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How to define the default vertical distance between nodes?

Use positioning can control the individual vertical position of nodes. But is there any way to control the default vertical spacing? \documentclass{article} \usepackage[utf8]{inputenc} ...
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Spacing issues with letterhead background

I have a letterhead background that I use on cover letters. I am having spacing issues with some text being obscured by the letterhead image. I have tried using \\, \\*, vspace{5in} etc to no avail. ...
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Extra page at beginning of appendix containing big figures

I have an appendix that contains two full-page figures. The first page of the appendix is always blank except for the title -- I suspect this is a common problem with appendices of full page figures. ...
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Text in moderncv’s left column overlaps with right column

I was trying to compile a Resume and I am not able to figure out why only the second line has superimposed text. The below is the code. \documentclass{moderncv} \moderncvtheme[blue]{casual} ...
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Problem with content location with standalone package

I'm trying to create multiple pages with varying page heights using the standalone package. When I try to run my file (using XeLaTeX on a mac) the content gets shifted up and to the left so that it's ...
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Positioning of landscape table [closed]

I will have a full page table like: \begin{landscape} \begin{table} .... \end{table} \begin{longtable} .... \end{longtable} \end{landscape} The problem is that it doesn't behave like a ...
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Misplaced supertabular at the bottom of a page

I want to write a table which is too long to fit in the middle of a page. So I thought of using supertabular. My code is \documentclass[11pt]{article} \usepackage{supertabular} \begin{document} ...
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How to type specifically on this part of the page?

I want to type my name in block capitals and in italics in the space highlighted in the blackbox, but I can't seem to be able to. Everything else is fine with the cover letter, I just need to type my ...
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What is the best practice for typesetting set-builder notation with a large number of membership criteria?

That is, I have something akin to the following right now: \documentclass{article} \usepackage{amsmath} \usepackage{amssymb} \begin{document} We must have $(a^i,b^i,c^i) \in X^i(d) = \bigg\{(a,b,c) ...
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How do I force using the blank space before/after a table in a two column env?

I'm using a two column environment, and I placed a table in the left column, as shown in the image: Below it the latex source excerpt used to draw such a table: ...
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Issue with arranging subtables

In this answer, there is a code provided for neatly arranging subtables inside a table. I tried that out and got the following error: Missing number, treated as zero \begin{subtable}{0.5\linewidth} ...
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How do I write something at the end of the slide in beamer? [duplicate]

I have an image, I want to write its source in a very small font size on the last possible line of the slide, ignoring the available space after image \section{SCS} \subsection{SCS} \begin{frame} ...
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Inserting a small vertical space in a table

Is there a way that I can insert a small space in a table? When I use a superscript, the number touches the \hline. \documentclass[9pt,letterpaper]{article} \usepackage{helvet} ...
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Vertical alignment for tables [duplicate]

Possible Duplicate: Set table position to top How to place a float at the top of a floats-only page? I've got this problem... I tried with the search but I couldn't figure out! I've got ...
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graphics - dynamic image placement

This is a follow up to my post here: Graphics - Images off the page in multicolumn environment Using C#, XML, SQL, and LaTeX, I've managed to create a system which retrieves database information and ...
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How to put subcaptions below subtables, and increase gap between subtables with 'subfigure'?

Using 'subfigure', how can I create subtables within a table, such that a) subcaptions are underneath each subtable, and b) there's a reasonable horizontal gap between the subtables? So far I've only ...
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Spacing in multiple choice question

I tried to make multiple choice question using the following code... but the choices are not uniformly distributed in a single line... I used \hfill by replacing \penalty -50\hskip 2em plus ...
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How to control float element to achieve compact output?

You may say the second question is duplicated. There are so many discussions about how to control the position of float. But they don't meet my needs. I want to reduce the blank area whilst float ...
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Space after float with [h]

this is my first time here, and I have this question: I'm writing my thesis, that includes many tables and figures in a float environment, with the caption at the end of it. I defined the space ...
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How can I position some text on the same place on multiple pages with partly different content?

I am creating the first pages of a book and I want one page with just the title and the next page to have title plus the authors and some other stuff. However LaTeX places the title differently on the ...
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Reduce space between enumerated items

Background A book with lots of images. All of the images are set to "here definitely" (as they must come after the text that introduces them). Problem The list types (enumerated and bullet) have ...