5.18.2 Greatest hits from previous weeks

5.18.2.1 What is the degree symbol?

https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/newsletter?cta=question&id=384873

In order to have the following output involving the degree symbol 
I can try 
\documentclass{report} 
\begin{document} 
The angle is 30$^\circ$. 
\end{document} 
However, this is an awkward manner to  ... 
[typography] [degrees]
 

asked by Viesturs https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/newsletter?cta=user&id=114719 54 votes

answered by Ulrike Fischer https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/newsletter?cta=user&id=2388 54 votes

5.18.2.2 Change line spacing inside the document

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This is my code 
\documentclass[12pt,a4paper]{book} 
\renewcommand{\baselinestretch}{1.5} 
\begin{document} 
\include{Chapter1} 
\end{document} 
I have please a question: 
I would change the line  ... 
[line-spacing]
 

asked by researcher https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/newsletter?cta=user&id=16097 91 votes

5.18.2.3 How can I make an enumerate list start at something other than 1?

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Sometimes, I want to have enumerate lists in LaTeX start at other than the first value (1, a, i, etc.) How can I make an enumerate list start at an arbitrary value? 
[lists] [numbering] [enumerate]
 

asked by vanden https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/newsletter?cta=user&id=93 350 votes

answered by ShreevatsaR https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/newsletter?cta=user&id=48 424 votes

5.18.2.4 How to write 'A~\[Currency]' and other umlauts and accented letters in bibliography?

https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/newsletter?cta=question&id=57743

How to write in bibliography (package natbib) letter "a" with two dots above? Specially, I mean the word BirkhA~\[Currency]user. 
Is there a general rule or way how to write such umlauts or other accented letters  ... 
[bibtex] [accents] [characters]
 

asked by Laura https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/newsletter?cta=user&id=14475 316 votes

answered by Mico https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/newsletter?cta=user&id=5001 423 votes

5.18.2.5 When should I use \input vs. \include?

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There are two different commands to incorporate another file into the source of some document, \input and \include. When should I use one or the other? What are the differences between them? Are there  ... 
[include] [input]
 

asked by Phil Miller https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/newsletter?cta=user&id=60 1028 votes

answered by Michael Mrozek https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/newsletter?cta=user&id=29 899 votes

5.18.2.6 What is the difference between \dfrac and \frac?

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The title says it all, both \dfrac{a}{b} and \frac{a}{b} make fractions, so what is the difference between the two? 
[math-mode] [amsmath]
 

asked by YYC https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/newsletter?cta=user&id=37383 102 votes

5.18.2.7 Reduce space between enumerated items

https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/newsletter?cta=question&id=6081

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  ... 
[spacing] [floats] [lists] [vertical-alignment] [positioning]
 

asked by Dave Jarvis https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/newsletter?cta=user&id=2148 109 votes

answered by lockstep https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/newsletter?cta=user&id=510 17 votes