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Q&A Should I indent the first line of the first paragraph in a chapter?

I was reading a thesis report of a friend and I noticed that he didn't indent the first line of the first paragraph in each chapter. I don't remember noticing it anywhere before until I saw it ther...

2 answers  ·  posted 13y ago by Lipis‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

#3: Attribution notice added by user avatar System‭ · 2019-12-08T01:42:35Z (almost 5 years ago)
Source: https://writers.stackexchange.com/q/3152
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#2: Initial revision by user avatar Lipis‭ · 2019-12-08T01:42:35Z (almost 5 years ago)
I was reading a thesis report of a friend and I noticed that he didn't indent the first line of the first paragraph in each chapter. I don't remember noticing it anywhere before until I saw it there and I have some OCD issues with reformatting the documents/reports and make them look awesome.

So I would like to know, if I'm going to write a new document/report that is divided in chapters and paragraphs, what kind of indentation should I prefer? Should I indent all the first lines of the paragraphs regarding if it's the first in a chapter or not and why one method is better than the other?

#1: Imported from external source by user avatar System‭ · 2011-06-20T19:38:14Z (over 13 years ago)
Original score: 25