[Tex/LaTex] Wrong Page Number for Abstract in Table of Contents

page-numberingtable of contents

I got a problem with the number issue in the Table of Content. My abstract has two pages (Page Vii and Viii). When I using the following codes, the generated pdf shows the number of the second page (Page Viii) in the table of content. There are no issues with tables and figures. The only issue is the number of the abstract. I really appreciate it if someone can help me to solve this issue. Thanks.

The codes are:

\input{Abstract.tex}
\addcontentsline{toc}{section}{Abstract}
\newpage
\tableofcontents
\input{ListofFigures.tex}
\input{ListofTables.tex}
\newpage

In abstract.tex, the codes are:

\newpage
\flushleft
\section*{\hfill Abstract \hfill}
\justify

Best Answer

Because the abstract occupies more than one page, you need to switch the ordering of two instructions in your code. Specifically, change

\input{Abstract.tex}
\addcontentsline{toc}{section}{Abstract}

\addcontentsline{toc}{section}{Abstract}
\input{Abstract.tex}

To play it really safe, add \clearpage (or \newpage) instruction immediately before \addcontentsline{toc}{section}{Abstract}.

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First of all, \pagenumbering resets the page counter to 1, so don't use it if you don't want it reset. Instead just change the numbering representation using something like

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Now, I notice you're using the sphinxmanual document class. Looking at the code, we see a redefinition of \tableofcontents that includes a \pagenumbering:

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You can remove this reset of the page number by adding the following to your preamble before you redefine \tableofcontents:

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Note that the page style may also be adjusted by sphinxmanual's definition of \tableofcontents. But for now this should get where you want.

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You need to be on the correct page before you can issue contents-related macros. For this use

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One would do something similar for the ToC, the LoF and whichever other \chapter-related entry that is not in the ToC already.

If you want all list-of elements added to the ToC, you can also just add the tocbibind package to your preamble.

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