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A document title which is printed at the top of the first page can be constructed using the various commands described below.
\maketitle
Command:
\maketitle
The \maketitle command generates a title on a separate title page - except in the article class, where the title normally goes at the top of the first page. Information used to produce the title is obtained from the following
commands:
See also: Page Styles for the commands to give the information.
\author
Command:
\author{names}
The \author command declares the author(s), where names is a list of authors separated by \and commands. Use \\ to separate lines within a single author’s entry — for example, to give the author’s institution or address.
\date
Command:
\date{text}
The \date command declares text to be the document’s date. With no \date command, the current date is used.
\thanks
Command:
\thanks{text}
The \thanks command produces a \footnote to the title.
\title
Command:
\title{text}
The \title command declares text to be the title. Use \\ to tell LaTeX where to start a new line in a long title. LaTeX where to start a new line in a long title.
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