Common Org Mode Keyboard Shortcuts

Manipulating Org Headers  Ctrl + Enter Create a new Org header of the same level in a new line. Alt + Enter Create a new Org header of the same level on the current line. Alt + Left Arrow Move the current Org header one level down. Alt + Right Arrow Move the current Org header one level up. Alt + Up Arrow Swap the current Org header along with its daughters one spot up in the document. Alt + Down Arrow Swap the current Org header along with its daughters one spot down in the document. Alt + Shift + Left Arrow Move the current Org header along with its daughters one level down. Alt + Shift + Right Arrow Move the current Org header along with its daughters one level up. Ctrl + C, then Ctrl + W Move the current Org subheader along with its daughters to a different parent header. Ctrl + C, then Caret (^) Sort all the Org subheaders under the same parent header. Ctrl + C, then Ctrl + X, then Alt + W Copy the entire Org header to the Emacs clipboard. Ctrl + C, then Ctrl + X, then Ctrl + W Cut the entire Org header to the Emacs clipboard. Ctrl + C, then Ctrl + X, then Ctrl + Y Paste and format the contents of the Emacs clipboard to an appropriate Org header. Manipulating Org TODO Headers Ctrl + Shift + Enter Create a new Org header of the same level with a “TODO” attribute in a new line. Alt + Shift + Enter Create a new Org header of the same level with a “TODO” attribute on the current line. Ctrl + C, then Ctrl + T Cycle through all the states of the “TODO” header. Shift + Left Arrow Go to the succeeding “TODO” state for the current header. Shift + Right Arrow Go to the preceeding “TODO” state for the current header. Ctrl + U, then Ctrl + C, then Ctrl + T Go to the succeeding “TODO” state for the current header and prompt for a note. Ctrl + C, then Comma (,) Add a priority value to the current “TODO” header. Shift + Up Arrow Increase the priority value of the current “TODO” header. Shift + Down Arrow Decrease the priority value of the current “TODO” header. Manipulating Org TODO Checkboxes Ctrl + C, then Ctrl + X, then Ctrl + B Toggle the state of the currently selected TODO checkbox. Ctrl + C, then Ctrl + X, then Ctrl + R Convert the current TODO checkbox to a radio button and toggle its state. Ctrl + C, then Ctrl + X, then Ctrl + O Convert the current TODO checkbox to a sequential steps list and toggle its state. Ctrl + C, then Pound (#) Update all TODO checkbox statistics in the current Org header. Navigating Org Headers Ctrl + C, then Ctrl + N Move to the next Org header regardless of level in the current document. Ctrl + C, then Ctrl + F Move to the next Org header in the same level in the current document. Ctrl + C, then Ctrl + P Return to the previous Org header in the same level in the current document. Ctrl + C, then Ctrl + B Create a new Org table and open the table layout editor. Ctrl + C, then Ctrl + U Go back to a previous level of Org headers in the current document. Displaying Org Headers Tab Toggle through the different display states of the current Org header. Shift + Tab Toggle through the different display states of the entire Org document. Ctrl + U, then Ctrl + U, then Tab Reset the current display state of the Org document. Ctrl + U, then Ctrl + U, then Ctrl + U, then Tab Force Org Mode to print all headers in the current document. Ctrl + C, then Ctrl + K Display all the headers of the current Org document without showing their contents. Ctrl + C, then Tab Display all the direct daughters of the current Org header. Ctrl + X, then N, then S Hide all the other Org headers in the current document. Ctrl + X, then N, then W Show all the Org headers in the current document. Ctrl + C, then Forward Slash (/) Search and display all the Org headers of a particular type. Ctrl + C, then Forward Slash (/) + R Search and display all the Org headers that match a particular Regex. Manipulating Org Tables Ctrl + C, then Bar (|) Collapse the entire column into a single character. Alt + Shift + Down Arrow Create a new row on the current Org table. Alt + Shift + Right Arrow Create a new column on the current Org table. Ctrl + C, then Enter Create a horizontal border below the current row. Ctrl + U, Ctrl + C, then Dash (-) Create a horizontal border above the current row. Ctrl + C, then Backtick (`) Open the current cell in a separate Emacs buffer. Alt + Shift + Up Arrow Cut the entire row to the Emacs clipboard. Alt + Shift + Left Arrow Cut the entire column to the Emacs clipboard. Alt + Left Arrow Swap the entire column with the one adjacent to its left. Alt + Right Arrow Swap the entire column with the one adjacent to its right. Alt + Up Arrow Swap the entire row with the one on top of it. Alt + Down Arrow Swap the entire row with the one below it. Shift + Left Arrow Swap the current cell with the one adjacent to its left. Shift + Right Arrow Swap the current cell with the one adjacent to its right. Shift + Up Arrow Swap the current cell with the one on top of it. Shift + Down Arrow Swap the current cell with the one below it. Ctrl + C, then Plus (+) Calculate the sum of all the numerical values in the current column. Navigating Org Tables Ctrl + P Move the cursor one row up. Ctrl + N Move the cursor one row down. Tab Move the cursor one cell forward. Shift + Tab Move the cursor one cell back. Alt + A Move the cursor to the beginning of the current cell. Alt + E Move the cursor to the end of the current cell. Aligning Org Tables Ctrl + C, then Ctrl + C Align the entire table to their correct widths. Ctrl + C, then Tab Expand all collapsed columns back to their original width. Ctrl + U, then Ctrl + C, then Tab Expand a collapsed column back to its original width. Ctrl + U, then Ctrl + U, then Ctrl + C, then Tab Create a new Org link for a local resource at the cursor position. Manipulating Org Links Ctrl + C, then Ctrl + L Create a new Org link for a remote resource at the current cursor position. Ctrl + U, then Ctrl + C, then Ctrl + L Create a new Org link for a local resource at the current cursor position. Ctrl + C, then Ctrl + O Open an existing Org link using the appropriate program for it. Ctrl + U, then Ctrl + C, then Ctrl + O Open an existing Org link directly in Emacs. Navigating Org Links Ctrl + C, then Ctrl + X, then Ctrl + N Go to the next Org link in the current document. Ctrl + C, then Ctrl + X, then Ctrl + P Go back to the previous Org link in the current document. Ctrl + C, then Percent (%) Save the currently selected Org link in a temporary mark list. Ctrl + C, then Ampersand (&) Go back to the most recent saved Org link. Exporting Org Documents Ctrl + C, then Ctrl + E, then Ctrl + S Restrict the Org export process to the current heading. Ctrl + C, then Ctrl + E, then Ctrl + V Restrict the Org export process to only the visible headings. Ctrl + C, then Ctrl + E, then Ctrl + B Strip all additional metadata on the Org document before exporting. Ctrl + C, then Ctrl + E, then H + H Export the current Org document as an HTML file. Ctrl + C, then Ctrl + E, then L + L Export the current Org document as a LaTeX file. Ctrl + C, then Ctrl + E, then L + P Export the current Org document as a LaTeX PDF file. Ctrl + C, then Ctrl + E, then O + O Export the current Org document as an Open Document Text file. Ctrl + C, then Ctrl + E, then T + U Export the current Org document as a Plain Text file.