Newsgroups: comp.text.tex
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> I want to place the abstract on the titlepage.  The way it is usually setup
> (article.cls) is to have an the titlepage and abstract as separate
> environments.  The \maketitle command constructs the titlepage using the
> titlepage environment.  The abstract, which is usually declared in its
> environment after \maketitle, is then on a separate page.
>
> Is there anyway to declare the abstract separately from the titlepage
> declarations but have it appear on the titlepage?

\documentclass{article}  % no titlepage option
...
\title{...} \author{...} \date{...}
\begin{document}
\bgroup           % fake a titlepage
  \let\footnoterule\relax  % no rule above thanks footnotes
  \maketitle
  \begin{abstract}...\end{abstract}
  \thispagestyle{empty}  % no page number
  \clearpage
\egroup
\setcounter{page}{1}  % start next page as page 1
...

    If you find the title is too high on the page, try:
\title{\vspace*{1in}Title text}
which will move the title down by 1 inch (adjust 1in to suit).

Peter W.