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\usepackage[italian]{babel}
\usepackage[utf8x]{inputenc}
%\usepackage[latin1]{inputenc}


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% esempio degli elenchi puntati e numerati da decommentare di volta in volta
\begin{itemize} \setlength{\itemsep}{1mm} % modifica lo spazio tra due \item 
\item Pippo
\item Paperino
\item Paperoga
\item Gastone
\end{itemize}


 \begin{itemize}
 \item[-] Pippo
 \item[-] Paperino
 \item[-] Paperoga
 \item[-] Gastone
 \end{itemize}


\begin{enumerate}
 \item Pippo
 \item Paperino
% \item Paperoga
% \item Gastone
 \end{enumerate}


 \begin{description}
 \item[Pippo:] lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetuer adipiscing elit ut purus elit, vestibulum ut, placerat ac, adipiscing vitae, felis nam arcu libero, nonummy eget, consectetuer id;
 
 \item[Paperino:] lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetuer adipiscing elit ut purus elit, vestibulum ut, placerat ac, adipiscing vitae, felis nam arcu libero, nonummy eget, consectetuer id;
% 
 \item[Paperoga:] lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetuer adipiscing elit ut purus elit, vestibulum ut, placerat ac, adipiscing vitae, felis nam arcu libero, nonummy eget, consectetuer id;
% 
 \item[Gastone:] lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetuer adipiscing elit ut purus elit, vestibulum ut, placerat ac, adipiscing vitae, felis nam arcu libero, nonummy eget, consectetuer id.
 \end{description}


\end{document}