Academic
Formating paragraph is the first step of writing. Here we introduce TWO styles in academic writing.
Block Style
1) No indentation at the beginning of each paragraph;
2) Skip a line between paragraphs.
Indented Style
1) 1 centimeter is indented at the first line of each paragraph;
2) No blank space is needed between paragraphs.
The following link is about the proper style of writing in IELTS.