How can I adjust paragraph indentation and spacing in LaTeX?

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This discussion focuses on adjusting paragraph indentation and spacing in LaTeX. To eliminate indentation at the beginning of paragraphs, the command \setlength{\parindent}{0pt} is used. To create a separation of two lines between paragraphs, the command \setlength{\parskip}{2ex} is implemented. These commands effectively customize the formatting of text in LaTeX documents.

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How do I make it so that

(1)There is no indentation at the beginning of paragraphs
(2)2 lines seprate every paragraph

in Latex?
 
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\setlength{\parindent}{0pt}
\setlength{\parskip}{2ex}
 
Sweet, thanks a million.
 

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