12.6.1 LaTeX export commands

C-c C-e l     (org-export-as-latex)

Export as a LaTeX file. For an Org file myfile.org, the LaTeX file will be myfile.tex. The file will be overwritten without warning. If there is an active region¹, only the region will be exported. If the selected region is a single tree², the tree head will become the document title. If the tree head entry has or inherits an EXPORT_FILE_NAME property, that name will be used for the export.

C-c C-e L     (org-export-as-latex-to-buffer)

Export to a temporary buffer. Do not create a file.

C-c C-e v l/L

Export only the visible part of the document.

M-x org-export-region-as-latex

Convert the region to LaTeX under the assumption that it was in Org mode syntax before. This is a global command that can be invoked in any buffer.

M-x org-replace-region-by-latex

Replace the active region (assumed to be in Org mode syntax) by LaTeX code.

C-c C-e p     (org-export-as-pdf)

Export as LaTeX and then process to PDF.

C-c C-e d     (org-export-as-pdf-and-open)

Export as LaTeX and then process to PDF, then open the resulting PDF file.

In the exported version, the first 3 outline levels will become headlines, defining a general document structure. Additional levels will be exported as description lists. The exporter can ignore them or convert them to a custom string depending on org-latex-low-levels.

If you want that transition to occur at a different level, specify it with a numeric prefix argument. For example,

     C-2 C-c C-e l

creates two levels of headings and does the rest as items.