diff --git a/convertion_templates_pandoc/template_pdf-via-xelatex/template_first-skyfritt-example.md b/convertion_templates_pandoc/template_pdf-via-xelatex/template_first-skyfritt-example.md
index 2ae0c05..99199d3 100644
--- a/convertion_templates_pandoc/template_pdf-via-xelatex/template_first-skyfritt-example.md
+++ b/convertion_templates_pandoc/template_pdf-via-xelatex/template_first-skyfritt-example.md
@@ -129,7 +129,45 @@ Then compile with:
 ```bash
 pandoc input.md -o output.pdf \
   --pdf-engine=xelatex \
-  --template=template_first-skyfritt-example.tex
+  --template=template_first-skyfritt-example.tex \
+  --shift-heading-level-by=-1
+```
+
+### Why `--shift-heading-level-by=-1`?
+
+Pandoc's `article` class maps `#` → `\section`, `##` → `\subsection`, and so on. If your Markdown has a single `# Document Title` at the top followed by `## 1. Introduction`, `## 2. …`, etc., the title ends up as "Section 1" in the TOC and all real sections become subsections 1.1, 1.2, …
+
+Passing `--shift-heading-level-by=-1` shifts every heading up one level before rendering:
+
+| Markdown | Without flag | With flag |
+|----------|-------------|-----------|
+| `#` | `\section` (appears in TOC) | promotes to document title — invisible in body |
+| `##` | `\subsection` | `\section` |
+| `###` | `\subsubsection` | `\subsection` |
+
+The `#` heading is absorbed as the top-level title and removed from the body, so your real sections (`##`) become proper `\section` entries.
+
+### Section numbering
+
+By default the template **suppresses LaTeX auto-numbering** (`secnumdepth = 0`), because headings written as `## 1. Introduction` already carry their own numbers. Letting LaTeX add its own would produce double-numbering like `1 1. Introduction`.
+
+If you prefer LaTeX to number sections automatically (and write headings without embedded numbers, e.g. `## Introduction`), pass `--number-sections`:
+
+```bash
+pandoc input.md -o output.pdf \
+  --pdf-engine=xelatex \
+  --template=template_first-skyfritt-example.tex \
+  --shift-heading-level-by=-1 \
+  --number-sections
+```
+
+You can also control the depth of numbering with the `secnumdepth` metadata variable:
+
+```yaml
+---
+title: "My Document"
+secnumdepth: 2   # number sections and subsections only
+---
 ```
 
 ---
diff --git a/convertion_templates_pandoc/template_pdf-via-xelatex/template_first-skyfritt-example.tex b/convertion_templates_pandoc/template_pdf-via-xelatex/template_first-skyfritt-example.tex
index db02a5d..81aa601 100644
--- a/convertion_templates_pandoc/template_pdf-via-xelatex/template_first-skyfritt-example.tex
+++ b/convertion_templates_pandoc/template_pdf-via-xelatex/template_first-skyfritt-example.tex
@@ -9,12 +9,16 @@
 \usepackage[english]{babel}
 
 %% ── Page geometry ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+%% A4 at 12pt Roboto. Text width ~155mm → ~68 chars/line, within the
+%% 45–75 char optimal range (Bringhurst). Bottom is slightly deeper than
+%% top to give the page number visual breathing room and anchor the page.
 \usepackage[
   a4paper,
-  top=2.5cm,
-  bottom=2.5cm,
-  left=2.5cm,
-  right=2.5cm
+  top    = 27mm,
+  bottom = 32mm,
+  left   = 28mm,
+  right  = 28mm,
+  footskip = 14mm
 ]{geometry}
 
 %% ── Font: Roboto (requires XeLaTeX or LuaLaTeX) ──────────────────────────────
@@ -41,20 +45,21 @@
   citecolor  = accent
 ]{hyperref}
 
-%% ── Headers & footers ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+%% ── Page footer only ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+%% No header. Page number centred in the footer at footnotesize so it
+%% sits quietly without competing with the text.
 \usepackage{fancyhdr}
 \pagestyle{fancy}
 \fancyhf{}
-\fancyhead[L]{\small\textcolor{muted}{$title$}}
-\fancyhead[R]{\small\textcolor{muted}{$date$}}
-\fancyfoot[C]{\small\textcolor{muted}{\thepage}}
-\renewcommand{\headrulewidth}{0.4pt}
+\fancyfoot[C]{\footnotesize\textcolor{muted}{\thepage}}
+\renewcommand{\headrulewidth}{0pt}
 \renewcommand{\footrulewidth}{0pt}
 
