preamble.tex

\usepackage{booktabs}
\usepackage{multirow}
\usepackage{makeidx}
\usepackage{float}
\usepackage[hang,flushmargin]{footmisc}
\usepackage{lscape}
\usepackage{lipsum}
\usepackage{etoolbox}%package for changing quote indentation
\usepackage{pdfpages}%package for inserting other pdf into the document
%\usepackage[style=authoryear]{biblatex}
%\renewcommand*{\finalnamedelim}{%change "and" to "&" in citations
%	\ifnumgreater{\value{liststop}}{2}{\finalandcomma}{}%
%	\addspace\&\space}
\newcommand{\blandscape}{\begin{landscape}}
\newcommand{\elandscape}{\end{landscape}}
\raggedbottom%allows white space at the bottom of pages
\raggedright%left aligned text
\pagenumbering{gobble}%removes page numbers - just for title page as used
\setlength{\LTcapwidth}{\textwidth} % sets width of longtable captions to the width of the text
\setlength{\parindent}{.5in}%sets indent of paragraphs at .5 inches for APA regs
\setlength{\parskip}{0em}%set paragraph spacing to 0
\patchcmd{\quote}{\rightmargin}{\leftmargin .5in \rightmargin}{}{}%setting quote margins at .5 inches for APA regs