[texworks] how do I install missing packages

[David J. Perry]

I replied on Oct. 2.  Looks like the message did not go through for some 
reason, so I'll repeat:

Open the MikTeX settings manager and under the General tab choose the 
option to let it installing missing packages as needed.  You can have 
this done automatically or be asked for permission first.  I choose the 
latter because adding a package while compiling does take a few minutes 
and it's nice to know why compilation seems to have frozen (it will 
automatically resume when the package is installed).

David

On 10/7/2015 3:35 PM, Tolosa, Juan wrote:
>
> I am sending a second request, since I did not get any answers.
>
> Can anybody help?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Juan Tolosa
>
> *From:*Tolosa, Juan
> *Sent:* Friday, October 02, 2015 7:33 PM
> *To:* texworks at tug.org
> *Cc:* Tolosa, Juan <Juan.Tolosa at stockton.edu>
> *Subject:* how do I install missing packages
>
> I recently installed basic MiKTeX in my PC at home.
>
> Now I want to add pictures in plain TeX, and I need to install
>
> \input miniltx.tex
>
> However, when I try to add this file from the web, say, from
>
> ctan.math.utah.edu,
>
> it won't do it. I tried the option "install from a directory," but I 
> cannot find the suitable directory in the miktex folder.
>
> I know this works, because I tried in my computer at work. It also 
> works in a mac (using MacOSTeX).
>
> How can I get MiKTeX to install additional packages?
>
> Thank you,
>
> Juan Tolosa
>
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