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I just worked out how to make an empty box of various horizonal size easily in LaTex.

This is not a recommended method, but other methods that I have tried here have not worked.

This coding is really simple.  Just put letters inside but make the letters invisable!   laugh

 

 

 

\boxed{\color{white}ABC}

 

\(\boxed{\color{white} ABC} \)

 

 

\boxed{\color{white}ABCDGFRE}

 

\(\boxed{\color{white}ABCDGFRE}\)

 Mar 15, 2022
edited by Melody  Mar 15, 2022
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Another code I like to use to make things invisible is  \phantom{}

 

It will makes whatever you put inside invisible! I sometimes use it for spacing laugh

 

Also there is the  \hspace  command which can be used to make a horizontal space of a specified length.

 

For example, the code:  a\hspace{3cm}b

makes this:

 

\(a\hspace{3cm}b\)

 

So there are 3 cm of space between the a and the b.

 

(Also here is a list of the different types of units of length it recognizes)

 Mar 15, 2022
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It looks like just making a box with the \hspace command makes a narrower box like this:

 

\(\boxed{\hspace{10cm}}\)

 

And I tried to use the \vspace command to make it taller but it seems like that doesn't work in math mode :\

hectictar  Mar 15, 2022
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Thanks Hectictar,

 

I really like that \phantom one !  

And the \hspace{3cm}b  looks like it would be really useful.

 

 

It is good to have seome more commands that actually do work here  laugh

 

I will add an a link to this thread, to the Latex thread that is found in the sticky notes.

Melody  Mar 15, 2022
edited by Melody  Mar 15, 2022

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