8.51.2 Greatest hits from previous weeks

8.51.2.1 Align equation left

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Here is my split equation: 
\documentclass{article} 
\usepackage{amsmath} 
\begin{document} 
\begin{equation} 
\begin{split} 
a_{ijk} =& \frac {Pr(M_{I} =2  \&  M_J=1 \& M_K =1 | I=i , J=j , K=... 
[equations] [align]
 

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8.51.2.2 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]
 

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8.51.2.3 How to change certain pages into landscape/portrait mode

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How can I change the orientation of some pages of my document into landscape mode, while leaving the others in portrait mode (or vice versa)? 
[landscape]
 

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8.51.2.4 How to type special/accented letters in LaTeX?

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How to type these special letters from European languages in latex? 
A~\[Currency], A~(c), and L'? 
[symbols] [languages] [characters] [accents]
 

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8.51.2.5 How can I have two tables side by side?

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Suppose I have two tables that don't have many columns (3, for example). How can I position them side by side? 
[tables] [positioning]
 

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8.51.2.6 Command for argmin or argmax?

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How can you get the argmin or argmax in Latex? Two solutions I found are: 
\underset{x}{\operatorname{argmax}} 
\DeclareMathOperator*{\argmin}{arg\,min} 
Any other ideas? 
[1]http://www.breakthru.... 
[math-mode] [symbols] [math-operators]
 

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8.51.2.7 How can I make an enumerate list start at something other than 1?

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Sometimes, I want to have enumerate lists in LaTeX start at other than the first value (1, a, i, etc.) How can I make an enumerate list start at an arbitrary value? 
[lists] [numbering] [enumerate]
 

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