11.83.2 Greatest hits from previous weeks

11.83.2.1 inputenc Error: Unicode char \u8: not set up for use with LaTeX

https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=question&id=83440

This is with ref to my previous question Package clash in multilingual report. 
\documentclass[11pt,table,a4paper]{article} 
\usepackage{lmodern} 
\usepackage[utf8]{inputenc} 
\usepackage[T1]{fontenc} 
\... 
[errors] [unicode] [languages] [cyrillic] [input-encodings]
 

asked by Manish https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=19116 Score of 138

answered by egreg https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=4427 Score of 102

11.83.2.2 Absolute Value Symbols

https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=question&id=43008

What is the "best LaTeX practices" for writing absolute value symbols?  Are there any packages which provide good methods? 
Some options include|x| and \mid x \mid, but I'm not sure which is best... 
[math-mode] [symbols]
 

asked by jamaicanworm https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=9757 Score of 351

answered by Peter Grill https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=4301 Score of 260

11.83.2.3 How to use \multirow

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I can compile this table separately but when I want to compile the whole file, it gives me an error, which is fixed by removing \multirow. 
\usepackage{multirow} 
\begin{table}[htbp] 
\begin{center} 
\... 
[tables] [multirow]
 

asked by anna https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=18922 Score of 168

answered by Gonzalo Medina https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=3954 Score of 239

11.83.2.4 How to create fixed width table columns with text raggedright/centered/raggedleft?

https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=question&id=12703

I would like to create a table with some columns' width specified, while the text in those columns should be centered both horizontally and vertically. I found out that 
\usepackage{array} 
\begin{... 
[tables] [horizontal-alignment] [width]
 

asked by Covi https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=3970 Score of 322

answered by lockstep https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=510 Score of 485

11.83.2.5 Keeping tables/figures close to where they are mentioned

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Is there any package or a method to force LaTeX to keep floating environments like table and figure closer to where they are declared? 
[floats] [positioning]
 

asked by artimess https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=833 Score of 407

11.83.2.6 How to add an extra level of sections with headings below \subsubsection

https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=question&id=60209

I have a document which requires many levels of sectioning. I have sections, subsections and subsubsections, but require one more level below that. I can't change the sections to be parts and move ... 
[sectioning] [sections-paragraphs]
 

asked by robintw https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=495 Score of 412

answered by Gonzalo Medina https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=3954 Score of 364

11.83.2.7 Dictionary for TeXstudio: 'No dictionary Available'

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I have trouble spell checking my document in TeXstudio. When I press spellcheck, I get the error No dictionary Available. Am I supposed to install a dictionary separately? How? Any suggestion? 
[texstudio] [spelling] [dictionaries]
 

asked by N Nik https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=21429 Score of 114