business Line
      • Subject
      • Closing
      • Letter Footer
    • Variables for Experienced Users
    • Differences in the Page Styles of scrletter
    • Differences in the Handling of lco-Files in scrletter
    • lco-Files for Experienced Users
      • Survey of Paper Size
      • Visualization of Positions
    • Language Support
    • From Obsolete scrlettr to Current scrlttr2
  • Japanese Letter Support for scrlttr2
    • Japanese standard paper and envelope sizes
      • Japanese paper sizes
      • Japanese envelope sizes
    • Provided lco files
    • Examples of Japanese letter usage
      • Example 1:
      • Example 2:
• Change Log
• Bibliography
• Index
  • General Index
  • Index of Commands, Environments, and Variables
  • Index of Lengths and Counters
  • Index of Elements with Capability of Font Adjustment
  • Index of Files, Classes, and Packages
  • Index of Class and Package Options