Enumerate with lowercase letters not starting at "a. "

Question

I need an enumerate list that starts at c. instead of a.. Is this even possible? If so how do I do it?

I tried \begin{enumerate}[c. ] but that didn't work. I just got c. before each item.

Answer 1

You can use start=3 with enumitem

\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{enumitem}

\begin{document}

\begin{enumerate}[label=\alph*.,start=3]
    \item first
    \item second
    \item third
\end{enumerate}

\end{document}

Answer 2

Use \addtocounter{enumi}{2}

\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{enumitem}

\begin{document}

\begin{enumerate}[label=\alph*. ]
    \addtocounter{enumi}{2}
    \item first
    \item second
    \item third
\end{enumerate}

\end{document}