{enumitem} is a package that provides user control over the layout of the three basic list environments: {itemize}, {enumerate}, and {description}.

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Better alignment for enumitem list

In the following screenshot, the alignment of the 2nd A) and the space between the label of the 2nd list and the fraction have been obtained empirically n: see \hspace*{1.375em} and ...
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How does the enumitem package place the labels?

In the following screenshot, I would like the 1st item A) in the inline mode to be at the same level of indentation of the labels A) to D) in the first list. To do that I would like to know how the ...
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enumitem conflicts with galician

The following code: \documentclass{report} \usepackage[T1]{fontenc} \usepackage[latin1]{inputenc} \usepackage[galician]{babel} \usepackage[shortlabels]{enumitem} \begin{document} \chapter{Preguntas ...
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How to suppress vertical space between theorem heads and enumitem environments?

How can I suppress vertical space between a theorem head and an enumitem environment? I would like the output to look like version 3 below, but I hope there is an automagical solution without ~ and ...
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Make enumerate have beamer themes when using enumitem

I really like the enumitem package, but it seems to have compatibility issues with beamer. I could get them to work together for itemize lists by using the following: ...
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Best way to part answers from solutions?

Now, if anyone could change the title into something better that would be great =) I am writing a rather long document, which contains plenty of integrals. I have a big list of integrals sorted in a ...
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Asterisk inside a variable

I am trying to define a variable with an asterisk in its value but keep getting errors. I have tried \def, \let and \newcommand but neither worked. A minimal example: \documentclass{article} ...
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Aligining item descriptions

I am trying to make my description list with same margin as my formulas (made with fleqn option - \usepackage[fleqn]{mathtools}). I was able to make it with labelindent option of the description ...
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Proper margins in custom enumeration/itemize environements

I am using two custom list environments (itemize-compact and descriptionhang), which work fine on their own, but not when I nest them. Please consider this MWE: \documentclass[a4paper]{article} ...
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A five level deep list

I would like to create a five level deep list using the enumitem package. I found this suggestion on stackoverflow and implemented it as follows \documentclass[twoside,a4paper,12pt]{report} ...
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Can't get my head around enumitem's spacing parameters

Maybe it's my terrible lack of sleep but I can't get my head around enumitem's horizontal spacing parameters. What I want is a decription enviroonment in which the first line of each item (where the ...
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Customizing enumerations and itemizations

Is there a guide out there on how to customize the enumerate and itemize instances in my code? (I'm using the Memoir class in LaTeX for Windows, and I have the enumitem package included.) I want to ...
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How can I change behaviour of enumitem?

Document 1: \documentclass[12pt,a4paper]{mwrep} \usepackage{enumitem} \begin{document} List of items: \begin{itemize} \item Item one, \item Item two, \item Item three \end{itemize} \end{document} ...
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hyperlink an \item and \ref

I have a custom environment which is just an enumerate with the \item written for me. I would like the enumeration label to be a hyperlink- in the MWE below, it simply links to a page at the end of ...
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How to use chngcntr with an enumitem newlist with resume?

With the following M(ish)WE, I expected the numbering of my examples list to be reset at the opening of the second chapter, but it is not. \documentclass{book} \usepackage{chngcntr} ...
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Description list with right alignment of labels

I want a description list that looks like the following: Name | Joel Spolsky Address | Some address Some zipcode Telephone | +31 123 456 E-Mail | ...
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Centre roman numbers in enumerate environment

I have an enumerated list that uses roman numbers. \documentclass{article} \usepackage{enumitem} \begin{document} \begin{enumerate}[label=\roman*] \item first entry \item second entry ...
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A step by step environment

I would like to obtain the following output : Bla, bla, here are the actions to do. Action 1 Bla, bla, bla... Action 2 Bla, bla, bla... Action 3 Bla, bla, ...
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Counting letters inside paragraph

I am trying to make a new command \part which is defined such that each time I type \part the output equals \paragraph*(letter) where letter is bold. So, with typing the letter manualy in, the ...
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Trouble combining enumitem and beamer

I have trouble combining two things for a set of slides: Adjust item separation globally Use default overlays of lists locally (parameter [<+->]) I use enumitem for 1. but it seems to ...
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How to make enumerate items align at left margin?

I would like to have my lists to have no indent for the top level, i.e. having the same left margin as the surrounding paragraph, with just enough space for the widest label to fit: Paragraph text ...
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Enumerated list indentation

I noticed that when I use enumerated list environment it produces an extra indentation to the document. So that if I'm using \usepackage[margin=3cm]{geometry} and then the enumerated list, the left ...
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enumitem: How to change label on enumerate* when inline option is enabled?

I'm using an inline enumerate list in my document, and I want to make that label slightly different (prepend with a () compared to the normal enumerate environment. However, since enumerate* share ...
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Coloured numbering in a list?

Is there a way to obtain coloured numbering in an enumerate list? \begin{enumerate} \item First \item Second \item Third \end{enumerate} I'd like the 1, 2, 3 to be in blue. I thought this should be ...
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A question about customizing ref in enumitem package

I'm experimenting with enumitem version 3.4 (released Aug 2011) a little but facing a problem in customizing the ref. What I'm trying to reach is simple: Have list label in the form 1.1.3. for ...
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Horizontal space in lists

What is the best way to change the amount of horizontal space in list environments? Examples: 1.############################ % Near the enumerated item - compacted horizontal space ...
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Does enumitem conflict with beamer for lists?

