{formatting} is for general questions about formatting document elements. Use this tag in addition to other tags specifying what should be formatted. For questions about font attributes (e.g., {bold}, {italic}, {small-caps}, {sans-serif}, {typewriter}), use the appropriate tag instead.
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Vectorization operator
How can I represent the vectorization of a matrix A (i.e, vec(A))? I am talking about this simple operator:
7
votes
0answers
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Single/Double side environment with different backgrounds
I'm having trouble aligning some of the elements.
I would like align Check Box and Cross Box to be same size so that they look nicer below is what i got so far.
Also it would be great if they can ...
8
votes
1answer
201 views
How do I enter ὅπερ ἔδει δεῖξαι in TeX?
How do I typeset this statement if I'm using
\usepackage[default]{frcursive}
and
\usepackage[T1]{fontenc}
in my TEX file?
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vote
1answer
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How can I indent the second line of a linguistic gloss with gb4e.sty?
In accordance with the documentation, I've been happily plodding along making interlinear glosses. So far so good! But things get ugly when I make a longer gloss.
Looking at example (5) on page (6) ...
2
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0answers
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Insert a character in the beginning of each line in a special verbatim environment
How can I insert a special character or a symbol in the beginning of each line in a verbatim environment? In particular, there is a constraint that applies to the verbatim environment: it must be of a ...
2
votes
2answers
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Chemfig - Name some compounds under a single label
I know within the chemfig package compounds can be named with the command \chemname. Is there a way to label some compounds under a single label? For example, put a label "Reactants" under the ...
5
votes
1answer
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Formatting a comma separated list of values
I'm creating a set of mathematics worksheets, and I'd like to have an upside down "answer key" below a set of enumerated questions. Here is what I have at the moment:
\usepackage{graphicx}
Answers:
...
5
votes
2answers
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Start next paragraph on this line
TL;DR:
Can I convince LaTeX to start the next paragraph on the same line as the current one?
The format I’ve chosen for my résumé looks something like this:
EXPERIENCE
Doctor Midos, Inc. ...
0
votes
0answers
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My TeXworks platform is presenting me with \end{document} problems
\documentclass[11pt]{article}
\usepackage[utf8]{inputenc}
\usepackage[T1]{fontenc}
\usepackage[american]{babel}
\usepackage{geometry}
\title{text}
\author{text}
\date{\today}
...
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vote
1answer
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Chemfig - Proper Vertical Aligning in Chemical Reactions
I have the following chemical equation in Chemfigs:
\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{chemfig,chemmacros}
\begin{document}
\schemestart
2
\chemfig{-[:30](=[:90]O)-[:-30]OH}
\arrow
...
1
vote
2answers
67 views
How to remove the self-reference of the ToC in Latex book class
I want to remove the self-reference of the ToC in Latex book class as in the picture below
Can you help me?
1
vote
1answer
46 views
Chapter heading at the right-hand side
I want a specific chapter heading as in the picture below
(Chapter heading at the right-hand side, but section heading at the left-hand side)
Can you help me?
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votes
3answers
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How to include R output in LaTex? [duplicate]
I am not sure about how to include my r output in the best way in my latex document.
Currently I saved my R output (NOT R CODE!) into a txt file:
*---------------------------------*
* GARCH ...
8
votes
1answer
138 views
Is there a workaround against loss of precision in pgfplots axis?
I am generating a bunch of plots automatically using pgfplots. For some datasets the span of data in one axis (y) is relatively small (relative to the absolute value) and therefore pgfplots when ...
11
votes
2answers
261 views
Format a verbatim paragraph
How can I format a verbatim paragraph? I.e. break, fill and join input lines to produce globally balanced output with the lengths of each line approaching the target \textwidth as closely as possible. ...
4
votes
1answer
70 views
How do I get the table of contents, list of figures and list of tables to have the header I specify
I used \renewcommand\contentsname{\Large{TABLE OF CONTENTS}} (similar for list of figures and list of tables) to obtain headers that were centered at the top of the page, not bold and capitalized. ...
