Report Title
12pt body text on A4 paper | two-sided layout
Chapter 1 Introduction
The selected document class determines the page size, available structure, and default typography before the rest of the document is processed.
Article Title
Author Name
April 2026
1 Introduction
Article content starts here with section-based structure and no chapter heading.
2 Main Content
Short papers and assignments usually fit naturally into this layout.
Report Title
Author Name
Title page followed by a table of contents
Contents
1 Introduction
2 Methodology
3 Results
Chapter 1 Introduction
Reports add chapter-level structure for longer documents.
Book Title
Author Name
Front matter in Roman numerals | main matter in Arabic numerals
Part I
Chapter 1 Introduction
Books use chapters, parts, and dedicated front and back matter for long-form work.
Appendices and bibliography appear in the back matter.
Presentation Title
Introduction
Your Address
City, State ZIP
March 27, 2026
Dear Sir or Madam,
Body of the letter goes here. Multiple paragraphs are separated by blank lines.
Sincerely,
Your Name
Encl: Enclosure list
10pt
This is the default article text size.
11pt
This size gives slightly more breathing room for body text.
12pt
This version is more spacious and is common in reports and theses.
| letterpaper | 8.5 × 11 in |
| legalpaper | 8.5 × 14 in |
| a4paper | 210 × 297 mm |
| a5paper | 148 × 210 mm |
Changing the paper option changes the physical page size before margins and layout are computed.
Single wide text block for standard articles.
Narrower columns for paper-style layouts and proceedings.
Draft mode also marks overfull lines and suppresses final-quality figures.
Document Title
Separate title page enabled
With titlepage, the title sits on its own page before the document body starts.
(1)E = mc²
a² + b² = c² (2)
Class options such as leqno, reqno, and fleqn shift numbering and alignment in the compiled math layout.
References
\[1] D. Knuth. The TeXbook. Addison-Wesley, 1984.
\[2] L. Lamport. LaTeX: A Document Preparation System. Addison-Wesley, 1994.
Open bibliography formatting adds more vertical space between entries for readability.
Assignment Title
Student Name
University Name
Course Code
Custom classes make repeated institutional formatting automatic.
Dissertation Title
A Thesis Submitted to the Graduate Faculty
University Name | Department Name
Thesis layouts usually use wider margins, double spacing, and stricter front-matter requirements.
Journal Manuscript Title
Structured abstract, compact margins, and two-column typesetting are common in journal templates.
Specialized classes such as IEEEtran, acmart, and elsarticle impose publisher-specific typography and metadata requirements.
The compiled PDF usually includes a title block, affiliation lines, and a tuned bibliography style that standard classes do not reproduce by default.
KOMA-Script Article
Balanced margins, tuned heading sizes, and configurable type area
Introduction
KOMA-Script classes are often chosen when you want better European defaults and more layout controls without building a custom class from scratch.
Chapter opener
1 Introduction
Memoir combines layout control, chapter styling, and book-structure tools in one class for long, highly customized documents.