11.51.2 Greatest hits from previous weeks

11.51.2.1 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]
 

asked by vanden https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=93 Score of 640

answered by ShreevatsaR https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=48 Score of 774

11.51.2.2 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 Score of 586

answered by Werner https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=5764 Score of 853

11.51.2.3 pdfTeX error (font expansion): auto expansion is only possible with scalable

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I'm using a custom class file. 
My main file looks like this: 
\documentclass[12pt,a4paper]{thesis} 
\begin{document} 
\frontmatter 
\pagenumbering{alph} 
\pagenumbering{roman} 
\clearpage 
... 
[fonts] [errors] [microtype] [font-expansion]
 

asked by Elmer https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=3338 Score of 119

11.51.2.4 How to use \multirow

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I can compile this table separately but when I want to compile the whole file, it gives me an error, which is fixed by removing \multirow. 
\usepackage{multirow} 
\begin{table}[htbp] 
\begin{center} 
\... 
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asked by anna https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=18922 Score of 167

answered by Gonzalo Medina https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=3954 Score of 236

11.51.2.5 How do I turn off equation auto numbering

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I have an equation like this: 
\begin{align} 
P(A \cup B) = \sum_{\omega \in A \cup B} P(\omega) = \sum_{\omega \in A} P(\omega) + \sum_{\omega \in B} P(\omega) 
= P(A) + P(B) 
\end{... 
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answered by levesque https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=10 Score of 220

11.51.2.6 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]
 

asked by bada https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=572 Score of 251

answered by TH. https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=647 Score of 224

11.51.2.7 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]
                                                                                  

                                                                                  
 

asked by csgillespie https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=224 Score of 265

answered by lockstep https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=510 Score of 171