5
votes
1answer
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Emphasizing some parts of string in lstlisting
I need to stress out some parts of string in lstlisting. I tried with \emph{}, but I got the verbatim result. Is there any way to that?
\begin{lstlisting}[frame=single]
Array1: 78 54 31 54 92 86 23 ...
0
votes
0answers
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Dedication and Quote in my thesis [closed]
I want to dedicate my master thesis to my parents, my brother and my sister. Additionally, I want to include a famous quote.
My first question is about the grammar, since I am not native english ...
4
votes
1answer
53 views
Smaller font for < sign
I have a table where i report times.
Some elements are very small and I would like to write $<1\mathrm{ms}$.
However, if I do so, the < 1ms will occupy even more space than a three digit number ...
2
votes
1answer
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How do I center my title (both horizontally and vertically)?
I'm trying to create a centred title, both horizontally and vertically on the page. I'm rather new to latex - so far, I've tried the code below without success:
\begin{center}
\title{Title}
...
2
votes
1answer
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Default Table Style [duplicate]
How can I create a default table style, which remains throughout the course of my document, lets say, for example, I want grid-lines and a gray shading behind the header-row, without having to ...
0
votes
1answer
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A seemingly canonical preprint style in mathematics
There seems to exist a style for preprints that is common on arxiv.org. A completely (!) random example which I have picked up just now illustrates that style.
http://arxiv.org/pdf/1305.2775.pdf
...
5
votes
1answer
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How do I prevent \cellcolor from over effect of \hline
I'm trying to add HTML code based color to my table, like so:
\usepackage[table]{xcolor}
\begin{tabular}{ |>{\columncolor[HTML]{F2FAF8}}c| p{11cm} |}
\hline
CELL 1 & CELL 2\\ \hline
CELL ...
4
votes
1answer
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Slashbox with tables: Adjusting the diagonal separator for multiple rows
I am using the slashbox package in a table as shown next. However as you can see, the diagonal line in the first cell is not the real diagonal of that cell. This is because of the existence of more ...
6
votes
1answer
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How to format subsection title (without packages)?
I'd like to change the format for \subsection{} without using special packages. On report.cls we find its definition
\newcommand\subsection{\@startsection{subsection}{2}{\z@}%
...
0
votes
0answers
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transform text from one template to another
I use laTex for formatting my papers and I use GIT for version controlling the papers i write, once i have a final cut of the paper i go hunting for suitable conferences. most of these have their own ...
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votes
2answers
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Change caption name of figures
How can I modify the caption name of a figure? For example I have
\caption{This is a figure.}
and by default the caption appears as
Figure 1: This is a figure.
However I want
Fig.1 - This ...
1
vote
2answers
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Table doesn't fit to page width properly
The table produced by this code always goes out off the width of my page. I want the table to fit within the width of the page. I tried giving extra \\ in between but it made it worse only.
...
5
votes
1answer
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Background color for inline math with linebreaks?
What's the simplest way to achieve coloured background for the inline equation in the following example:
\documentclass{article}
\begin{document}
Completely unimportant text
$ABC_{1234} = ABC_{1234} ...
16
votes
2answers
283 views
Colored underbraces for annotating equations
I am trying to implement my previous Powerpoint presentation in beamer.
I have a figure like
I want to create something like this in beamer.
I wrote a equation as follows but I couldn't write the ...
5
votes
3answers
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Use sans-serif in a verbatim environment?
What is the right way get fancyvrb’s verbatim environment (or any other variation) to use \textsf as the font?
I can do it with:
\begin{Verbatim}[commandchars=\\\{\}]
\textsf{Here’s some textsf.}
...
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votes
2answers
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Making a LaTeX document appear as though it were typeset in MS Word
I am typesetting a document in LaTeX for which I have been given exact specifications that are intended for an MS Word-processed document (single-sided, single-spaced, 0.75 inch margins, no more than ...
4
votes
2answers
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How can I avoid the gap between \cellcolor-colored cells created by \tabucline?
