Questions tagged [paragraphs]
{paragraphs} are distinct text divisions that begin on a new, usually indented line. In TeX, a paragraph is ended by the \par command or at least one blank line. If your question is about the \paragraph or \subparagraph sectioning commands, use {sectioning} plus {sections-paragraphs} instead.
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How do I add vertical margins to a paragraph (selectively, so not applying to all paragraphs)?
For some typesetting, I want to add vertical margins (top and bottom) around certain paragraphs. I already found the package changepage and their environment adjustwidth to set the horizontal margins (...
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Suppress vertical space at beginning of macro when there is no preceding paragraph
I want to create a variant of the itemize command for Beamer that spreads the items vertically. This should increase the space between items as well as to preceding text.
With other words, I want a ...
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Do the \parindent and \noindent cancel each other out?
I was reading through the \maketitle command provided by the default article.cls class and it has the following code:
\newcommand\maketitle{\par
\begingroup
\renewcommand\thefootnote{\@...
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Should one ever use \bigskip?
I am wondering whether one is ever justified in using \bigskip in LaTeX (specifically in overleaf)? I have recently drastically reduced my use of it, due to my teacher's recommendation. But I tend to ...
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How can I make sure that the tables and figures don't divide the paragraphs?
According to the rules for written work at my university, a table or figure cannot divide a paragraph. In the following MWE, the table doesn't fit on the first page and is therefore placed on the ...
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How to correctly separate paragraphs with a blank line
I want to end a paragraph with a blank line and start a new paragraph.
When I use
first paragraph\\
second paragraph
I get an underfull hbox error.
When I use
first paragraph\par
second paragraph
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How do adjust line recoil/margin of a paragraph in LegrandOrangeBook [duplicate]
The document has always the first paragraph coming with no margin (no recoil). I wanted an uniform look for all paragraphs in the document. Any tips?
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Underfull \hbox (badness 10000) in paragraph within nested minipages
I am generating a PDF using a .tex file of similar name.
Generating the PDF with pdflatex generates a number of Underfull \hbox (badness 10000) in paragraph at lines 539--542, with each set of line ...
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Modified Bourbaki problem
The expex package has a nice macro \trailingcitation which typesets a citation at the right margin of the same line if there is space, or flushed right on the line if there is no space (first two ...
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How to quote multiple paragraphs in amsart?
My goal is to quote two paragraphs using the amsart document style, with both paragraphs in the quotation being formatted in ordinary paragraph style, i.e. with the crown line indented.
The LaTeX Book ...
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How to see where a definition/example ends when using the parskip package?
I like to use the parskip package, making paragraphs separated by vertical space instead of by indentation. However, since (seemingly the same amount of) vertical space is also used in amsthm to ...
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How to insert vertical material in a paragraph
What is the proper way to insert some vertical material inside a paragraph? Like what quote or display math do.
I want to have a parbox or a minipage inserted at a given point of my paragraph ...
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Table cells with vertically spread contents
I have been using lists inside multicols for a "condensed" typesetting of lists of short items. However, I do not like what happens if a page break occurs inside, and I couldn't find a way ...
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ConTeXt: Protect the lettrine (initials/drop caps)
Background
Using KeenWrite Themes (specifically, the Boschet theme) to typeset a chapter, with the first letter being a lettrine. This is invoked using \placeinitial without any context (i.e., it is ...
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Insert \par in after-code of a titleformat command
I want to get the following output:
In words:
insert a table of contents for the current part (works fine)
Be able to put some text before the ToC (doesn't work)
As I understand it, it is partly ...
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Why the skip at the beginning of the first line doesn't apply
I cannot obtain a skip/indention at the beginning of the first line below.
Any help?
EDIT:
Your hint doesn't work for this template
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Why the command \documentclass[n pt]{article} is not useful to adjust text size?
I have to adjust text size and to do this I use the following code having read this article but unfortunately it seems there is something does not work so that I thought to put here an answer where I ...
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How use flalign to align the equations on the left?
I am writing some algebra notes and unfortunately I have some problem with the alignment of some equation: exactly the equation appears aligned on the right whereas I would like they are aligned on ...
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How to make first letter of paragraph bigger? [duplicate]
How can I attain the structure as shown in image?
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Paragraph with no indent after a figure (or other floats)
is there a way to print a paragraph which follows a figure without an indent automatically (when using koma script)? Thanks.
\documentclass[
DIV=11
]{scrreprt}
\usepackage{blindtext}
\setparsizes{5....
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How to put paragraph numbering outside of the paragraph to the right of it?
I have the following:
\documentclass[12pt]{report}
\newcounter{para}
\newcommand\mypara{\par\refstepcounter{para}\thepara\space}
\begin{document}
\mypara This is my paragraph.
\end{document}
This ...
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Different indentation sizes
I am writing something in the MLA style and I need to use quotations. My professor requires the indentation of the quotations to be 35 pt which I can do. But I want to make my paragraph indentations ...
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How can I give indent to a paragraph in latex?
Writing an essay in Latex, but can not set indentation for whole paragraph.
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The purpose of 'paragraph' function
A not so obvious function for me. Does this thing solely exist so that some paragraph could be placed in ToC? Anyway, what's about it? When should I use it and when not to? My guess is that it simply ...
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Koma script: using the fontstyle of chapter and section for a paragraph
is there a way in koma script to use the fontstyle of chapter, section, subsection etc. for the typesetting of a paragraph in the text? Thx, Harald
\documentclass[
10pt,
twoside,
toc=...
