8.62.2 Greatest hits from previous weeks

8.62.2.1 Not equal sign (a^\211 ) with a vertical bar
8.62.2.2 Why does \\ not return a new line in an equation?
8.62.2.3 Table with multiple lines in some cells
8.62.2.4 How can I make an enumerate list start at something other than 1?
8.62.2.5 What is the LaTeX command for "em dash" (a^\200\224)?
8.62.2.6 Keeping tables/figures close to where they are mentioned
8.62.2.7 Crop an inserted image?
8.62.2.1 Not equal sign (a^\211 ) with a vertical bar

https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=question&id=108193

Is it possible to get a \neq but with a vertical bar instead of a slanted one? There are inequality operators like AMS's \gvertneqq that feature this kind of "not equal" but not without mixing it with ... 
[math-mode] [symbols] [relation-symbols]
 
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8.62.2.2 Why does \\ not return a new line in an equation?

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\begin{equation*}\label{eq:pareto mle2} 
A_0 = \frac{1}{(\alpha+t_x)^{r+s+x}}{}_2F_1\left(r+s+x,x+1;r+s+x+1;\frac{\alpha-\beta}{\alpha + t_x} \right ) "\\\" <br> 
- \frac{1}{(\alpha+T)^{r+s+x}}{}... 
[equations] [line-breaking]
 
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8.62.2.3 Table with multiple lines in some cells

https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=question&id=40561

What is the easiest way to have 2 lines in some of the cells in a table? 
The only way I can think right now is to actually have 2 separate rows (without the line in the middle) and use \multirow on ... 
[tables]
 
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answered by Werner https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=5764 Score of 189
8.62.2.4 How can I make an enumerate list start at something other than 1?

https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=question&id=142

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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8.62.2.5 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]
 
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answered by Keks Dose https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=4736 Score of 373
8.62.2.6 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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8.62.2.7 Crop an inserted image?

https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=question&id=57418

I'm inserting an image with a simple: 
\includegraphics[height=5cm]{filename.png} 
This results in an image that maintains the aspect ratio, and so gives me something like 6cm width. I only really ... 
[graphics] [crop]
 
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