Margin Notes

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## 2.12: Margin Notes

The command `\marginpar[left]{right}` creates a note in the margin. The first line will be at the same height as the line in the text where the `\marginpar` occurs.

When you only specify the mandatory argument `right`, the text will be placed

- in the right margin for one-sided layout
- in the outside margin for two-sided layout
- in the nearest margin for two-column layout.

By issuing the command `\reversemarginpar`, you can force the marginal notes to go into the opposite (inside) margin.

When you specify both arguments, `left` is used for the left margin, and `right` is used for the right margin.

The first word will normally not be hyphenated; you can enable hyphenation by prefixing the first word with a `\hspace{0pt}` command.