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The numbering of my Paragraph is wrong. How can i fix it?
i am a beginner at latex and i am using a template for my thesis. I managed to make the \paragraph look like my \subsection but the numbering of my \paragraph is wrong.
\usepackage[explicit]{titlesec}
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Paragraphs no longer indent after caption
[Rewritten the original post. For the later update see below.]
It seems that my paragraphs stop indenting due to the use of
\captionof{figure}
in the code below. Any suggestions for a workaround or ...
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Paragraph between Subfigures
i need to write in between the subfigure. example shown below.
\begin{figure}
\subfigure[][]{...}
\label
and then the paragraph continues. without change in font, size and line spacing. after the ...
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Change color of a paragraph containing aligned equations
I would like to color a paragraph in blue. As my text contains some equations, I followed the advice given in this answer. However, I get extra vertical space when the paragraph ends with an align ...
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Paragraph in the Shape of an Isosceles Trapezoid with Shapepar Package
This post is related to Efficiently Displaying a Paragraph in Trapezoidal Formation in which the shapepar package was suggested in one of the comments.
Consider the code
\documentclass[10pt]{book}
\...
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Efficiently Displaying a Paragraph in Trapezoidal Formation
As part of an introduction to the contents of a book, I would like to display a particular paragraph in the formation of a trapezoid; and I suspect I will be able to do this (but rather laboriously) ...
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Problems with links at XeTeX
When I'm trying to make a link, and the links breaks for two lines or more, all the paragraph become the link, and the first word (at the MWE) is in the wrong place (at the end of the sentence....
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moving the paragraph title to the next page
I write document in Latex
\documentclass[12pt,a4paper,notitlepage, twoside]{article}
And I created new command myparagraph, just to create new line (something like enter) effect (because \paragraph ...
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How to check if a macro is at the end of a line or paragraph
I need a macro to behave differently in case it's at the end of a line. Is there any way to check something like that?
\documentclass[11pt]{memoir}
\newcommand{\test}{
% if at the end of line
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How to break line or insert new line without using `\\`?
I've seen this answer but it didn't answer my question. I'm trying to get rid of all the \\ I have in my document. I initially put them to force break lines or to insert new lines. I have understood I ...
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Overfull hbox caused by paragraph consisting of a single line
I have a document using A4 paper and relatively smaller margins than default (3cm), so the line width is quite large. There are some paragraphs that consist of a single line, for which I'm getting an ...
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Setting paragraph indentation to zero in LyX
In Tufte-Book class in LyX, putting \setlength\parindent{0pt} in the preamble does not work. How to properly set the paragraph indentation and paragraph break?
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How to have zero parindent after visual separators like blank lines or dinkus (but normal parindent for second and subsequent paragraphs)?
Here's a minimal LaTeX document that shows (describes) what I'll like to achieve: zero-width parindent after a chapter or section title (which happens), a little parindent for a subsequent paragraph ...
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Prevent LyX from creating new paragraphs after float
Using LyX with tufte-book class, whenever I insert a margin figure, LyX creates a new paragraph. Same for colored boxes. Can this be suppressed somehow?
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How can I prevent todonotes from inserting \par?
The Problem
When I insert a \todo with one or more lines of text, the text shifts a bit down due to inserted \par.
MWE
This example is only partially minimal in case parts like memoir impact the ...
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Paragraph numbering
I am an English lawyer and am trying to use LaTeX to typeset a legal opinion in traditional style. I am looking for a way to automatically number paragraphs and sub-paragraphs, i.e. something that ...
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hyphenation of text
As you can see in the screenshot, both paragraph's text is just a little bit over the frame. How could I prevent it?
Additional information: alma is a hungarian word means apple, so it is a very ...
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All paragraphs identation gets lost after adding figures
\section{Approach}
First Paragraph ..some text Shown in Fig.1 some text.
\hfill \break
\captionsetup{justification=centering}
\includegraphics[width=0.46\textwidth,height=\textheight,keepaspectratio]{...
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Items of an Enumerate Environment in Paragraph with Adjustable Gaps
Consider the code
\documentclass{book}
\begin{document}
\parindent 0pt
\begin{enumerate}
\item[I.] The first item. \item[II.] The second item. \item[III.] The third item.
\end{enumerate}
\vspace{15pt}
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How to fix the caption spacing in tblr and talltblr environments from the tabularray package?
The spacing between the text and the table legend is different between the tblr and talltblr environments. In MWE this difference can be observed.
\documentclass[12pt,a4paper]{article}
\usepackage[...
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How to replace the second match of a string of token using \patchcmd?
I will first raise a general question and then try to describe what I actually want to achieve.
General question: How to patch the match other than the first one using \patchcmd
The logic of the ...
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Why are all paragraphs in my document not indented?
I am working on a document in Overleaf and all paragraphs are not indented.
I cannot see what is forcing this behaviour, since Latex default is indenting paragraphs after the first one in each section....
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Test for beginning-of-paragraph that works after a {verse} environment
I've been using a command to automatically place a number specially (on the baseline) if at the beginning of a new paragraph, and normally (as a superscript) otherwise. See \fooauto in the listing ...
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Lettrine character messes with paragraph setting
The code below
\documentclass{memoir}
%\usepackage{fontspec}
\usepackage{kantlipsum}
\usepackage{mathtools}
\usepackage{amsthm}
\usepackage[many]{tcolorbox}
\setlength{\textwidth}{0.8\paperwidth}
\...
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Ragged2e Parfillskip Stretch
The ragged2e package uses the default length 0pt plus 1fil for the parameter \RaggedRightParfillskip I've tested replacing this value with 0pt plus \textwidth and I've observed that LaTeX will ...
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