2. Latex: You can download miktex for free from www.miktex.org They also have documentation to help you get started.
3. WinEdt: Editor for miktex The url for the package is www.winedt.com It is separate from the miktex itself in that it is the shell program. See the FAQ for help on winedt.
For help with latex commands, see the FAQ try the following google search links:
http://www.google.ca/search?hl=en&ie=ISO-8859-1&q=latex+commands&meta= http://www.google.ca/search?hl=en&ie=ISO-8859-1&q=latex+%22new+users%22&btnG=Google+Search&meta=
The following shortcuts are useful for running latex in emacs:
C-c C-b - runs latex
C-c C-b b - runs bibtex
C-c C-b v - runs latex and then lets you view the dvi file
Note to get bibtex references right it is necessary to run latex once
then run bibtex once then run latex again.
For rotating Figures see http://www-group.slac.stanford.edu/techpubs/help/figures/latex2efigs.html#rotate Here is another example:
\begin{figure}
\centerline{\fbox{\includegraphics[width=4in,height=6in,angle=270]{figurefilename.eps}}}
\caption{Figure Caption title}
\label{figurelable}
\end{figure}
To make sure floats (tables) print out before a certain point (say the end of the section) look at: http://www.math.upenn.edu/tex_docs/help/faq/uktug-faq/FAQ241.html who suggest the package placins (add \usepackage{placeins} at the start of the document). Then put the command \FloatBarrier at the place where you want to stop the floats (e.g. at the end of the section).