How to add whitespace to an RMarkdown document?
RMarkdownR MarkdownR Problem Overview
Is there a way to do it by adding latex code in the text or does the solution lie in (R)Markdown?
No sign of a solution here: http://rmarkdown.rstudio.com/pdf_document_format.html
At present I'm bodging a solution by adding my monospace signature to the bottom of the 1st page, to force the next section to start on page 2: https://github.com/Robinlovelace/Creating-maps-in-R/blob/master/intro-spatial-rl.pdf
R Solutions
Solution 1 - R
Another easy way to do this is to just use HTML tags. Adding <br> will give a single line break and I've used that when, for whatever reason, using the (two-space indentation) is ignored.
Solution 2 - R
To create vertical space (Markdown to PDF), I use
This command works like \vspace{12pt} for latex.
Solution 3 - R
You can use latex inside your Rmd file. To have a page break, just add \newpage.
example.Rmd
Title
====================
This is a test Rmd document.
\newpage
Second page
====================
This text is on the second page
You make a pdf using render("example.Rmd", output_format='pdf_document')
Hope it helps,
alex
Solution 4 - R
You can also use inline LaTeX to create a 1-inch vertical space like this:
text text text
$$\\[1in]$$
text text text
Note that you have to leave a blank line before and after the $$\\[1in]$$