Thank you very much to Jean-Marc and Faucheux for their help!! It works (I've
reproduced below Jean-Marc's answer, as this is the one that adjusts best to
my objectives).
Ramon
On Mon, 28 Feb 2000, you wrote:
> >>>>> "Ramon" == Ramon Diaz-Uriarte <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>
> Ramon> Hi, I'd like to change the format of the chapter, section, etc
> Ramon> numbers, and use a letter instead of a number. I've tried
> Ramon> \setcounter{chapter}{A} with no success (It just prints an A,
> Ramon> right there, which I don't want, but nothing else seems to
> Ramon> happen --e.g., my equations are still numbered using numbers,
> Ramon> not A.#).
>
> Try
> \renewcommand{\thechapter}{\Alph{chapter}}
>
> \thechapter is the macro used to printout the value of the 'chapter'
> counter. You can use \arabic{}, alph{}, Alph{}, \roman{} or \Roman{},
> depending on the numbering style you want.
>
> JMarc