 %% ── Section styling ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
 \usepackage{titlesec}
 \titleformat{\section}
-  {\large\bfseries\color{accent}}{\thesection}{1em}{}[\titlerule]
+  {\large\bfseries\color{accent}}{\thesection}{1em}{\MakeUppercase}[\titlerule]
+\newcommand{\sectionbreak}{\clearpage}
 \titleformat{\subsection}
   {\normalsize\bfseries\color{accent}}{\thesubsection}{1em}{}
 \titleformat{\subsubsection}
@@ -66,13 +71,61 @@
 \renewcommand{\cftsecpagefont}{\bfseries}
 \setlength{\cftbeforesecskip}{4pt}
 
+%% ── Section numbering ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+%% By default sections are NOT auto-numbered, because Markdown headings already
+%% carry their own numbers (e.g. "## 1. Introduction").
+%% Pass --number-sections to pandoc to enable LaTeX auto-numbering instead.
+$if(numbersections)$
+\setcounter{secnumdepth}{$if(secnumdepth)$$secnumdepth$$else$3$endif$}
+$else$
+\setcounter{secnumdepth}{0}
+$endif$
+
 %% ── Tables ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
 \usepackage{booktabs}
 \usepackage{longtable}
 \usepackage{array}
 \usepackage{caption}
+\usepackage{colortbl}
 
-%% Fix pandoc longtable empty-placement bug ("No counter 'none' defined")
+%% Table colours
+\definecolor{tableheadbg}{HTML}{2C3E50}   %% same as accent — dark header
+\definecolor{tablerowA}{HTML}{FFFFFF}      %% white rows
+\definecolor{tablerowB}{HTML}{F0F3F4}      %% very light grey alternate rows
+\definecolor{tablerule}{HTML}{BDC3C7}      %% light rule colour
+
+%% Caption styling
+\captionsetup[table]{
+  font       = {small, color=muted},
+  labelfont  = bf,
+  position   = above,
+  skip       = 4pt
+}
+
+%% Tighten row height slightly and add a hint of left/right cell padding
+\setlength{\tabcolsep}{10pt}
+\renewcommand{\arraystretch}{1.35}
+
+%% Wrap every longtable in alternating-row colours.
+%% Row 1 (the header) gets the dark accent background; from row 2 onward
+%% rows alternate tablerowA / tablerowB.
+\AtBeginEnvironment{longtable}{%
+  \rowcolors{2}{tablerowB}{tablerowA}%
+  \arrayrulecolor{tablerule}%
+}
+
+%% Style the header row: white bold text on dark accent background.
+%% \rowcolor in row 1 overrides the \rowcolors cycling for that row only.
+\newcommand{\tableheader}{%
+  \rowcolor{tableheadbg}%
+  \color{white}\bfseries%
+}
+
+%% Pandoc emits \toprule / \midrule / \bottomrule from booktabs.
+%% Override rule weights to match the softer palette.
+\setlength{\heavyrulewidth}{0.8pt}
+\setlength{\lightrulewidth}{0.4pt}
+\setlength{\cmidrulewidth}{0.4pt}
 \makeatletter
 \newcounter{none}
 \makeatother
@@ -85,6 +138,8 @@
 \makeatother
 \setkeys{Gin}{width=\maxwidth, keepaspectratio}
 
+\usepackage{etoolbox}
+
 %% ── Code listings ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
 \usepackage{fancyvrb}
 \usepackage{listings}
@@ -105,9 +160,14 @@ $if(highlighting-macros)$
 $highlighting-macros$
 $endif$
 
+%% ── Blockquotes ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+\AtBeginEnvironment{quote}{\fontsize{11pt}{13.2pt}\selectfont}
+
 %% ── Spacing ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
 \usepackage{parskip}
 \setlength{\parskip}{6pt}
+\usepackage{setspace}
+\onehalfspacing
 
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