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<span id="g_t_0040enumerate_003a-Making-a-Numbered-or-Lettered-List"></span><h3 class="section">9.3 <code>@enumerate</code>: Making a Numbered or Lettered List</h3>
<span id="enumerate"></span><span id="index-enumerate"></span>
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<p><code>@enumerate</code> is like <code>@itemize</code> (see <a href="_0040itemize.html"><code>@itemize</code></a>),
except that the labels on the items are successive integers or letters
instead of bullets.
</p>
<p>Write the <code>@enumerate</code> command at the beginning of a line. 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>
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