{vertical-alignment} is about aligning document elements vertically, e.g. using \raggedbottom or \flushbottom or adjusting the vertical position of several equation or table components. If your question is generally about (vertical) white space, use {spacing} instead.
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TikZ node in normal text
I would like to place a TikZ node inside normal text to get the fancy boxes. But the box is on the same baseline. I would like to get the text on the baseline. What can I do?
\documentclass{article}
...
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2answers
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Longtable column problem: column alignment changes
I'm setting up a big table (few hundred pages) with similar data as presented. I've used longtable in the past with good success, no problem. However, when I try to do the same again, I get the ...
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0answers
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How to vertically align the captions for sub figures in subfigure?
This is my tikz code:
\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{tikz}
\usetikzlibrary{shapes,shapes.geometric,arrows,fit,calc,positioning,automata,}
\usepackage{amsmath}
\usepackage{caption}
...
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votes
1answer
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How to prevent book class from vertically justifying the contents? [duplicate]
If we use the book class, the output looks like the following screenshot.
But if we use the article class, the output looks better as follows.
The MWE is given as follows. Note: please enable ...
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Different vertical position of summation limits in consecutive \sum
When I use different summation indices in a double sum the limits are not vertically aligend, for instance:
\begin{equation}
\Delta K_T^i = \sum_{t=1}^{T}\sum_{k=1}^{m}{\Delta K_t^{i,k}} = ...
3
votes
1answer
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Vertical alignment of nested table
I have two tables nested inside of a larger table. One of the nested tables is taller than the other, and I'd like to have the two tables line up together at the bottom. I've tried inserting [b] in ...
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vote
1answer
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How do I have the list item appear on the top left of the image? [duplicate]
I am including an image with the graphicx package in an enumerated list.
\begin{enumerate}
\item
\includegraphics[width=100px]{my_image.png}
\end{enumerate}
The list item number appears on the ...
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votes
1answer
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\hfill in in table cells
There are tables in my document. The baselines between the last row of each table and the following text is usually circa 16,25p (see below). Now I wanted to add right-aligned text to some selected ...
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votes
1answer
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Enumeration marker appears centered to the left of the table
\item
\begin{tabular}{ |l| l| l| }
...
\end{tabular}
\quad
\begin{tabular}{ |l| l| l| }
...
\end{tabular}
The following causes the enumeration marker (ie, "(b)"), to appear in the ...
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votes
1answer
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How do i vertically align a tikz picture inside a beamer frame
The beamer frames optinal argument [c] seems to be ignored in the following example:
\begin{frame}[c, fragile, shrink] %seems to be ignored, not aligning vertically
\makebox[\textwidth][c]{ % ...
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votes
2answers
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vertical alignment in a row
I have a one-row table with a number of columns.
Each cell in this row is another table, which can be either 2x1 or 3x1.
I want to make sure that all these sub-tables are aligned to the top of the ...
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votes
1answer
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How to vertically center text in a table cell with multiple lines?
I want to vertically center "Apple iPad".
Does someone here knows how to do that?
My code looks like this:
\begin{table}[H]
\noindent
\centering{}
\begin{tabular}{cc}
\hline
...
4
votes
2answers
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How to anchor labels in tikz for baseline alignment
LaTeX handles subscripts and superscripts nicely, automatically correcting for various sizing and placement issues. I am trying to build a function that works like subscripts and superscripts, but ...
2
votes
1answer
213 views
Vertically center a table on a landscape page
I have a landscape page with one table on it. My current code horizontally centers the table, but how can I also vertically center it?
\documentclass[10pt,a4paper]{report}
...
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votes
1answer
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Consistent cover design regardless of inner pages
This is a series of books, the margins, page sizes are all identical. Depends on the content, the design of inner pages are slightly different, i.e. different type sizes, leading, etc.
The question ...
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votes
0answers
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Text in table with images is not aligned on top
I have table with text in the first column and image in second. I want both columns to be top aligned. I use following code:
\begin{tabular}{p{3cm}l}
Internal state after adding 2 elements & ...
4
votes
1answer
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LaTeX align/distribute objects à la InDesign?
