[Tex/LaTex] How to show proper page numbers

page-numbering

How can I show double numbers (for example iii, 5/229) as in this book

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Best Answer

You need \usepackage{hyperref} and the pagestyles like \pagenumbering{roman}(i,ii,...), \pagenumbering{arabic}(1,2,...) or \pagenumbering{Roman}(I,I,...).

Example:

\documentclass[10pt,a4paper]{article}
\usepackage[latin1]{inputenc}

\usepackage{hyperref} %https://www.ctan.org/pkg/hyperref?lang=de <---------necessary package

\begin{document}
% page numbers: i,ii,...
\pagenumbering{roman} % small roman numbers <---------------------------(style i,ii,...)
\pagestyle{empty}%don't show page number

\textbf{TITEL}
\cleardoublepage %\newpage

% page numbers: 1,2,...
\pagenumbering{arabic}                % arabic numbers <-----------------(style 1,2,...)
\pagestyle{plain}% show page numbers again
Change pagenumbering style to arabic!

Your text. Page 1.
\cleardoublepage %\newpage
Next page here.
\cleardoublepage %\newpage

% page numbers: I,II,...
\pagenumbering{Roman} % big roman numbers <-----------------------------(Style: I,II,...)
Change pagenumbering style to Roman. For example appendix...

\cleardoublepage %\newpage
End.
\end{document}

Solution: Collage of the different pages with different numbering:

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