title: Remove Extra Space After Each Paragraph in LaTex
body: <p>I am writing my dissertation in LaTex using report class. I have to write it using double spacing which I used <code>\doublespacing</code> for. However, I am getting an extra space after each paragraph, more than the normal double space which I want to reduce. </p>
  
  <p>I tried <code>\vspace*{-\baselineskip}</code>, <code>\setlength{\parskip}{-\baselineskip}</code>, and <code>\setlength{\parskip}{-0.5\baselineskip}</code> but none of them worked. </p>
  
  <p>I even tried to remove the <code>{\parskip}</code> completely but it still did not work. I am showing an example of what my document looks like with the extra space between paragraphs. </p>
  
  <p><a href="https://i.stack.imgur.com/gEegk.jpg" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.stack.imgur.com/gEegk.jpg" alt="enter image description here"></a></p>
  
  <p>Any suggestions?</p>
  
  <p>These are the packages and commands I am using</p>
  
  <pre><code>\documentclass[12pt,letterpaper,notitlepage]{report} 
  % To prevent the widows and orphans
  \widowpenalty=10000
  \clubpenalty=10000
  
  
  \usepackage{indentfirst}
  \usepackage{multirow}
  \usepackage[autopunct=true]{csquotes}
  \usepackage[none]{hyphenat}
  \usepackage{anysize}                % Set up the margin: similar to GEOMETRY 
  \usepackage{setspace}               % Line spacing
  \usepackage{parskip}
  \usepackage{titletoc}
  \usepackage[compact]{titlesec}      % Title
  \usepackage{textcomp}               % Just for the copyright symbol....
  \usepackage{afterpage}              
  \usepackage{apacite}                % APA style references
  \usepackage[titletoc]{appendix}     % Appendices
  \usepackage{fancyhdr}        % Page numbering position      
  
  \usepackage[top=1.0in, bottom=1.0in, left=1.5in, right=1.0in]{geometry}
  \usepackage{enumerate}              % For customized enumeration
  \usepackage[normalem]{ulem}         % Underline
  \usepackage{graphicx}               % Insert graphs
  \usepackage{url}                    % Insert URL in the text
  %\usepackage{subfig}                    % Have subfigures
  \usepackage{subfigure}
  %\usepackage[format=plain]{caption} %to edit captions: don't have figure captions hang
  \usepackage{caption}
   \AtBeginCaption{\doublespacing}                % For the caption of tables/figures
  \captionsetup[figure]{labelfont=it,labelsep=period,singlelinecheck=false}
  
  \captionsetup[subfigure]{labelsep=space,labelfont=it,justification=justified,
      singlelinecheck=false,font=doublespacing,position=below}
  \captionsetup[table]{aboveskip=0pt,belowskip=12pt, justification=raggedright,
  labelsep=period,singlelinecheck=false,textfont=it,labelsep=newline}
  
  \usepackage{amsmath,amsthm, amssymb,commath}
  \renewcommand*\theequation{\textup{\arabic{chapter}.\arabic{equation}}}
  \renewcommand*\thetable{\textup{\arabic{chapter}.\arabic{table}.}}
  \renewcommand*\thefigure{\textup{\textit{\arabic{chapter}.\arabic{figure}}}}
  \usepackage{adjustbox}              % Fit the table in one page
  \usepackage[super]{nth}             % For the "th" in superscript
  \usepackage{chngcntr}               
  \usepackage{natbib}
  \usepackage{lipsum}
  \usepackage[titles,subfigure]{tocloft}              % For Table of Contents
  \usepackage{booktabs}                % For makeing the table layout
  \usepackage{rotating}                % For the tables in landscape
  \usepackage{arydshln}                % Have dashline in Table environment
  \usepackage[encapsulated]{CJK}                 % Chinese
  \usepackage[usenames,dvipsnames,svgnames,table]{xcolor}
  
  \usepackage[nottoc,notlot,notlof]{tocbibind}   
  \usepackage{listings}
  \usepackage[flushleft]{threeparttable}         % To make footnote for the table
  \usepackage{float}
  \usepackage{enumitem}           % For the margin of the ENUMERATION
  \usepackage{adjustbox}
  \usepackage{pdfpages} % for pdf
  \usepackage{mathptmx} % for times new roman
  \usepackage{parskip}
  
  \theoremstyle{definition}
  \newtheorem{theo}{Theorem}
  \theoremstyle{definition}
  \newtheorem{prop}{Proposition}
  \theoremstyle{definition}
  \newtheorem{defn}{Definition}
  \theoremstyle{definition}
  \newtheorem{eg}{Example}
  
  
  % % CHAPTER
  % Center the chapter title
  \renewcommand{\chaptername}{CHAPTER}{\normalsize}
  \titleformat{\chapter}[display]
         {\normalfont\normalsize\bfseries\centering}{\chaptertitlename\ \thechapter}{0pt}{\normalsize\uppercase}
    \titlespacing*{\chapter}{0pt}{1in}{0pt} % 1st page of each new section
    %starts 2in from top of page - Don't ask me why it's 0.5in
  
  
  % % SECTION
  % Change the font size for heading and section
  \titleformat{\section}{\normalsize\bfseries\centering\singlespacing}{\thesection}{12pt}{\normalsize}
  \titlespacing*{\section}{0pt}{0pt}{0pt}
  
  % % SUBSECTION
  \titleformat{\subsection}
  {\normalfont\normalsize\bfseries\centering\singlespacing}{\thesubsection}{12pt}{}
  \titlespacing*{\subsection}{0pt}{0pt}{0pt}
  
  % % SUBSUBSECTION
  \titleformat{\subsubsection}
  {\normalfont\normalsize\bfseries\singlespacing}{\thesubsubsection}{12pt}{}
  \titlespacing*{\subsubsection}{0pt}{0pt}{0pt}
  
  
  \doublespacing  
  \setlength{\parindent}{0.5in}
  
  \begin{document}
  \begin{flushleft}           % Remove the justification and make it left-aligned)
  \pagenumbering{gobble}
  </code></pre>