\maketitle Command ____________

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 declarations:

Commands

• \author
• \date
• \thanks
• \title

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.