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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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Numbering of Questions in Different Way

\documentclass{article} \begin{document} \begin{center} Exercise-1 \end{center} \begin{enumerate} \item 1st question. \item 2nd question. \begin{enumerate} \item sub numbering of 2nd ...
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numbered sublist

Here is what I want to do - 1. List 1 1. sub list 1 2. sub list 2 I tried doing this, \begin{enumerate} \item List 1 \begin{enumerate} \item sub list 1 \item sub list 2 ...
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How to skip an \item in sub-enumerate level

I would like to skip an \item in a sub-enumerate level. More specifically, I want the output to look something like: 1. a) b) e) f) etc. 2. However, when I use ...
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Optional argument to \item to appear in brackets after the counter

Usually, when you have the following document: \documentclass{article} \usepackage{enumitem} \begin{document} \begin{enumerate} \item Mary \item[had] a little \item lamb \end{enumerate} ...
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Automatic numbering of nested environments / items

I would like to have an environment, let's call it nested, which produces output like Case 1: top level item 1 Case 2: top level item 2 Case 2.1: nested item 1 Case 2.2: nested item 2 Case 2.2.1: ...
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How to let enumeration start at (0) automatically?

As we know the enumeration usually begin at (1), then followed by (2), (3),... My question: How to start at (0)? I know \item[(0)] will work, but how do I do this automatically? That is, make it as a ...
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enumitem: enumerate in a theorem environment

I use the enumitem package: \usepackage[shortlabels]{enumitem} And I put some numeration like this in a theorem environment with \theoremstyle{plain}: \begin{prop} We have ...
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Enumerate and numbering

We are using the enumerate in the following form \begin{enumerate}[leftmargin=*,label=\bfseries${\textbf{{C}}}_\arabic*$.] \item \end{enumerate} Which produces out-put as C_1, C_2, ... But we ...
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Enumerate with a range of numbers in an item's label

I am preparing an outline of lectures for a course. Some topics will take more than one lecture. I want to create an enumerate environment that reflects this. I want to end up with something like ...
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List item text alignment

I have nested enumeration with a long labels. As a result, the text in items becomes very shifted to the right. I want that this text in items won't be moved at all (the same horizontal offset as the ...
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Nested enumeration numbering

I write homework assignments in LaTex and the assignments are always divided into subparts (i.e. Problem 1 is divided into 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, ...). Currently what I do is I have nested enumerations, but ...
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How to create numbered examples potentially with letter suffixes, e.g. using enumitem?

I have a weird numbering problem in a manuscript that uses sequentially numbered text examples. When an example demonstrates something which is e.g. wrong and later to be corrected they have suffixes ...
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Alignment of equation numbering in amsbook

I use \documentclass{amsbook}. When I add an equation within an enumeration, the equation number appears further to the left than the item number, which is not so pleasant. How to make the equation ...
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Customising counter within enumerate-list

Please consider the following code. I would like to use the enumerate-environment to generate a list, which (for better understanding) I built with the tabular-environment. I would like to have the ...
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Change a specific label in enumerate environment

I'm using arabtex, and there is an error in the package. When using \alph as a label for enumerate, it works correctly, however it is not in Arabic alphabetical order. As you would expect for the ...
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An enumerate environment in which the label is omitted when item number is just one and displayed as usual when item number is more than one

How to define an enumerate environment in which the label is omitted when item number is just one and displayed as usual when item number is more than one?
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Design a multiple columns environment to arrange exercises

I want write the code like: ... \item \textbf{Differentiation}. Differentiate with respect to $x$: \begin{exercises}{3} \item$x^{2} - 3x$. \item$x^{5} - ...
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Something like \enumerate, but with custom numbers at each \item

I'm doing homework from a particular book, and each question is numbered after the page number and the question number. For example 52.2, 52.9, 53.13, etc. (Note that they are not sequential.) How do ...
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Automated overlay specification with \only and \enumerate

Sometimes, when a list of items is too long to fit on a slide, I do the following to achieve a somewhat better result (ignore commented lines for now): \documentclass[t,10pt]{beamer} ...
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Label numbering gone crazy

I have redefined the enumerate counters to include the section number, and this works as expected. However, when I try to cross-reference text in my document, the number on the reference doesn't show ...
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How do I change the `enumerate` list format to use letters instead of the default Arabic numerals?

I've seen documentation whereby an \alph command is put around the \begin{enumerate} somewhere, but I'm not entirely sure how that operates...
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Include section number in list number

As a follow-up to this question, I'd like to know if it is possible to automatically include the current section number, including all nesting levels, in the list number. How do I accomplish this? ...
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Infinite-depth list

I want to create a command set that allows me to do something like \nestedlist{ \listitem An item \sublist{ \listitem A sub item \listitem Another sub item } } and get An item 1.1 A ...
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How can I make an enumerate list start at something other than 1?

Sometimes, I want to have enumerate lists in LaTeX start at other than the first value (1, a, i, etc.) How can I make an enumerate list start at an arbitrary value?