diff --git a/doc/tex/notestyle.sty b/doc/tex/notestyle.sty
index 6ae2d0caf4..137f01f12f 100644
--- a/doc/tex/notestyle.sty
+++ b/doc/tex/notestyle.sty
@@ -15,3 +15,7 @@
 \fancyhead{}
 \renewcommand{\headrulewidth}{0pt}
 \renewcommand{\footrulewidth}{0pt}
+
+% following two lines for no indenting paragraphs and spacing between
+\setlength\parskip{\medskipamount}
+\setlength\parindent{0pt}