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Is it possible to set the leftmargin length when using the enumerate package? I'd like to limit the effect of leftmargin to a single environment invokation only and not set it globally.

ViktorStein
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gablin
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    I recommend the package enumitem. It is more flexible. Or do you stand on enumerate? – Marco Daniel Sep 11 '11 at 12:23
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    @Marco: Nope, I can switch packages if necessary. Could you give your comment as an answer instead so I can vote it up and accept as answer? – gablin Sep 11 '11 at 12:25
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    Can someone provide a work around with enumerate package? I want to do the same thing and I am stuck with this package. – Abbas Feb 01 '13 at 20:32

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I recommend the package enumitem. Here you can set leftmargin local.

 \documentclass{article}
 \usepackage{enumitem,showframe}

 \begin{document}
\begin{enumerate}[leftmargin=2cm]
\item foo
\item bar
\end{enumerate}

\begin{enumerate}[leftmargin=1cm]
\item foo
\item bar
\end{enumerate}

\begin{enumerate}
\item foo
\item bar
\end{enumerate}
\end{document}
Marco Daniel
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If you must use enumerate, you can start the optional argument of the enumerated list with an \hspace to push the whole list farther to the right:

\documentclass[leqno]{article}

\usepackage{amsmath,enumerate}

\begin{document}

Some text before the list.
\begin{enumerate}[\hspace{18pt}(P1)]
\item Some text.
\item Some text that goes onto two lines, so you can see where the second line will be aligned.
\item An equation:
\begin{equation}
1+1=2.
\end{equation}
\end{enumerate}
Some text after the list.

\end{document}

I don't know of a better way to do this with enumerate.

MSC
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  • This is the better solution when one works with beamer, because the enumitem package is not suitable with it, see http://tex.stackexchange.com/a/52299/65333 . Thank you for your answer. – Veliko Oct 22 '16 at 19:35
  • thank you! I was desperatly searching for a way to do it without using enumitem! – Marine Galantin Mar 02 '21 at 12:30