I'm trying to replicate, in LaTeX, InDesign's align and distribute tools. This is a snapshot of ID's toolbar:
Say I want first to align vertically two objects (texts, graphics, boxes,...), and ...
2
votes
1answer
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Latex Brace Stack [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How to write conditional equations with one-sided curly brackets
So I'm trying to take notes in LaTeX and while I've been able to keep up with everything that's been ...
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votes
2answers
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Aberrant vertical spacing with {align} and friends?
Consider documents with the following preamble:
\documentclass[12pt]{article}
\usepackage{amsmath}
Question #1.
Why do we get bad alignment with the following code?
\noindent
...
3
votes
1answer
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Use \fill (or similar) to extend a table to the end of the page
I am currently trying to make an invoice from a template which requires a table to extend to the end of the page regardless of the content. I tried using \fill as below (in \tabularnewline[\fill]), ...
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votes
2answers
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(How) can I manually specify the axis of a (horizontal) box in math mode?
This question led to a new package:
underoverlap
I've been using the \overunderbrace macro provided in this answer. It works fine for simple examples, but since the original definition uses ...
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votes
2answers
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Multi-line equations with single operator referring to multiple lines
I need to include an equation similar to the following in my text and have failed doing so in various tries, including using the align-environment of the amsmath-package.
Basically, the text before ...
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vote
0answers
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Alignment Issues in Equations [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
LaTex Error Help- Math Related
I'm having trouble formatting this
\begin{align*}
$$f_a = Res (F(z))_{z=0}
&= \Big(Res(F(z)_{z=0} +\sum_{\beta} ...
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votes
2answers
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LaTex Error Help- Math Related
I'm trying to make an equation array
\begin{eqnarray*}
f^{(a)} (0) &=& \frac{a!}{2 \pi i} \oint_{ |z| = \frac{\varepsilon}{r}} \frac{f(z)}{(z)^{a+1}} dz &=&
&=& ...
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votes
2answers
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\pbox vertical alignment
What's going on here, why are the TEXTs not aligned?
\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{pbox}
\begin{document}
\hrule
\pbox[c][20pt][b]{\textwidth}{TEXT\\ Short}
...
4
votes
1answer
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Vertical alignment of cells in LyX
How can you set the vertical alignment of table cells in LyX? The right-click menu shows three choices ("Top", "Middle", "Bottom") but none of them is enabled, they are all greyed out.
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votes
1answer
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Problem balancing two column memoir
I have a problem using \balance on this document:
\documentclass[a4paper,10pt,twocolumn]{memoir}
\usepackage[utf8]{inputenc}
\usepackage{lipsum}
\usepackage{balance}
\balance
\begin{document}
...
1
vote
1answer
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Vertical alignment with array package when the line width is fixed
I created a post earlier on the same topic (Vertical alignment in tables). I got an answer but it triggered another question.
Below the solution that has been provided. I would expect vertical ...
1
vote
1answer
107 views
Vertical alignment in tables
I would like to create a table where I control the height of the cells and wish to vertically center all the cells. At first sight, the issue here might look quite similar to Problem with Table ...
4
votes
1answer
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\vfill between items in a list
I want to create a list and have \vfill between all the items. Something like this:
\documentclass{article}
\begin{document}
\begin{itemize}
\item One \vfill
\item Two \vfill
\item Three \vfill
...
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vote
0answers
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How to automate vfill on last paragraph before a page break in case of underfull vbox [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
\flushbottom vs \raggedbottom
I have my Thesis with nearly 200 pages. I have encountered many underfull vbox problems due to the high of equation-to-text ratio. LaTeX ...
3
votes
2answers
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Balancing columns, last page of index (using memoir class)
I've just received (very final, I hope) editing requests from the production people at CUP, and -- at the last minute -- they are asking for the two columns of the final page of the index of my book ...
0
votes
1answer
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Adding color to table columns with alignment
I am trying to add color to certain columns in a table for highlighting purposes. In said columns, I have positioned the data presented to be aligned by the decimal point. However, when adding color ...
4
votes
2answers
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settototalheight issue with empty lines
I am using \settototalheight to calculate the height of the text in order to use needspace correctly.
