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<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#000000 size=2>I've searched extensively for some package / class that performs this, but have not found anything, and would greatly appreciate some help. Here's the problem:</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I would like to be able to type a document where I can flag certain paragraphs to be treated specially. For example:</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>This paragraph is normal</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>\begin{special1}</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2> I would like this paragraph, when typeset, to appear with a "(P1)" at the very beginning of the paragraph. If this paragraph is broken across pages, I would like the "(P1)" to appear as the first couple characters on the second page where the paragraph is broken. Also, on any page that contains a portion of this paragraph, I would like the header and footer to say "Paragraph Type 1".</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>\end{special1}</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I'm not very familiar with programming with LaTeX. I am currently reading through The LaTeX Companion. I do have significant programming background, but the TeX/LaTeX syntax is not like anything I've ever seen before. I'm not even sure if something like this is possible. </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Do you know of anything out there that performs something similar to what I'm looking for. If not, is LaTeX at least capable of doing something like this. </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Thank you so much for your help.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Josh Shrader</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>