begin{document}

%% This actually creates the title and abstract pages
dotitleandabstract

%% Generate contents etc
tableofcontents
listoffigures
listoftables

leftskip10pt % <======================== this will add 10 pt to the left identation
%% These include the actual text
include{chapter1}
include{chapter2}
include{chapter3}
include{chapter4}
include{chapter5}
include{chapter6}

bibliography{refs}             % this causes the references to be
                                % listed

bibliographystyle{alpha}       % this determines the style in which
                                % the references are printed, other
                                % possible values are plain and abbrv
%% Appendices start here
appendix
include{appendix1}
end{document}