How do I change labels of the enumerate environment?

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The standard setup of enumerate does not use a) labelling -- it's 1. etc.

There are basically three possibilities to do achieve the 1) style:

  • Reformat the counter output for the label
  • Use enumitem package and its label=... option to the environment
  • Use enumerate package and say \begin{enumerate}[1)]....

A enumitem quick and dirty solution ....

\documentclass{article}

\usepackage{enumitem}

\begin{document}

\begin{enumerate}
\item This
\item is
\item the
\item traditional 
\item labelling
\end{enumerate}

\begin{enumerate}[label={\arabic*)}]
\item This 
\item is 
\item another
\item way
\item of 
\item labelling
\end{enumerate}


\end{document}

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Basically the same can be achieved with (watch the different label separations/indentations!) enumerate package:

\documentclass{article}


\usepackage{enumerate}

\begin{document}


\begin{enumerate}
\item This
\item is
\item the
\item traditional 
\item labelling
\end{enumerate}

\begin{enumerate}[1)]
\item This 
\item is 
\item another
\item way
\item of 
\item labelling
\end{enumerate}


\end{document}

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  • benedito
    benedito over 2 years

    I write

    \begin{enumerate}
    \item MMMMMM
    \item NNNNNNN
    \end{enumerate}
    

    but when I compiled appear:

    a)MMMMMMM
    b)NNNNNNNN
    

    I wish the item to appear in Arabic numerals instead of letters

    1)MMMMMMM
    2)NNNNNNN
    
    • Admin
      Admin over 8 years
      You have been here a while and still your posts are a mess. Sorry, I needed to write this! And the default setup isn't a) etc. It's 1. etc.
    • karlkoeller
      karlkoeller over 8 years
      I've changed the title of your question to a more suitable one. If you don't like it, revert it.