7.27.2 Greatest hits from previous weeks

7.27.2.1 Dictionary for TeXstudio: 'No dictionary Available'

https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=question&id=87650

I have trouble spell checking my document in TeXstudio. When I press spellcheck, I get the error No dictionary Available. Am I supposed to install a dictionary separately? How? Any suggestion? 
[texstudio] [spelling] [dictionaries]
 

asked by N Nik https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=21429 97 votes

answered by Peter Jansson https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=19384 137 votes

7.27.2.2 Problem with compiling BibTex: "no \citation commands" error

https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=question&id=18045

I'm really new to BibTex, I just wonder what is going wrong when I have this kind of error when I try to compile my bibliography file. 
I found no \citation commands---while reading file masterthesis.... 
[bibliographies] [bibtex]
 

asked by zfm https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=3559 83 votes

answered by Spike https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=5150 31 votes

7.27.2.3 How to add indentation

https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=question&id=45501

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 115 votes

answered by Frank Mittelbach https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=10109 77 votes

7.27.2.4 How to align a set of multiline equations

https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=question&id=44450

I am trying to align a set of long equations, that are themselves align environments as most of them are spreading on multiple lines. 
Currently I just have a sequence of align environments, with ... 
[equations] [align]
 

asked by Thomas 122 https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=11737 112 votes

7.27.2.5 How to write a function (piecewise) with bracket outside?

https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=question&id=32140

How to write this Piecewise function using LaTeX? 
I tried 
$ 
\begin{array}{cc} 
\{ & 
\begin{array}{cc} 
0 & x\leq 0 \\ 
\frac{100-x}{100} & 0\leq x\leq 100 \\ 
0 & ... 
[math-mode] [equations] [brackets]
 

asked by GarouDan https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=5314 177 votes

answered by Ant https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=6984 218 votes

7.27.2.6 What are all the font styles I can use in math mode?

https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=question&id=58098

As can be seen in above picture, there are lots of fonts or font styles that can be used in math mode. 
What are all the fonts or font styles I can use in math mode, and which packages are required in ... 
[fonts] [math-mode] [big-list] [latin-modern] [computer-modern]
 

asked by doncherry https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=4012 492 votes

answered by Christian https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=13450 641 votes

7.27.2.7 Is there a way to slightly shrink a table, including font size, to fit within the column boundaries?

https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=question&id=10863

I have a table that is just a little too wide for a 3.33" column. Is there a way to simply shrink the table a little to make it fit? I'm OK if the 10pt font becomes 9pt-something. Here is an example. 
... 
[tables] [scaling]
 

asked by Nathan Farrington https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=3504 153 votes

answered by Martin Scharrer https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=2975 227 votes