Re: Letters as section numbers

2002-12-11 Thread Mark Carroll
On Wed, 11 Dec 2002, Mark Carroll wrote: (snip) > \setcounter{page}{3} > \setcounter{section}{3} > > to give me 4, 4.1, 4.2, 4.2.1, 4.2.2, 5, 5.1, ... starting on page 3. > > But, how can I change the first number to a letter? \renewcommand{\thesection}{\alph{section}} in the preamble seems to do

Letters as section numbers

2002-12-11 Thread Mark Carroll
I need my document to start on page 3 and have section heading numbering starting with d - for instance, d, d.1, d.2, d.2.1, d.2.2, e, e.1, ... In my preamble I've found that I can put, \setcounter{page}{3} \setcounter{section}{3} to give me 4, 4.1, 4.2, 4.2.1, 4.2.2, 5, 5.1, ... starting on pag