Latex: text under integral/sum

[Kurret]

Sometimes when I write an integral or sum the limits are not written out under and above the integral/sum sign, but on the right making the total symbol rather big. I have not cared about this earlier, but this time it makes the equation so big that it doesn't fit the paper. Is there some way to fix this, to "force" the text in the limits to be below/above the integral symbol??

 

[Metaleer]

You could try writing \displaystyle before the integral or sum. This sort of forces LaTeX to revert to how the equation would appear when writing between \begin[equation] tags. The default behavior of LaTeX is to make the integrals smaller and have the summation index to the right to have it all fit in one line.

 

[AlephZero]

You can control the positioning explicitly with

\sum\limits_{whatever}^{whatever} % positioned above and below
\sum\nolimits_{whatever}^{whatever} % positioned to the right

As metaleer said, the default depends on whether or not you are in displayed math or not, but changing that might affect other formatting as well.

 

[Kurret]

Great, Thanks!

 

[alphy]

Yes, there is a way to fix this issue in LaTeX. You can use the \limits command before the integral or sum symbol to force the limits to be written above and below the symbol, even if they are written on the right. This will make the equation more compact and fit better on the paper. Alternatively, you can also use the \displaystyle command before the integral or sum symbol to make the limits appear above and below the symbol, while also making the symbol larger. Both of these commands can be used to adjust the appearance of the integral or sum symbol in your equation.