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I am trying to suppress page-breaking when a sentence in a single columned text is followed by a multi-column text.

\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{multicol}
\usepackage{enumitem}
\usepackage{lipsum}

\begin{document}
\lipsum[1-5]


We have the following cases:
\begin{multicols}{2}
\begin{enumerate}
\item First case
\item Second case
\item Third case
\item Fourth case
\item Fifth case
\item Sixth case
\end{enumerate}
\end{multicols}


\end{document}

Is it possible to avoid "We have the following cases:" being the last line of a page while the enumeration starting on the next page? In other words, is it possible that either "We have the following cases:" moves in the next page or some items stay in the same page with "We have the following cases:"?

Replacing

\begin{enumerate}

by

\begin{enumerate}[beginpenalty=10000]

did not solve the problem.

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Yiorgos S. Smyrlis
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    Your example would be a lot more useful if it showed the problem you are trying to solve so it could be used to test answers – David Carlisle Feb 07 '24 at 09:45
  • Please clarify how this query isn't a duplicate of the query you posted 2 days ago? – Mico Feb 07 '24 at 09:52
  • Off-topic: Don't load both enumerate and enumitem; choose one or the other package, but not both. (Speaking for myself, I'd use the enumitem package.) – Mico Feb 07 '24 at 09:54
  • @Mico Actually the query I posted a few days, referred to something more general, and the answer to it solved successfully most cases. However, it did not solve the case where one-column text is followed by two-column text. – Yiorgos S. Smyrlis Feb 07 '24 at 10:20
  • @DavidCarlisle I have modified my question accordingly. – Yiorgos S. Smyrlis Feb 07 '24 at 10:32

1 Answers1

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You can use the optional argument of multicols for such leading text

\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{multicol}
\usepackage{enumerate,enumitem}

\begin{document}


\rule{1cm}{18cm}


\begin{multicols}{2}[
  We have the following cases:
  ]
\begin{enumerate}
\item First case
\item Second case
\item Third case
\item Fourth case
\item Fifth case
\item Sixth case
\end{enumerate}
\end{multicols}


\end{document}

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David Carlisle
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