Although the initial learning curve is very steep, but I can promise you, it's worth the effort. For a start Download MikTeX (- that's your library of stiffs) and TexIncCentre (<- your .tex editor). Then to get you started get The Not So Short Introduction to LaTeX2e from CTAN.
Visit CTAN: https://www.ctan.org/tex-archive/info/lshort/english/
and get lshort.pdf file from the list for the intro on LaTeX.
For help I use latex-community forum: https://www.latex-community.org/forum/
Very useful site (from very basic to advanced) and the people over there are quite helpful.
Now I like it so much that I haven't used ms word or open office or powerpoint thingy for my own work for the last 7-6 months.
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