Texmaker and TeXstudio ⇒ Paragraph Indentation

[DaveC]

Greetings all,
I'm using TexMaker 4.1.1 on Debian, with Texlive 2013.
I'm in the initial stages of being a self-taught learner.
I've done all the reading I can find and have all the right packages loaded, but having problems with \noindent not getting recognised. I actaully prefer it, but I have to get rid of indentation for assignments. I've tried playing around with \noindentafterthis/env/cmd, but i think I'm placing them in the wrong environment and complicating the issue unnecessarily anyway.
This is what I have sorted out so far, but the indent remains, except for the first paragraph, which is normal.

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\documentclass[a4paper,12pt,natbib-bibtex]{article}

\usepackage[utf8]{inputenc}
\usepackage{microtype}
\renewcommand*{\familydefault}{\sfdefault}
\frenchspacing
\usepackage{apacite}
\usepackage{graphicx}
\usepackage{ragged2e}
\usepackage[colorinlistoftodos]{todonotes}
\usepackage{hyperref}
\usepackage{fancyhdr}
\pagestyle{fancy}
\lhead{D.R. Crosswell\slash ---CWRT.\emph{code}---Assessment \emph{number}}
\chead{}
\rhead{\thepage}
\lfoot{}
\cfoot{}
\rfoot{}
\title{Title}
\author{D.R. Crosswell\slash CWRT.\emph{Code}---Assessment \emph{number}}

\begin{document}
\maketitle
\bigskip
\begin{center}
\line(1,0){250}
\end{center}
\bigskip
\begin{flushleft}

Thought for today:\\
\medskip
It is irrelevant if you operate as an individual, commercial entity, or national environment: integrity is the required primary ingredient. Whatever `product' you are selling, people must `buy' you first, or your product simply doesn't make it to the shelf. If the purveyor is assessed as short on requirement, the negative association with the product is obvious, and `No-Sale' is the natural end result.\paragraph{} 
\noindent In order to arrive at that end destination; however, investment must be made in order to gain the return. Qualities such as honesty, respect, trust, and loyalty must be extended, otherwise you have no right to expect them in return from employees, associates, suppliers, and customers. Integrity breeds integrity, and nobody wants to know about, or associate with, the rest.\paragraph{}
\noindent It's simply not good for business.\paragraph{}
\noindent It is irrelevant if you operate as an individual, commercial entity, or national environment; integrity is the required primary ingredient. Whatever `product' you are selling, people must `buy' you first, or your product simply doesn't make it to the shelf. If the purveyor is assessed as short on requirement, the negative association with the product is obvious, and `No-Sale' is the natural end result.\paragraph{}
\noindent In order to arrive at that end destination; however, investment must be made in order to gain the return. Qualities such as honesty, respect, trust, and loyalty must be extended, otherwise you have no right to expect them in return from employees, associates, suppliers, and customers. Integrity breeds integrity, and nobody wants to know about, or associate with, the rest.\paragraph{}			
\noindent It's simply not good for business.\paragraph{}
\noindent It is irrelevant if you operate as an individual, commercial entity, or national environment; integrity is the required primary ingredient. Whatever `product' you are selling, people must `buy' you first, or your product simply doesn't make it to the shelf. If the purveyor is assessed as short on requirement, the negative association with the product is obvious, and `No-Sale' is the natural end result.\paragraph{}
\noindent In order to arrive at that end destination; however, investment must be made in order to gain the return. Qualities such as honesty, respect, trust, and loyalty must be extended, otherwise you have no right to expect them in return from employees, associates, suppliers, and customers. Integrity breeds integrity, and nobody wants to know about, or associate with, the rest.\paragraph{}
\noindent It's simply not good for business.\\
%text goes here
\end{flushleft}
\bigskip
\begin{center}
\line(1,0){400}
\end{center}
\bigskip
\bibliographystyle{natbib-bibtex}

\end{document}

Any time and trouble appreciated.
Cheers!

DaveC

[Johannes_B]

Please, pleas, don't do it like that. That is not the LaTeX-way. If you have to write the same thing on and on again, there is something wrong.

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\documentclass[a4paper,12pt,natbib-bibtex]{article}

\usepackage[utf8]{inputenc}
\usepackage{microtype}
\renewcommand*{\familydefault}{\sfdefault}
\frenchspacing
\usepackage{ragged2e}
\usepackage{fancyhdr}
\pagestyle{fancy}
\lhead{D.R. Crosswell\slash ---CWRT.\emph{code}---Assessment \emph{number}}
\chead{}
\rhead{\thepage}
\lfoot{}
\cfoot{}
\rfoot{}
\title{Title}
\author{D.R. Crosswell\slash CWRT.\emph{Code}---Assessment \emph{number}}

\usepackage{parskip}
\begin{document}
\maketitle
\bigskip
\begin{center}
\line(1,0){250}
\end{center}
\bigskip
\begin{flushleft}

Thought for today:\\


It is irrelevant if you operate as an individual, commercial entity, or national environment: integrity is the required primary ingredient. Whatever `product' you are selling, people must `buy' you first, or your product simply doesn't make it to the shelf. If the purveyor is assessed as short on requirement, the negative association with the product is obvious, and `No-Sale' is the natural end result.

 In order to arrive at that end destination; however, investment must be made in order to gain the return. Qualities such as honesty, respect, trust, and loyalty must be extended, otherwise you have no right to expect them in return from employees, associates, suppliers, and customers. Integrity breeds integrity, and nobody wants to know about, or associate with, the rest.

 It's simply not good for business.
\end{flushleft}

\end{document}

A good starting point might be LaTeX for complete novices by Nicola Talbot.
You also might enjoy the comfort of the KOMA-script classes.

[DaveC]

O.K., thank you very much for that.

That was just my 'Lorum Ipsum', while I was working things out.

More study for me.
Cheers!

DaveC