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The LaTeX code provided below shows the usage of the command \indent as it appears in the document, but it does not produce the desired indentation within the document. Is there a specific package associated with the command \indent or \=? I´m asking for a step by step method of producing an indentation within a document for only one paragraph, regardless of location within the document.
\documentclass[12pt]{article}
\usepackage{graphicx}
\topmargin -3.5cm
\oddsidemargin -0.04cm
\evensidemargin -0.04cm
\textwidth 16.59cm\textheight 21.94cm
\parskip 7.2pt
\parindent 8pt
\title{Physics}\author{Pareshkumar Brahmbhatt}
\date{March 17, 2010}
\begin{document}
\maketitle\indent Now we are engaged in a great civil war.
\end{document}
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LaTeX will automatically indent the first line of each paragraph that doesn't immediately follow a section heading. If you'd like to get rid of an indent, you can use the \noindent command: \section{Introduction} This is the first paragraph.
The short answer is that TeX always indents a new paragraph. However, in some cases the indentation box is removed: just after a sectional title (from \chapter , \section , \subsection and so on) after a list, if there is no blank line between \end{<list>} and the following text.
APA style identifies two types of indentation: First line and hanging. First line indentation begins to the right of where the next line begins. APA requires most paragraphs to adhere to first line indentation. Hanging indentation places the first line of a paragraph to the left of where the next line starts.
As remarked above, the first paragraph after a title or section heading is not indented. Every succeeding paragraph should be indented; the tab key on any keyboard will do this for you. For certain kinds of writing, such as technical reports and business letters, there is another format which is sometimes preferred.
LaTeX will usually not indent the first paragraph of a section. This is standard typographical practice. However, if you really want to override this default setting, use the package indentfirst available on CTAN.
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