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LaTeX error: There's no line here to end

\\ ends the current line. At the very start of a paragraph, or right after another paragraph break, there is no line yet, so LaTeX refuses.

! LaTeX Error: There's no line here to end.

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! LaTeX Error: There's no line here to end.

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l.3 \\ S
        tart of a line.

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Common causes

Starting a paragraph with \\ to push text down.
Writing \\ on an empty line between paragraphs, or right after \maketitle or a list.
Two \\ in a row with a blank line between them.

How to fix it

Delete the \\; a blank line already starts a new paragraph. TeXpad offers "Remove the \\".
For extra space between paragraphs, use \vspace{1em} or \medskip instead.

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