please don't use this list for operational matters: it's intended for discussion of the future development of latex. > Are there instructions anywhere as to how to add new packages to a > tex/latex installation? I've looked for the local guide in my system and > haven't been able to find it it all depends on the implementation of tex you have installed. most modern ones for un*x or windoze systems maintain a file name database, but there are commercial and shareware versions whose details i don't know. the basic idea is you put the file somewhere that `obviously' matches similar files already on the systme. un*x tex systems typically have a command texhash (or mktexlsr), and aiui windoze systems have some menu entry, that updates the filename database, and the new stuff thereby gets found. for further details consult the usenet group comp.text.tex Robin Fairbairns For the LaTeX Team