4.7.2 Greatest hits from previous weeks

4.7.2.1 'Floor' and 'ceiling' functions

https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/newsletter?cta=question&id=42271

Is there a convenient way to typeset the floor or ceiling of a number, without needing to separately code the left and right parts?  For example, is there some way to do $\ceil{x}$ instead of $\lceil  ... 
[symbols]
 

asked by jamaicanworm https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/newsletter?cta=user&id=9757 114 votes

4.7.2.2 Putting two images beside each other

https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/newsletter?cta=question&id=148438

If I want to put two images beside each other, what should I do? I have inserted a figure. But, rather than having the next figure on a new line, I want it to be beside the already inserted figure.  ... 
[graphics] [floats] [positioning]
 

asked by Simplicity https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/newsletter?cta=user&id=28871 31 votes

4.7.2.3 Using multicolumn in latex

https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/newsletter?cta=question&id=131867

I want to create a table like this using Latex 
|               sets            | 
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |  ... 
[multicolumn]
 

asked by mahmood https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/newsletter?cta=user&id=36294 39 votes

answered by m0nhawk https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/newsletter?cta=user&id=9790 67 votes

4.7.2.4 How to typeset the symbol '^' (caret/circumflex/hat)

https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/newsletter?cta=question&id=77646

I need to display the symbol '^' 
d <- dist(fascores, method = "euclidean")^2 
How do I do that? 
[symbols]
 

asked by Cost https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/newsletter?cta=user&id=17205 143 votes

answered by Qrrbrbirlbel https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/newsletter?cta=user&id=16595 189 votes

4.7.2.5 What point (pt) font size are \Large etc.?

https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/newsletter?cta=question&id=24599

In the preamble I have: 
\documentclass[a4paper,11pt]{article} 
\usepackage{fontspec} 
\setmainfont{Arial} 
What can be inferred about the real font pt size for the following? 
\tiny, \scriptsize,  ... 
[fontsize] [class-options]
 

asked by Level1Coder https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/newsletter?cta=user&id=6825 198 votes

answered by Alan Munn https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/newsletter?cta=user&id=2693 324 votes

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

https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/newsletter?cta=question&id=2441

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: 
... 
[tables] [line-breaking]
 

asked by Denilson SA~\[DownExclamation] Maiahttps://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/newsletter?cta=user&id=375 478 votes

answered by Bernard https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/newsletter?cta=user&id=38908 180 votes

4.7.2.7 "Correct" way to bold/italicize text?

https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/newsletter?cta=question&id=41681

Is either of these considered better/more readable/more "proper"/more conventional than the other for making text bold? If so, what is the reason? 
I like my text \textbf{bold} 
versus: 
I like my  ... 
[best-practices] [bold] [italic]
 

asked by Mehrdad https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/newsletter?cta=user&id=2694 300 votes

answered by Todd Lehman https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/newsletter?cta=user&id=8499 303 votes