In this thread it is explained that package indentfirst interacts with section headings, which a letter does not have.
So, how can I get L(u)aTeX to do that, i.e. indent the first paragraph of a letter? Moreover, in my letters none of the paragraphs are getting indented, so I could also use help with that. (It happened in several letters, with different options / packages, so I'm assuming it's supposed to be that way — and that's why I did not provide a minimal working example). Thanks in advance!
EDIT: As requested, here's a minimal example:
\documentclass[a4paper,12pt]{letter}
\usepackage{indentfirst}
\date{February 31, 2013}
\address{ 22nd Baking Street }
\signature{Your Truly's Name}
\begin{document}
\begin{letter}{ R. MaDillo }
\opening{Dear Dr. R. MaDillo,}
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\closing{Yours sincerely,}
\end{letter}
\end{document}
Best Answer
You could try to
but you probably would like to put this command after the
\opening{}so as not to indent this as well.