4.8.2 Greatest hits from previous weeks

4.8.2.1 "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

4.8.2.2 Changing the font size in a table

https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/newsletter?cta=question&id=27097

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/newsletter?cta=user&id=224 129 votes

answered by Herbert https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/newsletter?cta=user&id=2478 160 votes

4.8.2.3 TexMaker - "File not found" when viewing as pdf

https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/newsletter?cta=question&id=45900

At the moment I'm having a problem when trying to view my LaTeX file as a PDF. Whether I do it internal or external I both the error "File not found.". 
I have no idea what file it means. I've read  ... 
[errors] [pdf] [texmaker]
 

asked by Floris Devriendt https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/newsletter?cta=user&id=12124 31 votes

answered by TorbjA~,rn T. https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/newsletter?cta=user&id=586 29 votes

4.8.2.4 Change image size

https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/newsletter?cta=question&id=64836

I'm trying to change the image size (make it look smaller than the original). 
I tried with the next code but the image still shows at its original size. 
\begin{figure}[h!] 
\centering 
... 
[graphics]
 

asked by Enrique https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/newsletter?cta=user&id=16973 34 votes

4.8.2.5 How can I manually install a package on MiKTeX (Windows)

https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/newsletter?cta=question&id=2063

I'm new to LaTeX, investigating using it for some work projects.  I'm using MiKTeX on Windows.  My employer's locked-down network blocks the application's automatic installation function.  I can take  ... 
[packages] [installing] [miktex] [windows]
 

asked by mbmcavoy https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/newsletter?cta=user&id=902 181 votes

answered by Stefan Kottwitz https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/newsletter?cta=user&id=213 145 votes

4.8.2.6 Reduce space between enumerated items

https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/newsletter?cta=question&id=6081

Background 
A book with lots of images. All of the images are set to "here definitely" (as they must come after the text that introduces them). 
Problem 
The list types (enumerated and bullet) have  ... 
[spacing] [floats] [lists] [vertical-alignment] [positioning]
 

asked by Dave Jarvis https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/newsletter?cta=user&id=2148 70 votes

answered by lockstep https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/newsletter?cta=user&id=510 14 votes

4.8.2.7 How can I split an equation over two (or more) lines

https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/newsletter?cta=question&id=3782

I am having the following equation: 
\begin{equation} 
Q(\lambda,\hat{\lambda}) = -\frac{1}{2} P(O \mid \lambda ) \sum_s \sum_m \sum_t \gamma_m^{(s)} (t) \left( n \log(2 \pi ) + \log \left| C_m^{(s)}  ... 
[math-mode] [equations] [line-breaking] [breqn]
 

asked by Peter Smit https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/newsletter?cta=user&id=459 180 votes

answered by Will Robertson https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/newsletter?cta=user&id=179 128 votes