7.36.2 Greatest hits from previous weeks

7.36.2.1 How to influence the position of float environments like figure and table in LaTeX?

https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=question&id=39017

How to influence the position of float environments like figure and table in LaTeX? 
This is a general question and should collect useful answers for all users. I hope we can use this as a reference 
[floats] [positioning]
 

asked by Marco Daniel https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=5239 667 votes

answered by Frank Mittelbach https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=10109 961 votes

7.36.2.2 Table with multiple lines in some cells

https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=question&id=40561

What is the easiest way to have 2 lines in some of the cells in a table? 
The only way I can think right now is to actually have 2 separate rows (without the line in the middle) and use \multirow on ... 
[tables]
 

asked by Grzenio https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=3329 163 votes

answered by Werner https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=5764 149 votes

7.36.2.3 How can I make an enumerate list start at something other than 1?

https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=question&id=142

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]
 

asked by vanden https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=93 486 votes

answered by ShreevatsaR https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=48 580 votes

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

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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. 
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[tables] [scaling]
                                                                                  

                                                                                  
 

asked by Nathan Farrington https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=3504 154 votes

answered by Martin Scharrer https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=2975 229 votes

7.36.2.5 Align equation left

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Here is my split equation: 
\documentclass{article} 
\usepackage{amsmath} 
\begin{document} 
\begin{equation} 
\begin{split} 
a_{ijk} =& \frac {Pr(M_{I} =2  \&  M_J=1 \& M_K =1 | I=i , J=j , K=... 
[equations] [align]
 

asked by user35571 https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=35571 92 votes

answered by Ludovic C. https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=31058 88 votes

7.36.2.6 Math symbol question: Vertical bar for ''evaluated at ...''

https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=question&id=40160

How do I insert the line "|" after the equation in LaTeX (see image below)? 
I'm using LyX so if you can point me to the symbol of that line is also OK. 
I don't know if this line has a proper name so ... 
[math-mode] [symbols] [lyx]
 

asked by rasgo https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=10511 161 votes

7.36.2.7 LaTeX Editors/IDEs

https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=question&id=339

What editors/IDEs are available for easing the process of writing TeX/LaTeX documents? 
Please state some useful features like code completion, spell checking, building final DVI or PDF files, etc. 
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[editors] [big-list] [ide]
 

asked by hayalci https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=183 872 votes

answered by YuppieNetworking https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=146 349 votes