The numbering of all matter should be in lowercase Arabic numerals. Roman numeration is reserved for theses and books. Only the title page should have no page number, the next page being 2 (not 1). This can be generated automaticalley in most word processors if the front matter (table of contents, list of figures, etc) are the final items to be created by the software. Page numbering should be centered because the report is only written on the recto. Published material that uses both recto and verso get the page numbering alternatively right then left justified.
Sections are numbered and the section title includes the number always preceding the text. A double or triple numeration scheme should be used for subdivision and sub-subdivision. These numbers are separated, but not followed by a period. The sections of this manual are properly numbered.
Figure, table and equation numbers also use a double numbering scheme. The first digit is the section number and the second is the figure, table or equation number. Tables, figures and equations are numbered independently and hence, there can be a Table 4.2 and a Figure 4.2. Equation numbers are usually set in parentheses justified to the right margin of the equation as shown in Chapter 9. Do not use parentheses when referring to equations in the text; i.e. ``Equation 5.2 shows ...'' is correct.
The page numbering of back matter follows on from the main matter. Only Appendices should be lettered. That is, they should be numbered using an uppercase letter starting with A. Subsections and sub-subsections should then be numbered using the same type of scheme as for the main matter. For example, see Appendix A of this manual. The rest of the back matter sections are not numbered or lettered in the same manner as is the preliminary matter. Hence the References and the Index get a title but no division number or letter.