latex — set page number 
How to set the page number for the current page in LaTeX? i.e., how to reset page number counter in a LaTeX document? Simply set the latex page counter to a specific value. The syntax is as follows:
\setcounter{counter}{value} % sets the counter to value (see the original post at http://linux.dsplabs.com.au/?p=94)
Lets illustrate with an example. To set the current page number to 32, you would use:
\setcounter{page}{32} % sets the current page number to 32 (see the original post at http://linux.dsplabs.com.au/?p=94)
More help on LaTeX counters can be found on the following pages: LaTeX Counters and Help On LaTeX Counters.
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January 4th, 2013 at 11:25 am
Hi.
Is there a way to compute the actual (or physical) page count (current and possibly last)?
Or, otherwise phrased, is there a {globalpage} counter that is indifferent to anything the user does to the {page} counter?
To clarify the question suppose you reset counter{page} as you go (e.g., preface in roman+body in arabic, as found in many texts, or you use the \include{} command and skip some sections).
Suppose now that for typographical reasons you would like to understand whether the last page is a multiple of 4 or not (as to insert extra blank pages, for example). If the page counter is never reset, that's easy. But if the page counter does get reset, this becomes a problem.