\documentclass[a4paper,12pt]{report}

% This file must be saved in the UTF8 encoding
\usepackage[utf8]{inputenc}

% These packages need to be included to insert pictures into your report
\usepackage[pdftex]{graphicx}

% Better maths suport
\usepackage{amssymb,amsmath}

% Support links in the pdf file
\usepackage[pdfborder={0,0,0}]{hyperref}

% Allow \url{}
\usepackage{url}

% Allow fancier citations, \citet \citep \citeauthor, etc
% See details here: http://merkel.zoneo.net/Latex/natbib.php
\usepackage[square,comma,sort,authoryear]{natbib}

% Put a medium sized gap between paragraphs
\setlength{\parskip}{\medskipamount}

% Don't indent the start of new paragraphs
\setlength{\parindent}{0pt}

% Changes section numbering somehow...
\renewcommand{\thesection}{\arabic{section}}

% Bibliography style. Aside from plain, there is also apalike.
% Look for *.bst files
\bibliographystyle{plainnat}


\title{___The Title goes here}
\author{
	___First Author\\
	(email: \tt{___user@example.com}) \\
}

\begin{document}
\maketitle

\begin{abstract}
___Abstract goes here
\end{abstract}

\tableofcontents
\newpage
\listoffigures
\newpage

\section{___First Section}



\bibliography{___something}

\end{document}

