I keep forgetting how to do this, so here’s a quick post that shows how to start a LaTeX enumerate environment with a different number.

By default enumerate environments start counting from 1 (obviously). To start with a different number you simply need to change the value of a counter:

\begin{enumerate}
   \setcounter{enumi}{2}
   \item This will be item 3
   \item Item 4 will be here
\end{enumerate}

If you have nested enumerate environments, the counters are enumii and enumiii.

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