I'm trying to partially separate rows from one another using \tabucline. The line encompasses column 3-6. Since the line's width is neither part of the upper, nor the lower row, there is going to be ...
7
votes
5answers
280 views
How to create following block diagram structure in LaTeX
How can i create this kind of connected and cascading block diagram in Latex?
0
votes
1answer
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Changing the format of figure, algorithm and equation numbering [duplicate]
This is a follow-up to this question. That allowed me to format references to an equation/figure/algorithm so that they started with an 'S'. What if I want to change the format in the original ...
2
votes
2answers
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package for parallel columns randomly omits pages (paracol) [closed]
I've been using paracol for a few days now. I think it is a nice package for parallel columns. There is one problem, however, which strikes me. Sometimes (only sometimes) the pdf that results from my ...
4
votes
2answers
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Representing D- and L- in chemical names
Using LaTeX, how does one typeset the D- and L- prefixes, which refer to dextrorotatory and levorotatory isomers. I have tried \footnotesize~D\normalsize and it looks okay, but didn't know if there ...
4
votes
0answers
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Formatting of matrices
I have a document full of matrices, and many of them don't look very good, right now. Hunting for solutions, I found this post from two years ago.
I have the same problems mentioned there, and I'd ...
3
votes
2answers
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How to wrap a long equation in Latex
I have a very big equation and using split or multiline is not helping. How do i wrap it and how do i make sure thatRHS of the eqn is always on the right side of equal to ('=') even when line is ...
0
votes
0answers
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How to get rid of italic in the table of contents? [duplicate]
I formatted the titles of section and subsections in italic, and it appears italic in the Table of Contents, I want no influence on the Table of Contents. For example
\subsection{\textit{The RGE for ...
7
votes
1answer
2k views
How can I get \maketitle to create a separate title page with the article class?
I am working on a maths assignment and new to using LaTeX. I have written the assignment up but I would like the title page to be its own page. Currently my title page is a few lines generated by ...
14
votes
4answers
468 views
Convert a novel typed in Word (just dialogue text,no math) to LaTeX
I know many of you will think this elementary - but I would like opinions. I need to know if I'm doing it horribly wrong before I continue doing 45+ chapters! I apologize if this isn't the proper ...
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votes
6answers
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Prettiest way to typeset “C++” (cplusplus)?
Writing "C++" in plain text results in an ugly setting, as the '+' signs are too big and too spaced:
I've seen around the web several marcos for typesetting the "C++" symbol, ranging from mild ...
5
votes
1answer
346 views
Page count in LaTeX vs Word
My term paper has fairly strict formatting guidelines - double-spaced & 12pt font. I am currently on page 7 (when previewed in LaTeX). However, when I copy and paste into MS Word, I've hit the ...
4
votes
2answers
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Enumerate with different first line?
I want to do an enumeration, but the first line should be bolded, see e.g. this picture:
What is blue I want to have in bold. In addition, I don't know how to generate a new line for the other text ...
6
votes
1answer
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Change display style in xlop multiplication
When I use xlop for multiplication for example like this:
\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{xlop}
\begin{document}
\opmul{0.436}{0.35}
\end{document}
I get the following output:
However I ...
8
votes
2answers
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Changing the font for equation numbering
I know that I can change the font for the equation numbers by redefining the \theequation command by, say,
\renewcommand{\theequation}{{\sffamily\arabic{equation}}}
I am wondering if there's a ...
4
votes
1answer
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Write lowercase in Section (IEEEtran class)
I want to write lower case in a section, I've tried using \MakeLowercase but its not working. Here is what I tried:
\section{Experiment I: T\MakeLowercase{he effect of changing the distance}}
I'm ...
3
votes
2answers
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Formatting equations and text in amsmath [duplicate]
I'm working on a document on how to solve some basic integral problems. However, I'm having difficulty getting \begin{equation}\end{equation} to do what I need it to do. I would like all of my ...
0
votes
0answers
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Cutting the size between caption and image [duplicate]
Basically is the title of the question possible if i am using a standard figure is it possible to cut the size between the figure and its caption?
