Bulleted and numbered lists

Bulleted lists

• A bulleted list is an environment — it opens with \begin and closes with \end:

\begin{itemize}
  \item First thing
  \item Second thing
\end{itemize}

• Every entry starts with \item. The bullets and spacing are handled for you.

Numbered lists

• Want 1, 2, 3 instead of bullets? Use enumerate — everything else is the same:

\begin{enumerate}
  \item Wake up
  \item Have breakfast
\end{enumerate}

• The numbers are automatic, so you can reorder items freely.

Lists inside lists

• Put a list inside an \item to make sub-points. LaTeX indents them and changes the bullet style.
• Now try turning a few lines into a tidy bulleted list.

Common mistakes

• Use itemize for bullets and enumerate for numbers; each entry starts with \item.
• Close the list with \end{itemize} (or enumerate).