6.5.2 Greatest hits from previous weeks

6.5.2.1 Remove ugly borders around clickable cross-references and hyperlinks

https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=question&id=823

I know that I can use hyperref to make cross-references and hyperlinks clickable.  That makes the clickable areas outlined in fluorescent green, however.  How can I make the green boxes go away? 
[hyperref] [color] [boxes] [links]
 

asked by Vebjorn Ljosa https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=35 748 votes

answered by meep.meep https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=3735 751 votes

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

https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=question&id=4268

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

6.5.2.3 Commenting out large sections

https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=question&id=17816

So to "comment out" a line, I need to insert a % at the beginning of the line (so that line will not be compiled). 
Is there way to comment out a large section without having to manually putting a %  ... 
[comments]
 

asked by user5419 https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=5419 321 votes

answered by Martin Scharrer https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=2975 253 votes

6.5.2.4 How to add an empty line between paragraphs?

https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=question&id=135134

I have two sections which I'd like to separate by an empty line. Every time I press Enter, LyX removes that empty line between paragraphs. How do I prevent this? 
[spacing] [lyx]
 

asked by goldisfine https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=37301 106 votes

answered by Werner https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=5764 120 votes

6.5.2.5 Making the bibliography appear in the table of contents

https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=question&id=8458

I need to make my (BibTeX) references section appear in the table of contents of my LaTeX document (documentclass: article), with section numbering too. 
My approach until now has been making a new  ... 
[sectioning] [table-of-contents] [bibliographies]
 

asked by Genba https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=2311 169 votes

answered by lockstep https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=510 127 votes

6.5.2.6 What is the LaTeX command for "em dash" (a^\200\224)?

https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=question&id=53413

I am trying to insert the symbol in the title of the question, which I copied from a PDF article, but it appears as space in the output file. What is the corresponding LaTeX command? 
[symbols] [punctuation]
 

asked by Tarek https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=13964 255 votes

answered by Keks Dose https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=4736 275 votes

6.5.2.7 Nice scientific pictures show off

https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=question&id=158668

Task 
Show off your best scientific illustration ! 
The main purpose of this question is to share beautiful scientific pictures, preferably with an educational aspect. 
Content 
Your post must  ... 
[diagrams] [3d] [technical-drawing] [fun] [big-list]
 

asked by Thomas https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=42660 503 votes

answered by Charles Staats https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=484 300 votes