Page Layout ⇒ Changing section number

[sgp]

hi all,
i am writing my btp thesis. when i use \section{Introduction} for creating the section heading, the number starts from 0.1. i am using \documentclass{report}. when i use \documentclass{book}, even the titlepage goes towards the left. is there a way to change this. also is there a way to give separate numbering for the abstract,preface, and then to the main body.

thanks in advance,
regards,
sgp.

[localghost]

[...] when i use \section{Introduction} for creating the section heading, the number starts from 0.1. i am using \documentclass{report}. when i use \documentclass{book}, even the titlepage goes towards the left. is there a way to change this. [...]

The classes »book« and »report« are based on chapters. So you better use chapters before sections. The changing type area is caused by the fact that the default setting for the »book« class is two-sided in opposite to the »report« class.

[...] also is there a way to give separate numbering for the abstract,preface, and then to the main body. [...]

Specify the kind of numbering (headings, page, ...).


Best regards
Thorsten

[sgp]

hi Thorsten,

thanks for the reply. but is there a way to change the book style only for the first title. the numbering i asked is for page numbers. is it possible to give separate number for main body and for abstract, table of contents and others.

thanks in advance,
regards,
sgp.

[Stefan Kottwitz]

but is there a way to change the book style only for the first title. the numbering i asked is for page numbers.

It's possible. It depends which packages you're using. With geometry you could change the margins inside the document as well as with typearea.
The standard title is an inner title, typeset on a righ hand page, that might explain it to you. What you would like to produce seems to be a cover page.
A very easy way could be to use a separate document for the cover page with a oneside layout.

is it possible to give separate number for main body and for abstract, table of contents and others.

You could use \pagenumbering:

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\pagenumbering{roman}
\tableofcontents
... abstract ...
\cleardoublepage
\pagenumbering{arabic}
\chapter{One}

It switches the numbering for instance to roman or arabic numbers, restarting with i or 1.

Stefan

[sgp]

@ above all

thanks for the reply guys it worked. learning latex would be tougher without you guys. thanks a lot guys.

regards,
sgp.

[localghost]

Just for notification. The »book« class offers \frontmatter, \mainmatter and \backmatter as commands which also affect the page numbering. Details can be read in every good basic documentation.