Well latex is the best, if you don’t know you have to learn. I really recommendo for docs, order docuemntation, manuals and also som presentation. I normmally use latex for all =)
But always is good to share some tips, I write a lot of docs on spanish, and when I learn latex accent wasn’t my friends.
This package I recommend for a simple usage or little article:
%My preference about document
\textheight=25cm
\textwidth=16cm
\topmargin=-2cm
\oddsidemargin=0cm
\parindent=0mm
%packages:
\usepackage[utf8]{inputenc} %this was the solution for spanish speaker
\usepackage{graphicx}
\usepackage{enumerate}
\usepackage{amsmath}
\usepackage{amssymb}
\usepackage{textcomp}
\usepackage{listings}
\usepackage{tabto}
\usepackage{hyperref}
Enjoy :)