How Can I Position a Paragraph at the Bottom of a Page in LaTex?

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The discussion revolves around formatting a LaTeX document to position a paragraph at the bottom of a page, specifically for placing an abstract on a cover page without it wrapping to the next page. Participants explore various methods and share their experiences with LaTeX commands and packages.

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Main Points Raised

  • One participant seeks a method to position an abstract at the bottom of the page without using footnotes, which they find problematic due to numbering and formatting issues.
  • Another participant suggests using the command \vspace*{1truecm} to insert vertical space before the abstract, allowing for manual adjustment of the space.
  • A third participant expresses a desire for a more automated solution rather than manually adjusting vertical space and inquires about the function of the \begin{abstract} command, noting it did not seem to have an effect in their document.
  • Another suggestion is made to use the \vfill command to achieve the desired spacing effect, indicating a potential alternative approach.

Areas of Agreement / Disagreement

Participants have not reached a consensus on the best method to achieve the desired formatting, with multiple approaches being discussed and no clear resolution on which is superior.

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Participants mention using different LaTeX packages and document classes, which may affect the applicability of the proposed solutions. There is also uncertainty regarding the impact of the \begin{abstract} command on the document's formatting.

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Hello,

I have a simple question on formatting with LaTex. I use the MiKTeX 2.6 package and write the code in TeXnicCenter.

What I want is for a paragraph to be on the bottom of the page. My teacher wants the abstract on the cover page. So I have my name and the experiment name on the top and then I want my abstract paragraph to be on the bottom with a bunch of space in between the title and abstract. I don't want the abstract to wrap to the second page.

I have tried using footnote commands, but then it gets numbered and has funny formatting. There should be a way to do this without footnote.

Thx for any help you have!

(I hope I put this in the right forum...)
 
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DieCommie said:
Hello,

I have a simple question on formatting with LaTex. I use the MiKTeX 2.6 package and write the code in TeXnicCenter.

What I want is for a paragraph to be on the bottom of the page. My teacher wants the abstract on the cover page. So I have my name and the experiment name on the top and then I want my abstract paragraph to be on the bottom with a bunch of space in between the title and abstract. I don't want the abstract to wrap to the second page.

I have tried using footnote commands, but then it gets numbered and has funny formatting. There should be a way to do this without footnote.

Thx for any help you have!

(I hope I put this in the right forum...)

I use the same setup as you (MikTeX and TeXnicCenter)
I use the amsstex packages. I am using the "article" class.

Here is something that seems to work: just before the \begin{abstract} line I put

\vspace*{1truecm}


If you change the 1 for another number you are inserting more vertical space.
 
Thx for the reply,

I was hoping there was a more slick way to do it automatically instead of manually finding a number the proper vertical space. Otherwise, I will do that...

What does \begin{abstract} do? I discovered that while goggling today, but it didnt seem to have an effect in my paper.

Thx again
 
you may be able to use \vfill

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