How to INDENT FIRST PARAGRAPH
First of all, you probably shouldn't indent the first paragraph. Look in
nearly any professional publication and you'll find that the first
paragraph is never indented. It's a standard typographical rule.
If you still want those paragraphs indented, the best way to do this is to
use the indentfirst style option. You will need to copy a file from the
consult locker to the directory where your LaTeX files are. Assuming that
you keep your file in the directory ~/latex, you would type:
attach consult
cp /mit/consult/lib/tex/macros/indentfirst.sty ~/latex
If your files are in another directory, then use the name of that
directory rather than ~/latex.
Then, in any latex file you want to change, add the line
\usepackage{indentfirst}
after your \documentclass line.
NOTE: This is a hack and will not work outside of MIT. If you want to
mail a file with these commands to someone, either send the file
indentfirst.sty with it, or don't use it.
Last updated: 10/20/99
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