7.35.2 Greatest hits from previous weeks

7.35.2.1 Force figure placement in text

https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=question&id=8625

I have a problem when a lot of figures are in question. Some figures tend to "fly around", that is, be a paragraph below, although I placed them before that paragraph. I use code: 
\begin{figure}[ht] 
\... 
[floats] [positioning] [captions]
 

asked by Marin https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=2755 559 votes

answered by Juan A. Navarro https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=169 675 votes

7.35.2.2 How do I turn off equation auto numbering

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I have an equation like this: 
\begin{align} 
P(A \cup B) = \sum_{\omega \in A \cup B} P(\omega) = \sum_{\omega \in A} P(\omega) + \sum_{\omega \in B} P(\omega) 
= P(A) + P(B) 
\end{... 
[equations] [numbering]
 

asked by user1046 https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=1046 158 votes

answered by levesque https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=10 178 votes

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

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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 497 votes

answered by Christian https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=13450 646 votes

7.35.2.4 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 75 votes

answered by Mathematician https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=49199 86 votes

7.35.2.5 "Correct" way to bold/italicize text?

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Is either of these considered better/more readable/more "proper"/more conventional than the other for making text bold? If so, what is the reason? 
I like my text \textbf{bold} 
versus: 
I like my ... 
[best-practices] [bold] [italic]
 

asked by user541686 https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=2694 434 votes

answered by Todd Lehman https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=8499 410 votes

7.35.2.6 What point (pt) font size are \Large etc.?

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In the preamble I have: 
\documentclass[a4paper,11pt]{article} 
\usepackage{fontspec} 
\setmainfont{Arial} 
What can be inferred about the real font pt size for the following? 
\tiny, \scriptsize, \... 
[fontsize] [class-options]
 

asked by Level1Coder https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=6825 268 votes

answered by Alan Munn https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=2693 421 votes

7.35.2.7 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 210 votes

answered by qubyte https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=9043 306 votes