4.38.2 Greatest hits from previous weeks

4.38.2.1 Make MS Word document look like it has been typeset in LaTeX

https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/newsletter?cta=question&id=8308

A few years back, I used to use LaTeX for writing reports and such, and I really liked the look of them. 
However, nowadays I am forced to use MS Word to write my reports, but that does not hinder me  ... 
[formatting] [typography] [msword] [word-to-latex]
 

asked by Theodor https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/newsletter?cta=user&id=2788 97 votes

answered by Caramdir https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/newsletter?cta=user&id=83 56 votes

4.38.2.2 Keeping tables/figures close to where they are mentioned

https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/newsletter?cta=question&id=2275

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]
 

asked by artimess https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/newsletter?cta=user&id=833 288 votes

answered by Stefan Kottwitz https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/newsletter?cta=user&id=213 305 votes

4.38.2.3 How can I explain the meaning of LaTeX to my grandma?

https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/newsletter?cta=question&id=94889

I wrote a book about LaTeX, and my proud grandma wanted to have a copy. So she got it, said "What a beautiful picture on the cover!" and - "What is this, LaTeX?". 
She doesn't know Word, never used a  ... 
[latex-misc]
 

asked by Stefan Kottwitz https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/newsletter?cta=user&id=213 713 votes

4.38.2.4 making appendix for thesis

https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/newsletter?cta=question&id=49643

I need some help with creating an appendix for my thesis. I have about 10 figures which need to be in the appendix. I have a good appendix with the following code: 
\appendix 
... 
[appendices] [thesis]
 

asked by user13017 https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/newsletter?cta=user&id=13017 143 votes

answered by Gonzalo Medina https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/newsletter?cta=user&id=3954 174 votes

4.38.2.5 How to influence the position of float environments like figure and table in LaTeX?

https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/newsletter?cta=question&id=39017

How to influence the position of float environments like figure and table in LaTeX? 
This is a general question and should collect useful answers for all users. I hope we can use this as a reference 
[floats] [positioning]
 

asked by Marco Daniel https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/newsletter?cta=user&id=5239 559 votes

answered by Frank Mittelbach https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/newsletter?cta=user&id=10109 823 votes

4.38.2.6 Force figure placement in text

https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/newsletter?cta=question&id=8625

I have a problem when a lot of figures are in question. Some figures tend to "fly around", that is, be a paragraph below, although I placed them before that paragraph. I use code: 
\begin{figure}[ht] 
... 
[floats] [positioning] [captions]
 

asked by Marin https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/newsletter?cta=user&id=2755 379 votes

answered by Juan A. Navarro https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/newsletter?cta=user&id=169 460 votes

4.38.2.7 Show equation number only once in align environment

https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/newsletter?cta=question&id=17528

I want the equation number to be shown only at the last line, or better, somewhere in the middle of all. So instead of (1), (2), ... only (1). 
I use \begin{align} ... \end{align} 
[equations] [align]
 

asked by Theta30 https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/newsletter?cta=user&id=5350 141 votes

answered by Gonzalo Medina https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/newsletter?cta=user&id=3954 124 votes