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The command does not require an argument, but accepts either a number or a letter as an option. Without an argument, <code>@enumerate</code> starts the list with the number ‘<samp>1</samp>’. With a numeric argument, such as ‘<samp>3</samp>’, the command starts the list with that number. With an upper- or lowercase letter, such as ‘<samp>a</samp>’ or ‘<samp>A</samp>’, the command starts the list with that letter. </p> <p>Write the text of the enumerated list in the same way as an itemized list: write a line starting with <code>@item</code> at the beginning of each item in the enumeration. It is ok to have text following the <code>@item</code>, and the text for an item can continue for several paragraphs. </p> <p>You should put a blank line between entries in the list. This generally makes it easier to read the Info file. </p> <p>Here is an example of <code>@enumerate</code> without an argument: </p> <div class="example"> <pre class="example">@enumerate @item Underlying causes. @item Proximate causes. @end enumerate </pre></div> <p>This produces: </p> <ol> <li> Underlying causes. </li><li> Proximate causes. </li></ol> <br> <p>Here is an example with an argument of <kbd>3</kbd>: </p><br> <div class="example"> <pre class="example">@enumerate 3 @item Predisposing causes. @item Precipitating causes. @item Perpetuating causes. @end enumerate </pre></div> <p>This produces: </p> <ol start="3"> <li> Predisposing causes. </li><li> Precipitating causes. </li><li> Perpetuating causes. </li></ol> <br> <p>Here is a brief summary of the alternatives. The summary is constructed using <code>@enumerate</code> with an argument of <kbd>a</kbd>. </p><br> <ol type="a" start="1"> <li> <code>@enumerate</code> <p>Without an argument, produce a numbered list, with the first item numbered 1. </p> </li><li> <code>@enumerate <var>unsigned-integer</var></code> <p>With an (unsigned) numeric argument, start a numbered list with that number. You can use this to continue a list that you interrupted with other text. </p> </li><li> <code>@enumerate <var>upper-case-letter</var></code> <p>With an uppercase letter as argument, start a list in which each item is marked by a letter, beginning with that uppercase letter. </p> </li><li> <code>@enumerate <var>lower-case-letter</var></code> <p>With a lowercase letter as argument, start a list in which each item is marked by a letter, beginning with that lowercase letter. </p></li></ol> <p>You can also nest enumerated lists, as in an outline. </p> </div> <hr> <div class="header"> <p> Next: <a href="Two_002dcolumn-Tables.html">Making a Two-column Table</a>, Previous: <a href="_0040itemize.html"><code>@itemize</code>: Making an Itemized List</a>, Up: <a href="Lists-and-Tables.html">Lists and Tables</a> [<a href="index.html#SEC_Contents" title="Table of contents" rel="contents">Contents</a>][<a href="Command-and-Variable-Index.html" title="Index" rel="index">Index</a>]</p> </div> </body> </html>