Take the 2-minute tour ×  The LaTeX code provided below shows
the usage of the command "\indent" as it appears in the
document, but it does not produce the desired indentation within
the document. Is there a specific package associated with the
command "\indent" or "\="? I am asking for a step by step method
of producing an indentation within a document for only one
paragraph, regardless of location within the document.
\topmargin -3.5cm \oddsidemargin -0.04cm \evensidemargin -0.04cm
\textwidth 16.59cm  \textheight 21.94cm  \parskip 7.2pt
\parindent 8pt  \author{Pareshkumar Brahmbhatt}  \date{March 17,
2010}   \indent Now we are engaged in a great civil war.
share|improve this question the code you provided is indented,
you just need to have more than one line to see that it is
indented... –  Mica Mar 17 '10 at 23:04 add comment  3 Answers
up vote 7 down vote accepted  LaTeX will usually not indent the
first paragraph of a section. This is standard typographical
practice. However, if you really want to o