6.55.2 Greatest hits from previous weeks

6.55.2.1 Big Parenthesis in an Equation

https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=question&id=38868

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]
 

asked by jamaicanworm https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=9757 190 votes

answered by qubyte https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=9043 282 votes

6.55.2.2 How to create fixed width table columns with text raggedright/centered/raggedleft?

https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=question&id=12703

I would like to create a table with some columns' width specified, while the text in those columns should be centered both horizontally and vertically. I found out that 
\usepackage{array} 
\begin{... 
[tables] [horizontal-alignment] [width]
 

asked by Covi https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=3970 264 votes

answered by lockstep https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=510 411 votes

6.55.2.3 How can I split an equation over two (or more) lines

https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=question&id=3782

I am having the following equation: 
\begin{equation} 
Q(\lambda,\hat{\lambda}) = -\frac{1}{2} P(O \mid \lambda ) \sum_s \sum_m \sum_t \gamma_m^{(s)} (t) \left( n \log(2 \pi ) + \log \left| C_m^{(s)} ... 
[math-mode] [equations] [line-breaking] [breqn]
 

asked by Peter Smit https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=459 266 votes

answered by Will Robertson https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=179 180 votes

6.55.2.4 Write pseudo code in latex

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I am trying to write pseudo code in my paper. Here is the snippet and image like what I want.  Can some one please help me to format it. 
\begin{algorithm} 
\caption{Euclida^\200\231s algorithm}\label{euclid} 
\... 
[algorithms]
 

asked by cyclic https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=47334 115 votes

answered by karlkoeller https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=27635 159 votes

6.55.2.5 Show equation number only once in align environment

https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?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/digest?cta=user&id=5350 197 votes

answered by Gonzalo Medina https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=3954 177 votes

6.55.2.6 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=902 229 votes

answered by Stefan Kottwitz https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=213 176 votes

6.55.2.7 The \bar and \overline commands

https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=question&id=22100

I want to represent, say, the closure of a set or the extended reals, e.g., $\bar{\mathbb{R}}$ but unfortunately this creates a bar that is much too small (horizontally) and can barely be seen. On the ... 
[stacking-symbols]
 

asked by 3Sphere https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=6487 146 votes

answered by Danie Els https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=1683 83 votes