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5 THE FORMAT MENU 5.3 Format/Paragraph5.3 Format/ParagraphLet’s remind what a paragraph is according to L A TEX: a portion of text that either ends with\\, or is followed by a blank line.Environments are L A TEX’s way of specifying properties like text alignment or font selection <strong>for</strong>a given portion of text. It’s like selecting text with the mouse, then choosing the property youwish from a menu or clicking on a button. Another way is to enclose the text between brackets.Environments have this general <strong>for</strong>m:\begin{environment}...text goes here...\end{environment}For example, if you want to center a paragraph you’ll use the center environment:\begin{center}this text is centered\end{center}this text is centeredStandard environments are listed in Table 6. In the following sections, I’ll show you what to useand when.5.3.1 Format/Paragraph Horizontal AlignmentBy default, the text is justified. To get left–aligned, right–aligned or centered text, use theflushleft, flushright and center environments. The commands \raggedright, \raggedleft,and \centering are equivalent to their correspondent environments, but they do not start anew paragraph.5.3.2 Format/Paragraph Vertical AlignmentThe way paragraphs are separated is often puzzling to word processor users. Empty linesand multiple spaces are treated like a single empty line or space. The commands \smallskip,\medskip, and \bigskip provide some space between paragraphs.If you need more space, use the command \vskip{parameter} as in this example:These paragraphs will beseparated by 1.3 cm:\\\vskip 1.3cmthere is a 1.3 cm gap above me.These paragraphs will be separated by 1.3 cm:there is a 1.3 cm gap above me.Note that \vskip only works between paragraphs. What if you wanted to start a page after anadditional margin of, say, 1.5 cm? You’ll have to use \null, which sets a ‘mark’ in the text:\null\vskip 1.3 cmThis text comes after 1.3 cm...This text comes after 1.3 cm...26
5 THE FORMAT MENU 5.3 Format/ParagraphEnvironmentarraycenterdescriptionenumerateeqnarrayequationfigureflushleftflushrightitemizeletterlistminipagepicturequotationquotetabbingtabletabularthebibliographytheoremtitlepageverbatimversePurposeMath arraysCentered linesLabelled listsNumbered listsSequence of aligned equationsDisplayed equationFloating figuresFlushed left linesFlushed right linesBulleted listsLettersGeneric list environmentMiniature pagePicture with text, arrows, lines and circlesIndented environment with paragraph indentationIndented environment with no paragraph indentationAlign text arbitrarilyFloating tablesAlign text in columnsBibliography or reference listTheorems, lemmas, etcFor hand crafted title pagesSimulating typed inputFor poetry and other thingsTable 6: Standard L A TEX environments.27
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