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< [[Main Page]] | [[Second Step]] | [[Next Steps]] >== Modifying the output style ==
This page describes the fundamentals of using ConTeXt. It includes hands-on examples, and the instructions assume that you have ConTeXt <context mode="mkiv" source="yes" text="which gives">\setuphead[section][Installation hints|installedstyle=\bfa]\setupbodyfontenvironment[default]. If you don't want to install it yet, you can [http://live.contextgarden.net try it on the webem=italic].
Start by typing the following into a [[text editor]] and saving it as <code>hello.tex</code>:
<texcode>
Hello World\startsection[title={Testing ConTeXt}] This is my {\em first} ConTeXt document.\stopsection
> [[Second StepCategory:Basics]][[Category:Sample documents]]
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It is possible to change the style of the output by using appropriate ''setup'' commands in the preamble. For example, to make the section titles bold and to use italic (rather than slanted) font for emphasized words, use
\starttext
\stoptext
</texcode> Then go to the command-line and type: <pre>texexec hello.tex</pre> ConTeXt will then process your document. It will output some information, such as follows—this output does ''not'' indicate an error: <pre><nowiki>TeXExec | processing document 'hello.tex'TeXExec | no ctx file foundTeXExec | tex processing method: contextTeXExec | TeX run 1TeXExec | writing option file hello.topTeXExec | tex engine: pdfetexTeXExec | tex format: cont-enTeXExec | progname: contextThis is pdfeTeXk, Version 3.141592-1.30.3-2.2 (Web2c 7.5.5) \write18 enabled. %&-line parsing enabled. (c:\context\usr\local\context\tex\texmf-local/web2c/natural.tcx)entering extended mode(./hello.tex ConTeXt ver: 2006.05.14 23:57 fmt: 2006.5.16 int: english mes: english language : language en is active<protectionstate 0>...</nowiki></pre> Once <tt>texexec</tt> has finished, it will leave behind a file called <tt>hello.pdf</tt>. Open it and you will see a "Hello world" document.
