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I'm trying to figure out how to insert a enumerated list with two columns inside a box with minimal waste of space. The code outputs the first items of each column unaligned among themselves and produces a lot of empty space.

\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{multicol}
\usepackage{varwidth}

\begin{document}
    \framebox{\begin{varwidth}{3in}
        \begin{multicols}{2}
            \begin{enumerate}
                \item Banana
                \item Apple
                \item Orange
                \item Strawberry
                \item Grape
                \item Tomato
            \end{enumerate}
        \end{multicols}
    \end{varwidth}}
\end{document}

Enumerate with two columns inside a framebox

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redgrapejuice
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    welcome -- see the answer below using itemize and minipage -- you can adapt the same for enumerate and minipage --the 0.2\linewidth lays down the width of the column as a percentage of the linewidth – js bibra Oct 20 '20 at 04:53
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    What's the purpose of using a varwidth environment? Why not use a minipage environment? – Mico Oct 20 '20 at 05:16
  • The \framebox was getting a missing \item and improper \prevdepth without it or with any other cases (such as when I tried putting the list inside a \framebox with minipage). It was the only "solution" that worked at the time haha. Thanks, Mico! – redgrapejuice Oct 21 '20 at 04:05

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With double minipage environment

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\documentclass[12pt,a4paper]{article}
\begin{document}

\begin{itemize}
\begin{minipage}{0.2\linewidth}
    \item item 1
    \item item 2
    \item item 3
\end{minipage}
\begin{minipage}{0.2\linewidth}
    \item item 4
    \item item 5
    \item item 6
\end{minipage}
\end{itemize}


\end{document}

With single minipage environment --

Enumerate over two columns in tabular environment

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\documentclass{article}

\usepackage{multicol}
\begin{document}
    \begin{minipage}{0.8\textwidth}
        \begin{enumerate}
            \setlength{\itemsep}{0pt}
            \setlength{\parskip}{0pt}
            \begin{multicols}{2}
                \item Time Limit Waved
                \item Exam/Sep Location
                \item Questions Read Aloud
                \item Answers Any Way
                \item Calc/Abacus Permitted
                \item On-Task Focusing Prompts
                \item Waive Spelling Reqs
                \item Revise Test Format 
                \item Revise Test Directions 
                \item Breaks 
            \end{multicols}
        \end{enumerate}
    \end{minipage}
\end{document}
js bibra
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    +1. Using a single minipage environment (of length 0.4\linewidth, say) will do as well. – Mico Oct 20 '20 at 05:15
  • thanks for the heads up -- just edited and added – js bibra Oct 20 '20 at 05:18
  • Thank you very much for you answer! I've used a \fbox with the single minipage environment and it worked like a charm! I had a lot of trouble with other cases (such as the double minipage environment) because the console would claim a missing item or depth error. I'm really thankful for you answer and everyone else in the thread. Thanks again, guys! – redgrapejuice Oct 21 '20 at 04:00