General ⇒ Adding space under headers in exam.cls

[dmt]

I'm using the document class "exam" and would like to add some more space under the header on the first page (more space between the header and the first question of the exam), but I can't figure out how to do this. Does anyone know?

[gmedina]

Hi,

use \vspace*, as the following example suggests:

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\documentclass{exam}
\pagestyle{headandfoot}
\runningfootrule
\lhead[Math 115]{}
\chead[First Exam]{}
\rhead[July 4, 1776]{}
\lfoot[]{Math 115}
\cfoot[]{First Exam}
\rfoot[]{Page \thepage\ of \numpages}

\begin{document}

\vspace*{5cm}%change the argument to suit your needs

\begin{questions}
  \question
  Why is there air?
  \question
  How much wood would a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood?
  \question Compute $\displaystyle\int_0^1 x^2 \, dx$.
\end{questions}

\end{document}

[dmt]

I tried that ... but without the star and it didn't work. Is it the star that makes the difference, and if so, why?

[metric]

I tried that ... but without the star and it didn't work. Is it the star that makes the difference, and if so, why?

\vspace* inserts vertical space after the line in which it appears. Vertical space can also be inserted by \vspace the difference is that space inserted by \vspace will be deleted if it occurs at the top of a new page.

space inserted by \vspace* will never be deleted. Hence \vspace* is used.

See page no. 42 of the package documentation for more info.

Thanks,
Arif