# Applications

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Configuration of applications
Before you can use Writer4LaTeX you must configure it to use your LaTeX distribution as well as viewers for the different output formats.
Select Tools - Options - %PRODUCTNAME Writer - Writer4LaTeX - Applications
Automatic Configuration
If you click this button, Writer4LaTeX will try to locate the external programs and configure them. You will be presented with a short report of the results. Any applications that Writer4LaTeX cannot find for you must be configured manually.
Click here to let Writer4LaTeX configure your external applications automatically
Application
Select the external application you wish to configure in the list.
The available applications are:
- PdfLaTeX: The pdflatex executable (used if you select PDF as your backend format)
- LaTeX: The latex executable (used for other backend formats)
- Dvips: The DVI to PostScript converter dvips (used if you select PostScript as your backend format)
- BibTeX: The bibtex executable (used if your document contains a bibliography)
- MakeIndex: The makeindex executable (used if your document contains an alphabetical index)
- DVI Viewer: Application to view DVI files
- PDF Viewer: Application to view PDF files
- PostScript Viewer: Application to view PostScript files
Select the external application you wish to configure here
Executable
Type the full path to the executable or click Browse to find the executable in your file system
Type the full path to the executable here or find it using the Browse button
Options
Fill out any additional options here. Often you will only need the file name, which is denoted %s.
Fill out any additional options here, using %s to represent the file name