6.37.2 Greatest hits from previous weeks

6.37.2.1 What are the available "documentclass" types and their uses?
6.37.2.2 "inputenc Error: Unicode char \u8" error while trying to write a degree symbol (invisible character)
6.37.2.3 Big Parenthesis in an Equation
6.37.2.4 How to add indentation
6.37.2.5 How can I make an enumerate list start at something other than 1?
6.37.2.6 Underscores in words (text)
6.37.2.7 Changing the font size in a table
6.37.2.1 What are the available "documentclass" types and their uses?

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Some of the available classes of documents in LaTeX are well known and widely used, such as the article and beamer classes, while others are not so well known, such as the standalone class. 
I found  ... 
[document-classes] [big-list]
 
asked by Vivi https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=14 413 votes
answered by Stefan Kottwitz https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=213 144 votes
6.37.2.2 "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 96 votes
answered by Antal Spector-Zabusky https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=1425 90 votes
6.37.2.3 Big Parenthesis in an Equation

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I have an equation contained inside \[...\], which automatically makes a \sum with sub- and superscripts turn big--so that the summation sign looks awkward inside parenthesis.  Any idea how to make  ... 
[math-mode] [delimiters]
 
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answered by qubyte https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=9043 273 votes
6.37.2.4 How to add indentation

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I am writing a thesis report using LaTeX and I need to add indentations because every new paragraph starts from the initial position on the left. 
How do I add indentations? 
[spacing] [indentation]
 
asked by pavani https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=9327 96 votes
answered by Frank Mittelbach https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=10109 66 votes
6.37.2.5 How can I make an enumerate list start at something other than 1?

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Sometimes, I want to have enumerate lists in LaTeX start at other than the first value (1, a, i, etc.) How can I make an enumerate list start at an arbitrary value? 
[lists] [numbering] [enumerate]
 
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answered by ShreevatsaR https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=48 504 votes
6.37.2.6 Underscores in words (text)

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How can I produce the text Word_one_two in LaTeX? 
I tried: 
Samp\_Dist\_Corr 
But, it doesn't quite look right. Also, I want it in the typewriter font, so actually, I'm doing: 
... 
[characters] [typewriter]
 
asked by Flux Capacitor https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=11728 183 votes
answered by David Carlisle https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=1090 158 votes
6.37.2.7 Changing the font size in a table

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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/digest?cta=user&id=224 185 votes
answered by lockstep https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=510 119 votes