Useful LaTeX commands, counters and parameters not on the card. --------------------------------------------------------------- \setlength{cmd}{len} Reset length parameter cmd to len local or global, depends on cmd. \renewcommand{cmd}[args]{def} Redefine cmd. local. \setcounter{ctr}{n} set ctr to n. Global. length parameters ---------- \textwidth Width of text! Change only in preamble. \parindent Width of paragraph indentation. Anywhere. \baselineskip Minimum distance between lines. Anywhere. \parskip Rubber paragraph spacing. Anywhere. Default 0. \footnotesep Footnote seperation. Anywhere. \footnoterule Ruler drawing command. Anywhere. \bibindent Width of extra indentation in openbib. Anywhere? \columnsep Column seperation width. Anywhere. \columnseprule Width of vertical line between columns. Anywhere. \mathindent Indentation for formulae in fleqn. Anywhere. \oddsidemargin 1in less than distance from left edge of paper to left margin on right-hand pages. Preamble. \evensidemargin Same as above but for left hand pages. Preamble. \marginparwidth Width of marginal notes. Preamble. \marginparsep Space between outer margin and marginal note. Preamble. \marginparpush Minimum space between marginal notes. Preamble. \topmargin 1in less than distance from top of paper to top of head. Preamble. \headheight Height of header box. Preamble. \headsep Distance between header and text. Preamble. \textheight Height of page body. Preamble. \topskip Minimum distance from top of body to bottom of first line of text. Preamble. \footheight Height of foot. Preamble. \footskip Distance from bottom of body to bottom of foot. Preamble. \jot Space between rows in eqnarray. Anywhere. \abovedisplayskip Extra space above long displayed formula. Anywhere. Rubber. \belowdisplayskip Extra space below long displayed formula. Anywhere. Rubber. \abovedisplayshortskip Extra space above short displayed formula. Anywhere. Rubber \belowdisplayshortskip Extra space below short displayed formula. Anywhere. Rubber. command parameters ------------------ \baselinestretch Multiplied by baselineskip to give baselineskip Preamble. Default 1. \labelitemi-iv Command producing ticks in itemize command. Anywhere. \topfraction Command which is maximum fraction of page that can be used for floats. Anywhere. \bottomfraction \textfraction Command which is minimum fraction of page for text. Anywhere. \the... Command to print value of counter. Anywhere. counter parameters ------------------ secnumdepth Counter of level number of least significant sectional unit with numbered headings. Preamble. tocdepth Counter of level of least significant unit listed in table of contents. Preamble. topnumber Counter value of maximum top of page floats. Anywhere. bottomnumber totalnumber Counter value of maximum floats on page. Anywhere.