How to start the latex document page from a specific page number

Question

I am creating a pdf file using overleaf latex. The page number on the table of contents needs to be in roman, and it should start with page number "iii". How can I force latex to start the page number from "iii"?

Answer 1

Add the following lines of code before "\tableofcontents{}". It will start the page number from "iii". Here {2} is telling latex to skip "i" and "ii".

\pagenumbering{roman}

\setcounter{page}{2}