Page Layout ⇒ Help with formatting a document

[SeriousTyro]

Recently started learning Latex and thought it would be good practice to rewrite my math notes in latex. I got most of it down but I have trouble with formatting bits and pieces of the document. For example what command could I use to move the whole document up?
Also on the second page, the line "so dim Pn = n + 1" I want to make it stay on the first page. At first it was all on one page then after I added more, that line went to the second page.
Also any tips with how I can make my document better would be helpful.
Much obliged.

[localghost]

[...] For example what command could I use to move the whole document up? [...]

Explain what »up« means in this context.

[...] Also any tips with how I can make my document better would be helpful. [...]

Looking at your provided code there is list of things to be improved.

• typeset your document more LaTeX-like and less Word-like. Do not add so much line breaks but let the program typeset some paragraphs. See log file for warnings regarding »Underfull hboxes« (horizontal boxes).
• Since you are loading the amsmath package, you should use its environments (proof, cases, ...). Take a look at its manual.
• Theorems can be setup with the amsthm package.
• For enumerations use the enumerate environment. This and all other predefined list environments can be customized by the enumitem package.
• Page and paper dimensions can be set up with geometry.

For further useful resources take a look at our list for beginners [1]. You can find information about all packages as well as their documentations on CTAN.

[1] View topic: LaTeX Resources for Beginners


Best regards and welcome to the board
Thorsten¹

[SeriousTyro]

Since you are loading the amsmath package, you should use its environments (proof, cases, ...). Take a look at its manual.
Theorems can be setup with the amsthm package.

Thanks for the reply. After I finished typesetting this I continued with lshort and got to the part of amsthm, proof, and cases. So I'll definitely be integrating those next time.

Explain what »up« means in this context.

When I said move the whole document up, I meant having the header space on the first page shrink. It looks nice with the spacing Latex did from the top of the page to the title but just wondering what I could do to shrink it.

For enumerations use the enumerate environment. This and all other predefined list environments can be customized by the enumitem package.

Yea, I had some lists in the document. I'll try using enumerate next time.