How do I adjust (over an entire document) the length between paragraphs to make it smaller? (The same way linespread adjusts the space between lines)
[Tex/LaTex] Adjusting space between paragraphs
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Best Answer
It depends on what it is set to from the beginning. There are two lengths defining how a new paragraph is marked,
\parindent
and\parskip
. The first one sets the indentation of the first line and the second the extra distance between paragraphs. A new paragraph should normally be marked by either indentation or an empty row, but not both. By default (at least inarticle
,book
andreport
) they are set towhich means that a paragraph is marked with indentation. The setting
0pt plus 1pt
on\parskip
means it is a rubber space (skip), that it is 0pt but can stretch to 1pt, i.e. very small.Aparently, since you are asking to decrease the skip you have some other settings. You can find out the settings by including in your code:
Both can be set with
\setlength
to whatever you like. So to change to have an empty line and no indentation you can write e.g.It is often recommended to have a rubber space in vertical distances like
\parskip
, hence theminus 0.2em plus 0.1em
that tells teX how much it can stretch (negative and positive). These settings should be done in the preamble (before\begin{document}
).Edit
As an example, using the document class ´article´ the following code writes the default setting together with two paragraphs, followed by changed settings and two paragraphs.