Sort-of-a table by left indent

Question

I try to cerate kind-of-a table in latex. The screenshot below shows how it should look in the end. Using Microsoft Word, I just set the left indents and a tab accordingly.

How's the right approach to create a similar structure in LaTeX?

Welcome to TeX.SX! What have you done so far? It is alwasy a good idea to add some code. - I think he following could be useful... '\newcommand*{@wackyenum}[1]{% $\ifcase#1\or a\or c\or tyz\or42% \else@ctrerr\fi$% }' like Something like \enumerate, but with custom numbers at each \item — Bobyandbob, May 17 '18 at 15:04
@Bobyandbob: I didn't try anything so far, because I don't know whether I should use something from enumerates or tables or manipulating the indents, or ... That's basically the question. — Michael, May 17 '18 at 15:08
How long is this table/list? Is it potentially longer than a full page? — Mico, May 17 '18 at 15:25

score 2 · Accepted Answer · answered May 17 '18 at 15:08

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Here is one out of many possibilities.

\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{enumitem}
\usepackage{lipsum}
%
\begin{document}
\begin{itemize}[leftmargin=1cm,labelsep=2cm,leftmargin=!]
 \item[a] \lipsum[1]
 \item[bc] \lipsum[2]
 \item[d] \lipsum[3]
\end{itemize}
\end{document}

answered May 17 '18 at 15:08

Why leftmargin=1cm,leftmargin=!? – Skillmon May 17 '18 at 15:12
@Skillmon As I wrote, that is one of many possibilities. Please see section 3.2 of the enumitem manual in case you are wondering about !. I have no information other that this should be "sort-of-a table", so I just posted one example. – May 17 '18 at 15:18
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I meant, that this is redundant. You're specifying the leftmargin to be 1cm wide, and afterwards say that leftmargin should be calculated from the labelsep. labelsep=2cm,leftmargin=! gives the same result. – Skillmon May 17 '18 at 15:35

Sort-of-a table by left indent

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