Guide to LaTeX (4th Edition) (Tools and Techniques

H.1. Brief description of the L AT E X commands 569
\paragraph*{title} . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (3.3.3) – 55
The same as \paragraph but without a number or an entry in the
table of contents.
\parallel [m] produces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (5.3.4) – 126
\parbox[pos][height][inner pos]{width}{text} (4.7.3), (4.7.5) – 88, 90
Produces a vertical box of width width in which text is set in lines
that are left and right justified to this width. The vertical positioning
with respect to the surrounding text is determined by the optional
argument pos: t for alignment with its top line, b with its bottom
line, and centered with no argument. The two additional optional
arguments: height to give the total height, and inner pos to specify
how the text is to be positioned inside it. Possible values are t for top,
b for bottom, c for centered, and s to be stretched out to fill the whole
vertical space. The default is the value of the external positioning pos
option. The height argument may contain the parameters \height,
\depth, \width, and \totalheight.
\parindent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (3.2.4) – 46
The amount of indentation for the first line of a paragraph. A new
value may be assigned with the \setlength command:
\setlength{\parindent}{1.5em}
\parsep . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (4.4.2) – 76
The vertical spacing between paragraphs within a list environment.
A new value may be assigned with the \setlength command:
\setlength{\parsep}{2pt plus1pt minus1pt}
\parskip . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (3.2.4) – 46
The vertical spacing between paragraphs. A new value may be assigned
with the \setlength command:
\setlength{\parskip}{3pt plus1pt minus2pt}
\part[short title]{title} . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (3.3.3) – 55
The highest command in the sectioning hierarchy. It begins a new
‘Part’ with an automatic sequential part number and the heading
title. The following sectioning numbers are not influenced by the
part number. If the optional short title is given, it appears in place of
title in the table of contents.
\part*{title} . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (3.3.3) – 55
The same as \part but without a number or an entry in the table of
contents.
\partial [m] produces ∂ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (5.3.6) – 127
\partname . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (D.4.1) – 460
Command containing the part heading. In English, this is ‘Part’ but
may be altered for adaptation to other languages.