\setcounter{page}{0} \addtocounter{chapter}{2}
\setlength
. For example, \setlength{\parindent}{0in}sets to zero the amount by which the first line of a paragraph is indented. Other useful length parameters are:-
\linespread
. For instance before
\begin{document}
you can do \linespread{1.6}to get doublespacing through your document. The setspace package offers more options.