# Margin for enumerated environments

How does one move out the "a)" so that the text in the enumerated environment aligns with everything else? Basically I want to produce text with default align alignment but where one is able to add alphabetic enumerations that do not interfere with the paragraphs; instead they should "float/hover" beside the paragraphs.

The enumitem package provides ways to customize lists. Specifying leftmargin=0pt will put the label in the margin:

\documentclass{article}

\usepackage[shortlabels]{enumitem}
\usepackage{amsthm}

\newtheorem{theorem}{Theorem}

\usepackage{lipsum}

\begin{document}

\begin{enumerate}[a),leftmargin=0pt]
\item Let us look at

\begin{theorem}
A test theorem.
\end{theorem}

\begin{proof}
\lipsum*[1]
\end{proof}
\end{enumerate}

\end{document}


If you wish all your enumeration enviroments to have this format, then you can write:

\usepackage[shortlabels]{enumitem}
\setlist[enumerate,1]{a),leftmargin=0pt}


in the preamble and just \begin{enumerate}...\end{enumarate} without having to specify options each time.

• Thanks a heap! Why did we need "shortlabels"? – user37752 Oct 5 '13 at 15:01
• I just use shortlabels so I can specify the label as a) rather than label=\alph*). – Andrew Swann Oct 6 '13 at 11:52