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Re: Enumerated list (+.aux) - how do you change default label?

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From: Donald Arseneau
Date: Wed, 21 Jan 1998 00:00
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In article <6a533e$ipc$1@news.latrobe.edu.au>, TSPCJR@LUFF.LATROBE.EDU.AU (RUSSELL,Christopher J) writes...
>multiple choice questions I'd like to use {enumerate} (using parbox'es - quick
>hack), but of course the enum depth sets the label used.  
> 
>What is the easiest way to change the  default label for different depths,

The documented way (No, I make no claims for the clarity of the documentation)

\renewcommand{\theenumi}{\arabic{enumi}}
\renewcommand{\theenumii}{\Alph{enumii}}
etc.

You can change the ancilliary formatting by defining 
\renewcommand{\labelenumi}{\bf (\theenumi)}

Donald Arseneau                         asnd@triumf.ca
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From: asnd@reg.triumf.ca (Donald Arseneau)
Subject: Re: Enumerated list (+.aux) - how do you change default label?
Date: 1998/01/21
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