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Essentially, I would like the following:

X1. text text text 
X2. text2 text2 text2
X3. text text textaaa

So, talking code:

\documentclass{article}
\begin{document}
\begin{enumerate}
    \item text text text 
    \item text2 text2 text2
    \item text text textaaa
\end{enumerate}
\end{document}
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There are fancier newer packages (eg enumitem) but the core latex distribution has an enumerate package that lets you do:

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\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{enumerate}
\begin{document}
\begin{enumerate}[X1.]
    \item text text text 
    \item text2 text2 text2
    \item text text textaaa
\end{enumerate}
\end{document}
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  • thanks for the answer, I am trying it but I get "Latex Error: ./questions.tex:14 Package keyval Error: X1. undefined." Do you know what that is?
    – user3232
    Mar 13, 2013 at 22:15
  • @user3232 enumerate doesn't use keyval did you use exactly as above or use enumitem which uses a keyval syntax.
    – David Carlisle
    Mar 13, 2013 at 22:25
  • I see that in my document I have got \usepackage{enumitem}. This fixed the problem: \begin{enumerate}[label=X\arabic*.,leftmargin=*]
    – user3232
    Mar 13, 2013 at 22:31
  • How do I set custom number to begin, so let's say start with X4?
    – user3232
    Mar 13, 2013 at 22:49
  • found it, start=4
    – user3232
    Mar 13, 2013 at 22:59
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Without a package you can use

\documentclass{article}

\renewcommand{\labelenumi}{X\arabic{enumi}.}

\begin{document}
\begin{enumerate}
    \item text text text 
    \item text2 text2 text2
    \item text text textaaa
\end{enumerate}
\end{document}

but enumitem is a great way to go

\documentclass{article}

\usepackage{enumitem}
\setlist[enumerate]{label=X\arabic*.}


\begin{document}
\begin{enumerate}
    \item text text text 
    \item text2 text2 text2
    \item text text textaaa
\end{enumerate}
\end{document}
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