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+kableExtra 0.5.0.9000
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+* Added documentations about those color/background color options in column_spec 
+and row_spec
+
+* Added the kableExtra_latex_packages function to quickly print all necessary 
+LaTeX packages on the screen. 
+
 kableExtra 0.5.0 (a big LaTeX update)
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 * Now column_spec & row_spec can customize font & cell background color with