How does one insert a backslash or a tilde (~) into LaTeX? 1075 How does one insert a "\" (backslash) into the text of a LaTeX document? And how does one insert a "~" (tilde)? (If you insert \~, it will give you a tilde as an accent over the following letter ) I believe \backslash may be used in math formulae, but not into text itself
What commands are there for horizontal spacing? - LaTeX Stack Exchange There are a number of horizontal spacing macros for LaTeX: \, inserts a 16667em space in text mode, or \thinmuskip (equivalent to 3mu) in math mode; there's an equivalent \thinspace macro; \! is the negative equivalent to \,; there's an equivalent \negthinspace macro; \> (or \:) inserts a 2222em space in text mode, or \medmuskip (equivalent to 4 0mu plus 2 0mu minus 4 0mu) in math mode
What are good learning resources for a LaTeX beginner? The Art of LaTeX is a 100-page intro to the subject with a lot of parallel " LaTeX -code : typeset-result" examples throughout the text A companion book, The LaTeX Math Companion, does the same with math in LaTeX
How to use the placement options [t], [h] with figures? The document "Using Imported Graphics in LaTeX and pdfLaTeX" contains a section about float placement and how to use those options, it's 17 2 Figure Placement It's available for download on CTAN in English and French
Big Parenthesis in an Equation - TeX - LaTeX Stack Exchange I have an equation contained inside \\[ \\], which automatically makes a \\sum with sub- and superscripts turn big--so that the summation sign looks awkward inside parenthesis Any idea how to make
symbols - LaTeX: Numero sign (№) - TeX - LaTeX Stack Exchange Possible Duplicate: How to look up a math symbol? Is there a numero sign ('№') available to LaTeX? Currently using N\\textsuperscript{\\underline{o}} which is typographically a little Frankensteine