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<span id="g_t_0040firstparagraphindent_003a-Indenting-After-Headings"></span><h4 class="subsection">3.7.5 <code>@firstparagraphindent</code>: Indenting After Headings</h4>
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<p>As you can see in the present manual, the first paragraph in any
section is not indented by default. Typographically, indentation is a
paragraph separator, which means that it is unnecessary when a new
section begins. This indentation is controlled with the
<code>@firstparagraphindent</code> command:
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<pre class="example">@firstparagraphindent <var>word</var>
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<p>The first paragraph after a heading is indented according to the value
of <var>word</var>:
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<dt><code>none</code></dt>
<dd><p>Prevents the first paragraph from being indented (default).
This option is ignored by <code>makeinfo</code> if
<code>@paragraphindent asis</code> is in effect.
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<dt><code>insert</code></dt>
<dd><p>Include normal paragraph indentation. This respects the paragraph
indentation set by a <code>@paragraphindent</code> command
(see <a href="_0040paragraphindent.html"><code>@paragraphindent</code></a>).
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<p><code>@firstparagraphindent</code> is ignored for HTML and Docbook output.
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<p>It is best to write the <code>@firstparagraphindent</code> command before the
end-of-header line at the beginning of a Texinfo file, so the region
formatting commands indent paragraphs as specified. See <a href="Start-of-Header.html">Start of Header</a>.
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