This is the code i am using :
\documentclass[12pt]{article}
\usepackage{graphicx}
...
6
votes
1answer
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Self adjusting vertical line in scalar product
I'm trying to define a new command for scalar product. So far, it looks like this:
\newcommand{\ilskal}[2]{\left(#1\left|#2\right)}
However, when I was trying to put something riddiculously high in ...
6
votes
1answer
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Getting box dimensions in class file
I want to adjust vertical spacing after the title in a thesis class by measuring the title length (actually, height). To achieve this, I put the title in a box and compute the total height of the box.
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votes
2answers
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Minipage spreading to multiple page
\documentclass[12pt]{article}
\usepackage{graphicx}
\usepackage[parfill]{parskip}
\usepackage[none]{hyphenat}
\sloppy
\usepackage[usenames,dvipsnames]{xcolor}
...
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votes
3answers
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How do I set annotations on a facing page?
It's common to set an old play (e.g. Shakespeare) with annotations on the left page and reference information on the right. I don't want to do this for a play, but I would like to set a document with ...
5
votes
3answers
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Vertically align multiple labels
I have a sketch with two aligned lines. These lines have a label each. When you look on my example, you will see, that the labels "Top" and "Inlet" do not share the same baseline. Both labels are ...
3
votes
1answer
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Tables: Automatic adjustment of columnwidth to its content gives error “Misplaced \noalign” at \toprule
I am trying to put two tables next to each other, vertically aligned top, with some below listed adjustments I unfortunately can't get together.
First, I'd like to know if/how I can avoid the error ...
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votes
1answer
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Vertical alignment of text spanning multiple rows [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How to vertically-center the text of the cells?
I am using multicolumn to create a table. The code that I have is here:
\documentclass[10pt]{article}
...
2
votes
1answer
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Vertically centre the title in mdframed
I wonder how I can vertically centre the argument of \Title inside the frame in the following MWE.
\documentclass[12pt]{report}
\usepackage[english]{babel}
\usepackage{tikz}
...
4
votes
1answer
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How would I typeset a two-column layout, where the headings are on the left side and the contents are on the right?
I'm trying to typeset my resume using TeX. I'll start off by showing an approximation of what I want to do with this picture:
Note the red lines in the picture are only for illustrative purposes. ...
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votes
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Two rules directly under each other
I'm trying to make two rules of different length directly under each other, something like:
--------------------
====================
Where = is a fatter line than -. The vertical space inbetween ...
4
votes
1answer
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vertical aligning images in table with \adjustbox only works when not every image is in an \adjustbox
I'm trying to center all images vertically and horizontally within a table cell.
Therefore I'm using the adjustbox packet. This is the code I use for my table:
\begin{table}[b]
\begin{center}
...
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votes
1answer
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How to draw the following table (simplex tableau)
I would like to draw table,
I tried,
\begin{equation}
\begin{array}{c}
z \\
s_1 \\
s_2 \\
s_3
\end{array}
\begin{bmatrix}
\begin{array}{c|ccccc|c}
z & x_1 & x_2 & s_1 & s_2 ...
2
votes
1answer
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Removing space after a graphic
I have the following code and inputted a graphic at some point. When I compile the code, there is a huge white space after the graphic and before the text after the graphic. How do I reduce this white ...
3
votes
1answer
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Aligning two text boxes with a few lines
Here are the two text boxes:
\begin{tabular}{l@{}}
Date: 3 Jan. 2500 \\
Place: Moon \\
\end{tabular}
\null\hfill\begin{tabular}{l@{}}
Prof. Neil Armstrong \\
Department of Moon ...
4
votes
1answer
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\resizebox shifts tikzpicture up when in a subfloat environment
Why when I try to re-scale a tikz figure using \resizebox the baseline is shifted up (regardless of how small the scale factor is), and two horizontal floats are not aligned properly.
...
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votes
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Aligning cases conditions from multiple nesting levels
\begin{dmath*}
y_{ic}[n] = \begin{dcases}
y_0 + x_0 - x_0 (1 - k_2)^n & k_1 = 0 \\
k_5 + \left( y_0 - k_5 \right) (1 - k_1)^n + \begin{dcases}
...
