How to create acknowledgements in the report class?

Question

I'm using LaTeX and like to create an acknowledgement section using the report class such that is looks like the abstract and comes after it.

score 43 · Accepted Answer · answered Jul 30 '10 at 22:01

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I went with:

\begin{abstract}
 This is cool paper about vuvuzelas.
\end{abstract}

\renewcommand{\abstractname}{Acknowledgements}
\begin{abstract}
 Thanks Mum!
\end{abstract}

This way both look similar and good.

answered Jul 30 '10 at 22:01

Dima

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Good answer. Better to make a new environment, though :-) – Will Robertson Jul 31 '10 at 00:47
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@WillRobertson How can one make such a new environment? – Mathuser Feb 03 '18 at 11:02
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@Mathuser Something like \newenvironment{acknowledgements} {\renewcommand\abstractname{Acknowledgements}\begin{abstract}} {\end{abstract}} – Will Robertson Feb 03 '18 at 11:04
This answer also puts them in the table of contents. https://tex.stackexchange.com/a/25799/78560 – Archisman Panigrahi Jun 14 '21 at 05:28

score 37 · Answer 2 · answered Jul 30 '10 at 15:58

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\section*{Acknowledgements}
Thanks Mum.

answered Jul 30 '10 at 15:58

Will Robertson

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I was about to suggest that earlier then got called away from my computer. Some people (not I) would say that you should instead use \section*{Acknowledgments}. – Mark Meckes Jul 30 '10 at 17:13
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I bet the same people would also spell it "mom" instead. – Will Robertson Jul 31 '10 at 00:47
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I'd print it on aluminum foil. – doncherry Oct 13 '11 at 21:14

How to create acknowledgements in the report class?

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