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Some LaTeX page style parameters
Here are some common LaTeX page-style
parameters that you
can adjust by using the \setlength command in the preamble of
your source file.
- \textheight
- This sets the height of the body (not
including the header and footer).
- \topmargin
-
- \headheight
-
- \headsep
- These are respectively the amount of
space at the top of the page (in addition to the default one
inch) before the header; the height of the header; and the
vertical distance between the header and the body. You can
reduce the default one inch top margin by setting
\topmargin to be negative.
- \footskip
- This is the distance between the bottom
of the body and the bottom of the footer.
- \oddsidemargin
- This is the extra space (in
addition to the default one inch) at the left-hand edge of the
page. Setting it to be negative reduces the default one inch
left margin. The reason for the funny name of this parameter is
that LaTeX can optionally use different page styles for
even-numbered pages and odd-numbered pages (as is commonly done
in books). To accommodate this option, there is an
\evensidemargin parameter.
There is also a LaTeX package
named
geometry
that can be used to help customize the layout of the page.
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