4: Your init file should contain only one such instance. 3: If you edit it by hand, you could mess it up, so be careful. Working with lists, moving it down, and then using M-right to demoteįinally, to add a new headline, press M-RET.īesides headlines there are still other kind of lists, ordered andĢ: custom-set-variables was added by Custom. This is a headline, it starts with one or more stars, a sub-heading of Next we will promote and demote headings. Showing only headings, to give a general overview of the document, and To move a headline up or down, use M-up/down, Later, you might want to change the order of your items, for example The basic idea of brainstorming is to write a list of items.

In our example document, go to theįirst headline (just use the arrow keys), Welcome to Org mode, end Especially when you have a longĭocument, this is very useful. Helps keeping the big picture in mind when taking notes. List are great for brainstorming and to keep track of things.

C-x f – means holding both Control and x, release both, and press f.

M – Alt (used to be called Meta on ancient keyboards, that's why).

Like most applications, it uses Control-X Control-F and Control-XĬontrol-S, this seems rather counter-productive in the beginning, but You will notice, however, that in time it isįaster to use shortcuts, and leave your hands on the keyboard.Įmacs uses a lot of double shortcuts, so instead of Alt-F and Alt-S, starting out, that is rather annoying,īut in time you'll notice you start to use the mouse less and less,Īll the basic things can be done, with the mouse, from the menu, openįile, save file, etc. Plastic pieces), but in the long run, you can do more with it.Įmacs is heavy on shortcuts.

Lego is harder to begin with (you start with a box with little But, you might compare it to a regular toy and The absolute minimum you need to know about Emacs, to be able to doĪnything, is more then you need to know about many otherĪpplications.

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