Paragraph settings

The following source code shows how to make paragraph-related changes:

\documentclass{article}
 
% Imported packages:
\PassOptionsToPackage{hyphens}{url} % Special hyperref package option that breaks long links across several lines.
\usepackage{hyperref} % For hyperlinks (e.g., \url{})
 
%-----------------------------------------
 
% Changing Document Settings:
\setlength{\parskip}{10pt} % Set the space between paragraphs to 10pt.
\setlength\parindent{0pt} % Eliminating paragraph indentation.
\hypersetup{ % Change of hyperlink colors
    colorlinks=true,
    linkcolor=blue,
    filecolor=blue,      
    urlcolor=blue,
}
 
\begin{document}
 
This code example contains commands for changing paragraph-related settings.
 
\textbf{Note}: For each of the below, there may be more than one way in \LaTeX\ to achieve the shown changes.
 
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To start text on a new line (that is, to begin a paragraph,) leave an empty line between the current and the previous paragraph:
\begin{verbatim}
This is the 1st paragraph

This is the 2nd paragraph
\end{verbatim}
Result:

This is the 1st paragraph

This is the 2nd paragraph
 
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Note that
\begin{verbatim}
This is the 1st paragraph
This is the 2nd paragraph
\end{verbatim}
results in:

This is the 1st paragraph
This is the 2nd paragraph

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A way to move text to the next line is to use the command
\begin{verbatim}
\\
\end{verbatim}
as in
\begin{verbatim}
This is the 1st paragraph\\This is the 2nd paragraph
\end{verbatim}
to get:

This is the 1st paragraph\\This is the 2nd paragraph

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To move to a new page, use the command:

\begin{verbatim}
\newpage
\end{verbatim}

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To create a list of unordered items, use the \texttt{itemize} environment
\begin{verbatim}
\begin{itemize}
    \item Apple
    \item Banana
    \item Cherry
\end{itemize}
\end{verbatim}
to get the bulleted list:
 
\begin{itemize}
\item Apple
\item Banana
\item Cherry
\end{itemize}
 
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Here is a nested bulleted list:

\begin{verbatim}
\begin{itemize}
    \item Fruits
    \begin{itemize}
        \item Apple
        \begin{itemize}
            \item Red
            \item Green
            \begin{itemize}
                \item Golden Delicious
            \end{itemize}
            \item Yellow
        \end{itemize}
        \item Banana
        \item Cherry
    \end{itemize}
    \item Vegetables
\end{itemize}
\end{verbatim}

to get:

\begin{itemize}
    \item Fruits
    \begin{itemize}
        \item Apple
        \begin{itemize}
            \item Red
            \item Green
            \begin{itemize}
                \item Golden Delicious
            \end{itemize}
            \item Yellow
        \end{itemize}
        \item Banana
        \item Cherry
    \end{itemize}
    \item Vegetables
\end{itemize}

\textbf{Note}: For changing the bullet style, see \url{https://tex.stackexchange.com/questions/13463/specifying-bullet-type-when-using-itemize}

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To create a list of ordered items, use the \texttt{enumerate} environment
\begin{verbatim}
\begin{enumerate}
    \item First
    \item Second
    \item Third
\end{enumerate}
\end{verbatim}
to get the numbered list:
 
\begin{enumerate}
    \item First
    \item Second
    \item Third
\end{enumerate}
 
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Here is a nested numbered list:

\begin{verbatim}
\begin{enumerate}
    \item Fruits
    \begin{enumerate}
        \item Apple
        \begin{enumerate}
            \item Red
            \item Green
            \begin{enumerate}
                \item Golden Delicious
            \end{enumerate}
            \item Yellow
        \end{enumerate}
        \item Banana
        \item Cherry
    \end{enumerate}
    \item Vegetables
\end{enumerate}
\end{verbatim}

to get:

\begin{enumerate}
    \item Fruits
    \begin{enumerate}
        \item Apple
        \begin{enumerate}
            \item Red
            \item Green
            \begin{enumerate}
                \item Golden Delicious
            \end{enumerate}
            \item Yellow
        \end{enumerate}
        \item Banana
        \item Cherry
    \end{enumerate}
    \item Vegetables
\end{enumerate}

\textbf{Note}: For changing the number style, see \url{https://tex.stackexchange.com/questions/2291/how-do-i-change-the-enumerate-list-format-to-use-letters-instead-of-the-defaul}

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To indent a line, use
\begin{verbatim}
\hspace{\parindent} Hello World
\end{verbatim}
as in

\hspace{\parindent} Hello World

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To remove indentation before a paragraph, use
\begin{verbatim}
\noindent Hello World
\end{verbatim}
as in

\noindent Hello World

or, to remove indentation from the entire document, add the following code in the preamble:
\begin{verbatim}
\setlength\parindent{0pt}
\end{verbatim}


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To center text, use:
\begin{verbatim}
\begin{center}
Hello World
\end{center}
\end{verbatim}
to get
\begin{center}
Hello World
\end{center}

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To right-align text, use:
\begin{verbatim}
\begin{flushright}
Hello World
\end{flushright}
\end{verbatim}
to get
\begin{flushright}
Hello World
\end{flushright}

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To put text in a box (= add borders around text,) use:
\begin{verbatim}
\fbox{\parbox{\textwidth}{Hello World}}
\end{verbatim}
to get

\fbox{\parbox{\textwidth}{Hello World}}

or
\begin{verbatim}
\fbox{Hello World}
\end{verbatim}
to get

\fbox{Hello World}

 
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For our class, you won't need to change indentation, right-align text, or use borders.
 
\end{document}