14.4 The very busy C-c C-c key

The key C-c C-c has many purposes in Org, which are all mentioned scattered throughout this manual. One specific function of this key is to add tags to a headline (see Tags). In many other circumstances it means something like Hey Org, look here and update according to what you see here. Here is a summary of what this means in different contexts.

• If there are highlights in the buffer from the creation of a sparse tree, or from clock display, remove these highlights.
• If the cursor is in one of the special #+KEYWORD lines, this triggers scanning the buffer for these lines and updating the information.
• If the cursor is inside a table, realign the table. This command works even if the automatic table editor has been turned off.
• If the cursor is on a #+TBLFM line, re-apply the formulas to the entire table.
• If the cursor is inside a table created by the table.el package, activate that table.
• If the current buffer is a remember buffer, close the note and file it. With a prefix argument, file it, without further interaction, to the default location.
• If the cursor is on a <<<target>>>, update radio targets and corresponding links in this buffer.
• If the cursor is in a property line or at the start or end of a property drawer, offer property commands.
• If the cursor is in a plain list item with a checkbox, toggle the status of the checkbox.
• If the cursor is on a numbered item in a plain list, renumber the ordered list.
• If the cursor is on the #+BEGIN line of a dynamical block, the block is updated.