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Divisions

Text can be divided into parts, chapters,8 sections, subsections, subsubsections, paragraphs, and subparagraphs. Each division has its own LATEX command (\section, \subsection, etc.). These commands produce the appropriate headings and entries in the table of contents, as well as numbering the divisions. For normal use, you probably want to use section, subsection, and paragraph. The section paragraph is different from the command \par. A section command places the title you give it in bold at the beginning of the paragraph. The \par command simply marks the beginning of the paragraph, as would a blank line.

For example, in this document you are currently reading:

\section{Creating Your Document}
... things that are in the section ...
\subsection{Body}
... things that are in the subsection ...
\paragraph{Divisions}
... things that are in the paragraph ...

If you don't want the division to be numbered in the document, include an asterisk (*) after the division name (e.g. \subsection*{Body}).



Alex Rolfe
1999-10-29