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TeXnicCenter on Windows: Building Problems

I'm having problems building a book file (using the memoir class) in the latest version of TeXnicCenter on Windows 7: I have a main file which uses \includefrom{} to include each chapter; ...
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In TeXnicCenter, click on error in output window does not show where error occured

I recently downloaded the most recent version of TeXnicCenter. In the past when I built my project, I could click on an error or warning message in the output window and a green arrow would appear to ...
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MiKTeX, TeXnicCenter and “cancel” package - errors [closed]

EDIT2: I answered it below. I had duplicate of my cancel.sty where my .tex file was. That made some troubles (obviously). EDIT: \documentclass[a4paper,11pt]{article} \usepackage[croatian]{babel} ...
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Snippet Manager in TeXnicCenter

I was wondering how do one find/use snippet manager for LaTeX code snippets in TeXnicCenter? I want to be able to define keyboard shortcuts such as for e.g., keystrokes: shift + $+$ ⇒ \[ ...
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How to get " in TeXnicCenter with auto-replacement for quotation marks enabled

I usually appreciate TeXnicCenter's feature of automatically replacing " with `` and '', but sometimes I actually need " in the source, e.g. in "| to prevent a ligature. Is there a clever way (like a ...
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How to add new auto-complete options in TeXnicCenter?

When I type "ite" in TeXnicCenter, I see the autocomplete option: \begin{itemize} \item \end{itemize} Pressing ctrl+space will activate the auto-completion. How do I add additional ...
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Confusing code auto-completion in TeXnicCenter yields double \begin

I have experience in programming Python in NetBeans and using the code hints with Ctrl+Space or Tab is a breeze. Here is my experience with using the code hints in TeXnicCenter: When I type the ...
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Get help on errors in TeXnicCenter

Sometimes, I get errors when I compile with pdfLaTeX in TeXnicCenter. Looking through the error logs, I get something like: See the LaTeX manual or LaTeX Companion for explanation. Type H ...
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No building file; No LaTeX=>PDF

I installed MiKTeX 2.8 and TeXnicCenter on a friend's PC. There seems to be a quite weird issue. There seems to be missing the option "LaTeX=>PDF". Clicking on the arrow to select the output file ...
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How to avoid getting “` when typing ” in TeXnicCenter? [duplicate]

Possible Duplicate: Is there a reason shift+' writes " ' instead of just "? I'm using Windows 7 with TeXnicCenter 1.0 stable release candidate 1. I changed my keyboard ...
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\usepackage{tikz} not working

I'm using MikTex and am trying to import the TikZ package to draw some graphics in LaTeX. When the pdf builds however it doesn't recognise the package TikZ and fails. Every other package I am using ...
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Closing file problem when opening FoxitReader with TexnicCenter

I use the FoxitReader instead of Acrobat Reader to see the pdf files. I defined it when I installed TeXnicCenter. When a new file is compiled, it does not automatically closes off the old one. So in ...
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Is there a reason shift+' writes “ ' instead of just ”?

I was writing something about using Moebius inversion, and to get the correct symbol I write \"{o} to get the umlaut over the o. However, in TeXnicCenter, shift+' automatically writes "' instead of ...
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Single quotes in double quotes

I want to write "''" (to denote the empty string). However in LaTeX, when I try to enter "''", TexnicCenter replaces it with ``'''' , which displays as “”” (first pointing left, second two pointing ...
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How to get TikZ externalization to work with Sumatra and Texniccenter

I use externalization, as described in the TikZ manual, to obtain a PDF file that only contains a specific figure. This involves using the PDFLaTeX Option --jobname=figure when I create a build ...
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How to search in the math scope of a tex file only using texniccenter?

Say I want to look for occurances of a variable Y in a .tex file in texniccenter. Then it would make sense to restrict the search to occurances of Y that occur in a math environment. Thus the Y in ...
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Change to class file not reflected

I am using a class file to help document my thesis.I need to make some basic changes and I therefore go and edit my class file.I save it and then in Texnic Center when I do shift+ctrl+f5 I do not ...
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Makeindex in TeXnicCenter

I need to create an index in my document, so I put the following lines in my preambel \usepackage{makeidx} \usepackage{showidx} \makeindex So, when compiling with TeXnicCenter, I noticed the ...
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get TexnicCenter alpha 3 to reuse open window by default? [duplicate]

Possible Duplicate: TexnicCenter: Multiple tabs in ONE window instead of Multiple Instances (Multiple Windows)? I've noticed that when I double click on a .tex file, Texnic Center keeps ...
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How can I write greek in TexnicCenter with Miktex

Using the standard babel package is compeltely counter-intuitive as the letters in the keyboard do not match the babel package and also the accent is in a different key which makes it impossible to ...
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TeXnicCenter 2 Alpha 3 deleting my .tex files

I am using TeXnicCenter 2 Alpha 3, and I'm experiencing a weird problem where it seems to be deleting my .tex files occasionally. I'm not sure this is the best place to ask, but I wasn't sure where ...
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BBL file withTeXlive 2010 not generating

I just installed the TexLive 2010 package on Win XP and using the TexnicCenter editor. I linked the executables to the BIN directories. Compiling with latex.exe and with pdflatex.exe works well, but ...

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