Page Layout ⇒ Change Layout Only On The Last Page

[fmueller]

Hi,

I'm trying to change the layout of the last page in a document.

For this I'm using the lastpage, the geometry and the xifthem package.

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\ifthenelse{\thepage=\pageref{LastPage}}{
%Adding new geometry
\newgeometry{bottom=12.5cm}
}{}

The above code checks if we are on the last page of the document and adjusts the bottom margin.

The problem is: this inserts another a second page which is not what I want.

I want this:

- If there is just one page => Bottom margin should be 12.5cm
- If there are multiple pages => Bottom margin should be Xcm except for the last page. There it should be 12.5cm

Full, misbehaving example:

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\documentclass{scrartcl}
\usepackage{lipsum}
\usepackage{lastpage}
\usepackage{xifthen}
\usepackage[a4paper]{geometry}

\begin{document}

\ifthenelse{\thepage=\pageref{LastPage}}{
\newgeometry{bottom=12.5cm}
}{}

\lipsum

\end{document}

Thanks in advance for any help.

Regards, Florian

[5gon12eder]

Section 7 of the geometry documentation states:

Note that both \newgeometry and \restoregeometry insert \clearpage where they are called.

So it will not do the trick you want.

The other problem with your code is that you put an if-condition at the beginning of your document that checks if the current page is the last one. This is equivalent to check if the document is only one page. If it is longer, nothing will happen at all as you observed it.

The simplest solution I can think of is to insert a \vspace{9cm} after the end of your text. (Supposing your regular bottom margin is 3.5 cm.) But I can not guarantee it will work fine under all circumstances.

Best