8.48.2 Greatest hits from previous weeks

8.48.2.1 When should I use \input vs. \include?

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There are two different commands to incorporate another file into the source of some document, \input and \include. When should I use one or the other? What are the differences between them? Are there ... 
[include] [input]
 

asked by Phil Miller https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=60 Score of 1379

answered by Michael Mrozek https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=29 Score of 1248

8.48.2.2 What is the LaTeX command for "em dash" (a^\200\224)?

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I am trying to insert the symbol in the title of the question, which I copied from a PDF article, but it appears as space in the output file. What is the corresponding LaTeX command? 
[symbols] [punctuation]
 

asked by Tarek https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=13964 Score of 340

answered by Keks Dose https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=4736 Score of 367

8.48.2.3 Package natbib Error: Bibliography not compatible with author-year citations

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I have a basic tex file and a bibliography which is exported from Mendeley 
However, when I want to cite in the author-year style, I get the error: 
Package natbib Error: Bibliography not compatible ... 
[bibtex] [errors] [natbib]
 

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answered by Josh Porter https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=15128 Score of 136

8.48.2.4 Changing the font size in a table

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What's the recommend way of changing the font size in a particular table? Is there a better way than enclosing all values with, for example, the \tiny function. 
[tables] [floats] [fontsize]
 

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answered by lockstep https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=510 Score of 147

8.48.2.5 Keeping tables/figures close to where they are mentioned

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Is there any package or a method to force LaTeX to keep floating environments like table and figure closer to where they are declared? 
[floats] [positioning]
 

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answered by Stefan Kottwitz https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=213 Score of 374

8.48.2.6 Multi-line (block) comments in LaTeX

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In LaTeX, % can be used for single-line comments. For multi-line comments, the following command is available in the verbatim package. 
\begin{comment} 
Commented code 
\end{comment} 
But is there a ... 
[comments]
 

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8.48.2.7 Is there a way to slightly shrink a table, including font size, to fit within the column boundaries?

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I have a table that is just a little too wide for a 3.33" column. Is there a way to simply shrink the table a little to make it fit? I'm OK if the 10pt font becomes 9pt-something. Here is an example. 
... 
[tables] [scaling]
 

asked by Nathan Farrington https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=3504 Score of 180

answered by Martin Scharrer https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=2975 Score of 263