7.66.2 Greatest hits from previous weeks

7.66.2.1 How can I manually install a package on MiKTeX (Windows)

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I'm new to LaTeX, investigating using it for some work projects.  I'm using MiKTeX on Windows.  My employer's locked-down network blocks the application's automatic installation function.  I can take ... 
[packages] [installing] [miktex] [windows]
 

asked by mbmcavoy https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=902 234 votes

answered by Stefan Kottwitz https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=213 185 votes

7.66.2.2 What are all the font styles I can use in math mode?

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As can be seen in above picture, there are lots of fonts or font styles that can be used in math mode. 
What are all the fonts or font styles I can use in math mode, and which packages are required in ... 
[fonts] [math-mode] [big-list] [latin-modern] [computer-modern]
 

asked by doncherry https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=4012 515 votes

answered by Christian https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=13450 669 votes

7.66.2.3 How to add a forced line break inside a table cell

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I have some text in a table and I want to add a forced line break. I want to insert a forced line break without having to specify the column width, i.e. something like the following: 
\begin{tabular}{|... 
[tables] [line-breaking]
 

asked by Denilson SA~\[DownExclamation] Maia https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=375 770 votes

answered by Bernard https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=38908 549 votes

7.66.2.4 Column and row padding in tables

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How do you guys go about controlling column padding in tables? 
Update 
To clarify, I'm looking for a way to control both vertical and horizontal padding. So, if I had a simple table like in the ... 
[tables] [spacing] [columns]
 

asked by JustDanyul https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=8615 405 votes

answered by Werner https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=5764 324 votes

7.66.2.5 Force figure placement in text

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I have a problem when a lot of figures are in question. Some figures tend to "fly around", that is, be a paragraph below, although I placed them before that paragraph. I use code: 
\begin{figure}[ht] 
\... 
[floats] [positioning] [captions]
 

asked by Marin https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=2755 572 votes

answered by Juan A. Navarro https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=169 693 votes

7.66.2.6 Remove ugly borders around clickable cross-references and hyperlinks

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I know that I can use hyperref to make cross-references and hyperlinks clickable.  That makes the clickable areas outlined in fluorescent green, however.  How can I make the green boxes go away? 
[hyperref] [color] [boxes] [links]
 

asked by Vebjorn Ljosa https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=35 923 votes

answered by meep.meep https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=3735 909 votes

7.66.2.7 Superscript outside math mode

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What is the easiest way to superscript text outside of math mode? 
For example, let's say I want to write the $n^{th}$ element, but without the math mode's automatic italicization of the th.  And what ... 
[superscripts]
 

asked by jamaicanworm https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=9757 481 votes

answered by Werner https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=5764 714 votes