5.34.2 Greatest hits from previous weeks

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

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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/digest?cta=user&id=902 220 votes

answered by Stefan Kottwitz https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=213 169 votes

5.34.2.2 "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/digest?cta=user&id=10 91 votes

answered by Antal Spector-Zabusky https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=1425 87 votes

5.34.2.3 Package natbib Error: Bibliography not compatible with author-year citations

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I have a basic tex file and a bibliography which is exported from Mendeley 
However, when I want to cite in the author-year style, I get the error: 
Package natbib Error: Bibliography not compatible  ... 
[bibtex] [errors] [natbib]
 

asked by grrrbytes https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=13217 204 votes

answered by Josh Porter https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=15128 117 votes

5.34.2.4 Crop an inserted image?

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I'm inserting an image with a simple: 
\includegraphics[height=5cm]{filename.png} 
This results in an image that maintains the aspect ratio, and so gives me something like 6cm width. I only really  ... 
[graphics] [crop]
                                                                                  

                                                                                  
 

asked by naught101 https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=13192 192 votes

5.34.2.5 When should I use \input vs. \include?

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There are two different commands to incorporate another file into the source of some document, \input and \include. When should I use one or the other? What are the differences between them? Are there  ... 
[include] [input]
 

asked by Phil Miller https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=60 1075 votes

answered by Michael Mrozek https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=29 943 votes

5.34.2.6 Using the \tab Command

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I have seen several cases of people using the \tab command to insert a specific amount of space between objects (as opposed to the \hfill command which uses any remaining space).  However, I have  ... 
[spacing]
 

asked by Mathematician https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=49199 50 votes

answered by Mathematician https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=49199 50 votes

5.34.2.7 Which dot character to use in which context?

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Wikipedia lists several dot characters in Unicode.  These are the ones that are ambiguous to me: 
interpunct, middle dot (A^\[CenterDot])   ·   ·   U+00B7   "midpoint (in typography)" 
... 
[symbols] [best-practices] [punctuation] [unicode] [unicode-math]
 

asked by endolith https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=5773 160 votes