From 4ff357a805dc9f1572c8ba72e222b502582d8445 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Kenneth Odle <kenneth.odle@kjodle.net>
Date: Wed, 1 Nov 2023 19:20:09 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] Added section on indents

---
 lbol.tex | 26 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 26 insertions(+)

diff --git a/lbol.tex b/lbol.tex
index 2b407e2..f307f6e 100644
--- a/lbol.tex
+++ b/lbol.tex
@@ -694,6 +694,32 @@ Your widely spaced text goes here.
 
 \section{Indents}
 
+\LaTeX{} will automatically indent every paragraph that doesn't come immediately after a section heading. If you do not want to indent a paragraph, use the \texttt{noindent} command:
+
+\begin{Verbatim}[]
+\noindent{}This paragraph will not be indented. 
+\end{Verbatim}
+
+\noindent{}This paragraph will not be indented. 
+
+The amount that each paragraph will be indented is controlled by a variable called \texttt{parindent}, who default value depends on the document calss. You can print that value by adding this to your document:
+
+\noindent{}\begin{Verbatim}[]
+\the\parindent
+\end{Verbatim}
+
+For this document, using the \texttt{extreport} class, the value is \the\parindent. If you want to change that amount, add this to your preamble:
+
+\begin{Verbatim}[]
+\setlength{\parindent}{4em}
+\end{Verbatim}
+
+To insert a space that is the same width as your paragraph indentation, you can use:
+
+\begin{Verbatim}[]
+\hspace{\parindent}
+\end{Verbatim}
+
 
 \chapter{Formatting Pages}