Annals of Mathematics anonymous ftp README file In this directory (/pub/annals) you will find information for Annals authors. It includes a formatting guide, template files and style files. The formatting guide contains instructions for preparing Annals papers in plain TeX, AMSTeX or LaTeX. There are three versions of the formatting guide, corresponding to the three flavors of TeX. The three template files contain macros for formatting papers in TeX, AMSTeX and LaTeX. They are called formatpl.tex, formatam.tex and formatlt.tex. In each template file, the commands are already entered so that authors need only add text. You may want to make a backup copy of the template file before you add your text so that you can use the original template file again. The three style files contain macros that impose the Annals style over text prepared with the above templates. They are called am.tex, amams.sty and amlt.sty, respectively. Each style file is automatically included in the appropriate template file via the \input command. You need only ftp the template and style files and documentation for the version of TeX you used to prepare your manuscript. * formatpl.tex: This is a template file that should be used by authors who want to format their papers in plain TeX. The file is set up with many commands already entered so that all you need to do is add the text of your paper. At the end of the file is a list of optional commands with examples of their use for handy reference. You can also incorporate your own macros (e.g., definitions of particular symbols) in the authors' macro area near the beginning of the file. Further directions for formatting papers can be found in the Formatting Guide. * am.tex: This is the plain TeX style file that formatpl.tex includes. * formatam.tex This is a template file that should be used by authors who want to format their papers in AMSTeX. The file is set up with many commands already entered so that all you need to do is add the text of your paper. At the end of the file is a list of optional commands with examples of their use for handy reference. You can also incorporate your own macros (e.g., definitions of particular symbols) in the authors' macro area near the beginning of the file. Further directions for formatting papers can be found in the Formatting Guide. * amams.sty: This is the AMSTeX style file that formatam.tex includes. * formatlt.tex: This is a template file that should be used by authors who want to format their papers in L$_{\rm A}$\TeX. The file is set up with many commands already entered so that all you need to do is add the text of your paper. At the end of the file is a list of optional commands with examples of their use for handy reference. You can also incorporate your own macros (e.g., definitions of particular symbols) in the authors' macro area near the beginning of the file. Further directions for formatting papers can be found in the Formatting Guide. * amlt.sty: This is the LaTeX style file that formatlt.tex includes. * plain.doc, ams.doc, and latex.doc: These files contain the corres- ponding documentation for each set of macros. The "Formatting Guide" is not currently available via anonymous ftp. To request a printed copy, send email to annals@math.princeton.edu. Please include your postal (mailing) address.