Is there a way to get a specific type of bullet instead of the filled bullets when you first activate the itemize command in LaTeX? I am trying to get hollow bullets from the start instead of using nested commands to attempt to create them somehow. Thank you.
[Tex/LaTex] Specifying bullet type when using itemize
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An alternative to this approach, which facilitates the production of nested lists is the outlines package. To produce a bulleted list with three levels it is as simple as
\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{outlines}
\begin{document}
\begin{outline}
\1 Top level item
\2 Sub item
\3 sub sub item
\end{outline}
\end{document}
To make a numbered list (as opposed to a bulleted list) one can simply pass the enumerate option to this package
\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{outlines}
\begin{document}
\begin{outline}[enumerate]
\1 Top level item
\2 Sub item
\3 sub sub item
\end{outline}
\end{document}
You can use the enumitem package to define a customized list; in the following example, the mylist environment is such that \item will produce as label Q: bold-faced; the newcommand \itema can be used to produce the label A: bold-faced:
\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{enumitem}
\usepackage{lipsum}
\newlist{mylist}{itemize}{1}
\setlist[mylist]{label=\textbf{Q:}}
\newcommand\itema{\item[\textbf{A:}]}
\begin{document}
\begin{mylist}
\item \lipsum[4]\lipsum[4]
\itema \lipsum[4]\lipsum[4]
\end{mylist}
\end{document}
Another option, not requiring packages, is to define two commands using the optional argument for \item to produce the desired labels:
\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{lipsum}
\newcommand\itema{\item[\textbf{A:}]}
\newcommand\itemq{\item[\textbf{Q:}]}
\begin{document}
\begin{itemize}
\itemq \lipsum[4]\lipsum[4]
\itema \lipsum[4]\lipsum[4]
\end{itemize}
\end{document}
Best Answer
The enumitem package might be useful, combined with some package listed in the Comprehensive Symbol List: