{lists} is about list environments. If your question deals with a specific list environment, add the respective tag, if existing, such as {itemize}, {enumerate}, or {description}. A popular package is {enumitem}. For registers like a "List of figures", use {table-of-contents} instead.

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How to center dmath equation under an item?

I have this code: \documentclass{article} \usepackage{breqn} \usepackage{blindtext} \eqinterlinepenalty=0 \intereqpenalty=0 \begin{document} \blindtext[3] \begin{itemize} \item ...
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Extraneous empty line within memoir's list environment (for very tight lists) if used with memoir's Spacing environment (for single-spacing)

In order to typeset lists with very tight interline spacing, I normally define my own tightlist using memoir's list environment. Even though my definition (see shortly) (1) ensures that all vertical ...
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No spacing between enumerated items with \usepackage{enumerate}

I use this code now: \documentclass[11pt]{article} \usepackage{enumerate} \begin{document} \begin{enumerate} \item a \item b \item c \end{enumerate} \end{document} I want to decrease the line ...
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itemize within tables is no longer working

I'm new to this forum (and relative new to LaTeX). After upgrading MiKTeX to the latest version yesterday evening I'm unable to compile a document containing an \begin{itemize} ... \end{itemize} ...
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Define a custom command to wrap easylist

I've installed the easylist package and am using it just fine. I've tried to create a custom command to shorten my typing as I've done before with the regular \begin{itemize}. My regular one that ...
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Quick question about enumerate environment [closed]

I am trying to make a list of more than 10 questions, but LaTeX doesn't seem to want to go past the number 9. Does anyone have a quick fix for this?
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No indent in description list

I have the following text in LaTeX: I want that the second sentence of item A starts below the first word of the first sentence (So 'It is raw...' is outlined with 'Data are facts...'). I have ...
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Including wraptable in itemize list

Attempting to use wraptable/wrapfigure from within a bulleted list results in the table going below the list, and not within the list itself. The text in the bulleted list should be paragraph-sized, ...
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Box around several but different items in an itemize environment

I am trying to highlight, at the end of my slide, several items in a list with a box in something similar as in the method shown in Box around a few items in an itemize environment. The difference ...
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Tighter-spaced bulleted list should have ordinary line spacing to paragraphs/lines above and below

To get tighter line spacing (my document's main spacing is 1.5-spacing, and I'm using memoir), I normally use a self-defined "tight list" (tightlist in the code below). This works well. However I ...
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How to correctly shrink the bullets of itemize

How can I shrink the bullets of itemize without change its positioning and the centering versus the items? My code below show that behaviour in fact the two item underneath have a bullet shifted down ...
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Right alignment of description items (similar to default enumerate)

Let us consider the following example : \documentclass[12pt,twoside,a4paper]{book} \usepackage[left=.45in,right=.45in,top=.6in,bottom=.6in,headheight=14.5pt] {geometry} \usepackage{enumerate} ...
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emacs+auctex: prevent region filling when inserting itemize

When inserting an itemize environment around some text (using C-c C-e) AucTeX insists on doing paragraph-filling on said text, which messes up my layout. Is there a simple way to prevent that ? ...
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vertical spacing on enumitem

In the example below I want the enumerate list to essentially be ``inline'' with the word Example from the example environment. It works perfectly with text or enumerate* (inline list), but I cannot ...
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Follow up Question: Label and Reference Equation inside Enumerate Environment

I have seen the answers to How can I center text/math inside a list environment. The accepted solution there, however, does not allow me to reference displayed equations. Another solution given there ...
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how can I use multicolumn for enumerate environment only when the items are small enough?

I would like to use multicolumn environment for enumerate environment only when the items are small enough. my items is in display math mode and so cloud not break in two line. something like this: ‎ ...
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Does LaTeX dislike putting floating figures within an enumerated list?

I have a big floating figure that is being shifted a little more far than the usual and I suspect it might be because LaTeX does not like to put figures within an enumerated list (which is filling up ...
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How to prevent page break before first/single subitem? [closed]

In an enumerate environment I've got some items that all have a single subitem. One of these items however gets a pagebreak before its subitem. How do I get rid of this page break respectively make ...
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Spacing after itemize (without parskip package)

This piece of code seemed to be working fine for a long time, until I try to remove the parskip package. Without this package, it seems that I need to include two hacks: Add a ...
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How to incorporate counter in list label

I want to label my enumeration like SOMETEXT01, SOMETEXT02, ..., SOMETEXT10, etc. I read through a couple of questions and know how to create a counter that adds in leading zeros. ...
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Break theorem style in amsart

I want to make a theorem's header stands in a separated line like (as style break in ntheorem) Examples 1 (1) GL(n) (2) SL(n) I copied the solution from Theorem formatting, but it doesn't work ...
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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 automatical solution without ~ and ...
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Empty List Environment

I created commands for resume fields. This is a simplified example of the desired outcome: Currently, I have to create two separate commands to do this, one with \begin{itemize} and the other ...
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Description list - How to put the definition on a new line?

I have the following LaTeX code: \documentclass{article} \begin{document} \begin{description} \item[foo] bar \item[baz] bang \end{description} \end{document} and it produces the following PDF: ...
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pdflatex and enumlist counter problems

I am trying to use the line that is commented out, but it fails unless I don't use hyperref. The error message is rather cryptic as ! Missing \endcsname inserted. <to be read again> I ...
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Full Customize of Itemize and Enumerate

Suppose, it's necessary to change the most of itemize or enumerate parameters globally (it's not elegant to change the parameters inside every itemize or enumerate environment). If to write something ...
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Adding an asterisk to specific numbering in the multienum package

@egreg answered beautifully my question on adding an asterisk to an item locally by introducing the command \moditem. I am wondering if this is possible with specific items in the multienum package. ...
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Curious behaviour of nested list environments

Could someone explain what is happening in the example below? It looks like a bug in the exam document class to me. \documentclass{exam} \begin{document} \begin{questions} \question This is a ...
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Bold enumeration in multienum package

I am trying to bold the enumeration in the multienum package. The MWE illustrates what I have so far: \documentclass[letterpaper]{article} \usepackage{multienum} \begin{document} ...
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How to align all description labels with section

I am using this code \documentclass[paper=a4, paper=portrait, pagesize=auto]{scrartcl} \usepackage[inline]{enumitem} \usepackage[table]{xcolor} \definecolor{orange}{HTML}{FFC296} \begin{document} ...
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itemize: How to change horizontal spacing to subitems in beamer

Bugged me for some time: how to change the space pointed out below? * abc * cde > fgh ^^^^ this
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Is there a list environment with (double sided) page headers?

This question is an extension of Headers and footers for listing environment?: I have a list of objects (like tables or simply boxes) that should be vertically stacked (so it's a list) and is longer ...
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Indent paragraph to horizontally align with enumerate environment

I have an enumerated list with points, intersected with comments to each point. I would like to align my comments vertically with the itemized points in the enumerated list. Below a MWE with its ...
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In beamer class, how do I remove the additional vertical space before an itemize environment?

On a beamer slide, I want to produce something like I use the following LaTeX code, which works well in LaTeX with the article class. \begin{minipage}[t]{1.4cm} Questions: \end{minipage}\nobreak ...
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How do I set itemize options in the theme (style) file

I have had a look at this thread here but that did not help me solve my problem. This post suggests defining another environment so that nothing breaks, but since I am using a style file, it is not ...
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Aligning columns in beamer with a list

I often run into a problem with beamer. I have a picture on the left and an itemize environment on the right. However the itemized text appears at the very bottom and is often cut off. I then need to ...
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Formatting a comma separated list of values

I'm creating a set of mathematics worksheets, and I'd like to have an upside down "answer key" below a set of enumerated questions. Here is what I have at the moment: \usepackage{graphicx} Answers: ...
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Insert a symbol before the item [duplicate]

I'm preparing a guide for my students and I want to put a symbol before the item’s symbol in the enumeration of the exercises for indicate that this exercise is more difficult, very similar that the ...
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Possible incompatibility with enumitem

If I compile the following: \documentclass[]{article} \usepackage{enumerate} \usepackage{enumitem} \begin{document} \begin{enumerate}[1.] \item This is the first \item This is the second ...
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Description list looking like a glossaries list

Is there a package or something that allows me to create a list (like description) that looks like a glossaries list, where the descriptions are indented the same length? Like it is if the ...
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Randomised LaTeX based multiple choice test

I would like to create a multiple choice test with LaTeX. It has the following boundary conditions: 20 questions (q) per test . 20 students (s) take the test, the order of the question should be ...
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Itemize inside longtable

I have the following (Non-working) example. \renewcommand*{\arraystretch}{1.8} \begin{longtable}{lcl} \caption{Summary of proven determinants for falling}\\ \toprule ...
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Enumerate alignment

Is it possible to improve the alignment of the first item? \documentclass{article} \begin{document} \begin{enumerate} \item \begin{tabular}{cccccccccc} $x[n] = $ & \{1/3 & -1/2 & ...
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Uncovering items with changing bullet color

In this case consecutive items get covered. How could I change this behaviour so that all items would be black and only bullets would get different colours? \documentclass{beamer} ...
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How do I generate in LaTeX a list of random questions avoiding repetitions?

How do I generate in LaTeX a list of random questions avoiding repetitions? \documentclass{article} \usepackage[pdftex]{exerquiz} \usepackage{enumitem} \usepackage{tikz} ...
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Enumerate with combination of numbers and letters without using item labels

I want to achieve something like this: 1 blah 2 blub 3a something 3b an alternative of something 4 blob Sure I could use \item[3a] and \item[3b] to get the numbers right BUT the enumeration is part ...
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How to typeset a list of specifications?

I need to make a list of technical specifications like this: It looks like description but I would like to have numbers flushed right like in my example, how could I do that ?
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Is there a way to get reverse numbering on the enumerate environment?

To build a list of publications, I wish to show the most recent on top of the list, while keeping the numbering similar. This can be achieved manually by doing something like: \begin{enumerate} ...
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Latex Enumerated List referencing

In latex, when I'm trying to cross reference an item from an enumerated list, instead of getting 6.3, I'm getting 66.3, My list is a normal list just like any other, only I'm declaring the codes ...
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Setting text indentation inside itemize

Inside my LaTeX file I code something like this: \begin{itemize} \item Item NO 1 \\paragraph no1 paragraph no1 paragraph no1 paragraph no1 paragraph no1 paragraph no1 paragraph no1 paragraph no1 ...

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