Vertical space before new section on new page begins

Question

How can you create vertical space before a new section on a new page begins? Using vspace or bigskip does not work.

Example:

\vspace{5mm}
\section{Section 1}
Some text
\subsection{Section 1.1}

Thank you. It works with vspace*. What is the problem with vspace without *? — b4154, Apr 12 '16 at 10:55
Is this a one time thing or do you want this applied to every \section? If the latter it would be better to adapt the \section command accordingly. (The best way to do this depends on the class you're using.) — cgnieder, Apr 12 '16 at 11:47
@b4154 then you should state this in your question and also tell your class so people can give you proper advice. Manually adding \vspace* is error prone and surely the wrong way to proceed. — cgnieder, Apr 12 '16 at 13:31

score 5 · Accepted Answer · edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:34

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As I stated in a comment, you can use the starred version of \vspace{...}, that is:

\vspace*{5mm}
\section{Section 1}
Some text
\subsection{Section 1.1}

This also answers your follow up question.

edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:34

Community

answered Apr 12 '16 at 11:15

Thomas

Using \vspace*{5mm} instead of \vspace{5mm} solves the problem. The star is essential. – b4154 Apr 12 '16 at 10:57

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