Optional Parameters

There are many optional parameters which may be included in the \documentstyle line, as in the example above. These options can be combined. Some of the common ones are:

doublespace

Causes the document to be doublespaced and defines the \doublespace and the \singlespace commands for changing document spacing.

fullpage

This is the easiest way to set normal margin widths.

simplemargins

Enables commands to simplify modifying the margins. This gives more flexibility than fullpage (see above) but takes a little more effort to use.

twocolumn

Will print text in two vertical columns, side by side.

=ptmr

times

To format the whole document in Times Roman font. =pplr

palatino

To format the whole document in Palatino font. =phvr

helvetica

To format the whole document in Helvetica font. =pncr

ncs

To format the whole document in New Century Schoolbook font. =pagk

avantgarde

To format the whole document in Avant-Garde font. =pbkl

bookman

To format the whole document in Bookman font.

quiet

Will tell LaTeX to run in ``quiet'' mode, suppressing warning messages.