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Maxwell
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Hey guys,
I have been searching for an answer to this question for quite some time and I have found nothing. This should be pretty simple, yet for some frustrating reason, I can not get it to work.
I want to start some writing 4.5 inches from the top of the page. I am doing:
However, the first \vspace{4.5in} command gets completely ignored. I have tried the following:
And none of those commands work. I've even tried adding \bigskips in order to trick it into adding blank lines. Didn't work.
I do not use LaTeX very much, but I do need to get this page set up.
Does anyone have an idea as to why this is not working?
I am beyond frustrated!
Thanks in advance.
I have been searching for an answer to this question for quite some time and I have found nothing. This should be pretty simple, yet for some frustrating reason, I can not get it to work.
I want to start some writing 4.5 inches from the top of the page. I am doing:
Code:
\begin{center}
\singlespacing
\vspace{4.5in}
Accepted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for\\
the degree of Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering\\
in the Graduate School of\\
Stony Brook University\\
State University of New York\\
2009\\
\vskip .5 in
September 7, 2009\\
\vskip 1 in
a, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Stony Brook University\\
\vskip 0.15 in
b, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Stony Brook University\\
\vskip 0.15 in
c, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Stony Brook University\\
\vskip 0.15 in
\normalsize
\end{center}
However, the first \vspace{4.5in} command gets completely ignored. I have tried the following:
Code:
%\hspace{4.5in}
%\vskip 4.5 in
%\topskip 4.5 in
And none of those commands work. I've even tried adding \bigskips in order to trick it into adding blank lines. Didn't work.
I do not use LaTeX very much, but I do need to get this page set up.
Does anyone have an idea as to why this is not working?
I am beyond frustrated!
Thanks in advance.