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From: Bastien <bzg@gnu.org>
Subject: Re: Nested ordered lists?
Date: Tue, 21 Jan 2014 20:20:07 +0100
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To: Peter Davis <pfd@pfdstudio.com>
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Hello Peter,

Peter Davis <pfd@pfdstudio.com> writes:

> 1) item 1
>   a) item 1a
>   b) item 1b
>   c) item 1c
> 2) item 2
>   a) item 2a
>   b) item 2b
> 3) item 3
> 4) etc.
> ...

Yes!

(setq org-list-allow-alphabetical t)

Then insert

1) item 1     <= M-RET
2) ...

or

1) item 1
  a) item 1a  <= M-RET
  b) ...

HTH,

-- 
 Bastien