5.9.2 Greatest hits from previous weeks

5.9.2.1 "inputenc Error: Unicode char \u8" error while trying to write a degree symbol (invisible character)

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No matter how I try to do it I always get the following error : 
! Package inputenc Error: Unicode char \u8:A^\[DiscretionaryHyphen] not set up for use with LaTeX. 
I have tried using A^\[DiscretionaryHyphen]A^\[DiscretionaryHyphen]A^\[DiscretionaryHyphen]$^{\circ}$, \deg, \textdegree,  ... 
[symbols] [unicode]
 

asked by levesque https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/newsletter?cta=user&id=10 86 votes

answered by Antal Spector-Zabusky https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/newsletter?cta=user&id=1425 82 votes

5.9.2.2 How do I change the `enumerate` list format to use letters instead of the default Arabic numerals?

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I've seen documentation whereby an \alph command is put around the \begin{enumerate} somewhere, but I'm not entirely sure how that operates... 
[numbering] [lists] [enumerate]
 

asked by Billy ONeal https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/newsletter?cta=user&id=192 270 votes

answered by frabjous https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/newsletter?cta=user&id=411 224 votes

5.9.2.3 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} 
... 
[tables] [multirow]
 

asked by anna https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/newsletter?cta=user&id=18922 71 votes

answered by Gonzalo Medina https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/newsletter?cta=user&id=3954 116 votes

5.9.2.4 TeXnicCenter & Adobe Reader DC

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How to configure TeXnicCenter to work with Adobe Reader DC? When I building and view current file .tex the following error "Can not execute the command" shows up and the PDF is not generated. 
If  ... 
[pdf] [texniccenter] [adobe]
 

asked by Walter Silva https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/newsletter?cta=user&id=80192 53 votes

answered by JiAo\231A~\[DiscretionaryHyphen] ChmelA~\[DiscretionaryHyphen]k https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/newsletter?cta=user&id=82051 72 votes

5.9.2.5 Why \\ does not go to new line in 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> 
-  ... 
[equations] [line-breaking]
 

asked by user3714137 https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/newsletter?cta=user&id=60029 55 votes

5.9.2.6 How to use \graphicspath?

https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/newsletter?cta=question&id=139401

I am using MikTex 2.9 and TeXstudio for my TeX preparation. I would like to set the path to my figures folder, which contains all the figures, plots etc. required for my work. 
I used \graphicspath  ... 
[graphics] [miktex] [texlive]
 

asked by Litun John https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/newsletter?cta=user&id=41546 133 votes

answered by kiss my armpit https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/newsletter?cta=user&id=19356 170 votes

5.9.2.7 Forcing linebreaks in \url

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I wish to typeset some relatively long URLs in a piece of text, and when I use \url{..}, the resulting text does not respect the margin boundaries that govern the main text body, instead going all the  ... 
[line-breaking] [urls]
 

asked by Suresh https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/newsletter?cta=user&id=103 205 votes

answered by Suresh https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/newsletter?cta=user&id=103 163 votes