How do I align text?

Question

How do I do something like this in LaTeX?

X: a, b, c,  
   e, f, g

Answer 1

There are many ways in which you can produce tabular material; the basic options are the tabbing environment, the tabular environment, and the arrray environment; depending in your intent, you can choose which one to use. Here's a little example:

\documentclass{article}

\begin{document}

\begin{tabbing}
X \=  a \= b \= c \\
 \> d \> e \> f
\end{tabbing}

\begin{tabular}{cccc}
  X: & a & b & c \\
  & d & e & f
\end{tabular}

\[
\begin{array}{cccc}
  X: & a & b & c \\
  & d & e & f
\end{array}
\]

\end{document}

The above options are explained in any basic LaTeX manual.