I am using the enumitem package in a beamer presentation. When I added a usepackage directive for it, the bullets in front of itemize lists disappeared. I tried restoring them by using ...
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LaTeX enumerate - bold item with non-bold text

I'm trying to customize the environment enumerate where the \item is bold but the text is not bold. What I've tried is (at the suggestion of one of the google-results): \let\origitem\item ...
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How to control enumitem's description list via leftmargin and labelwidth keys

I am trying to learn how to use enumitem's keys to adjust a description list. In this case, I would like to have my list items and description text both left aligned, but the description text should ...
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make numname and enumitem work together

numname is a package that allows you to write out (e.g.) chapter titles in words. It's basically some code taken out of memoir.cls apparently. There appears to be something wrong with the code, ...
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How can I create an indented and hanging-indented list with enumitem

I'm using enumitem v3.2 (latest on MikTeX), and want to create a list that looks like this: Some text describing my list: **Item 1**: some text that eventually wraps and hangs onto line ...
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Why does enumitem need the macro to exist already?

I'm using pgf and enumitem to define a hexadecimal enumeration scheme as follows: \documentclass{article} \usepackage{pgf,enumitem} \makeatletter \newcommand*{\Hex}[1]{% \expandafter\@Hex\csname ...
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enumitem itemize environment shifts text into margin, or overlaps other text

I am in the process of transitioning from using the older {paralist} package to the {enumitem} package and this question on Suggestions for transitioning from paralist to enumitem package suggested to ...
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Suggestions for transitioning from paralist to enumitem package

Based on the suggestions on What are the differences between using paralist vs. enumitem, I am transitioning from using paralist to enumitem and have encountered a few issues. There are a few places ...
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Resuming a list started within a minipage

I have a minipage with a figure, and I want part (a) to be on the right of this figure (so part (a) is in a 2nd minipage), and the remaining parts (b), (c), etc to be below. The insights provided in ...
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Setting rightmargin = leftmargin with enumitem package

The default leftmargin when using the enumitem package seems to be leftmargin=*, is there a way I can get the rightmargin to be the same width? The most obvious way would be rightmargin=* but that ...
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Defining an new itemize like environment where \item[foo] passes foo to a macro

I want to use enumitem or similar package to define a basic list with the following properties: When \item has no optional argument, a small square (\rule{1em}{1em}) is used When \item[foo] is ...
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Using cleveref with enumitem's newlists

I'm trying to typeset a proof of a theorem, and I'd like to produce the following output: Case 3: my text goes here and it can wrap to another line, wherein I have subcases: Case 3.a: ...
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What are the differences between using paralist vs. enumitem

I am looking for advice on which of these packages to use? Under what circumstances would paralist be preferred over enumitem?
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Global setting of spacing between items in itemize environment for beamer

I'd like to modify the spacing between items in the itemize environment. This post shows how to modify a specific itemize environment (\addtolength{\itemsep}{0.5\baselineskip}). However, I'd like to ...
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Prevent itemize from creating newline at end of list

I'm using the itemize environment with the enumitem package, and one of the issues I'm having is that the itemize environment seems to create a newline, or at least add vertical spacing at the end of ...
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What does this argument to the \symbol command mean

I was looking at this page here and came across this line which I don't understand. \symbol{"E052} Can you explain to me what the significance of E052 is, and how I could modify this command to ...
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`enumitem` package can't be used in conjunction with `numprint` (or how to set enumerate item has the type of 01, 02, etc.)

I want get a enumerate list has shape 01, 02, etc. The LaTeX code \documentclass{article} \usepackage{enumitem} \usepackage{numprint} \begin{document} \nplpadding{2} ...
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Automatically number a description list [duplicate]

Possible Duplicate: Enumerated description list I would basically like to produce some kind of combination of an enumerate and a description environment. Manually \begin{description} ...
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How to figure out which distribution a package is in?

I just installed TeX Live on my Mac with Macports. I wanted to use the enumitem package and was told that LaTeX couldn't find the file when I tried to compile. I installed the texlive-basic ...
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Robust method to apply Hebrew numeral in an enumeration list?

The difficult bit is that the enumitem package has a closed list of numbering formats, and that \hebrewnumeral is not part of them. I have \renewcommand{\theenumi}{\hebrewnumeral{\value{enumi}}} ...
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Description list using package enumitem: how to force lowercase small caps and align body text?

I'm trying to format a description list with small caps for the labels and have the body text a standard distance from the left margin. When I use capitals in the labels (in the real list they are ...
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How to tab the whole subitem?

I'm typing up a document that requires subitems (ex: 1. a), b), etc.). I have been able to do this by using \subitem but what really bugs me is that only this first line of the subitem has a indent ...
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How do I use the “enumerate mini template” of the beamer class?

I'm working on a document and tried to change the way enumeration items look with the line \setbeamertemplate{enumerate mini template}{i)} found in the documentation BeamerUserGuide on page 114. ...
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Refer to customized `enumerate` counter

Background I'm typesetting a list of conditions for a certain mathematical object. There are three conditions. Later on I wish to provide an equivalent condition for the third. Therefore, it would be ...