General ⇒ Problem with Alphanumeric Page Numbering

[hollett]

Hello all. I really need some help. Is there a way to get a string to print before each page number? For example:
D-1
D-2
D-3
In this example, "D-" preceeds each page number. Similar examples might be "Page - 1", "Page - 2", etc. I have searched many, many sites and am losing hope! Please help a newbie!

Thanks!

[gmedina]

You can redefine the \thepage command, as the following example suggestes:

Code: Select all

\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{lipsum}

\begin{document}

\renewcommand\thepage{D-\arabic{page}}
\lipsum[1-15]

\end{document}

The lipsum package was loaded only to automatically generate some text.

Perhaps the chappg package could be useful too.

[hollett]

Thanks! That works perfectly! Also, if you want to change the string and numbering in each section, just repeat the renewcommand with the new string, adding setcounter to set the page counter back to 1 (or whatever you want it to be).

For Example:

\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{lipsum}

\begin{document}

\renewcommand\thepage{D-\arabic{page}}
\lipsum[1-15]

\newpage

\renewcommand\thepage{E-\arabic{page}}
\setcounter{page}{1}
\lipsum[1-15]

\end{document}

The result looks like this:
D-1
D-2
D-3
E-1
E-2
E-3