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2.4 Structure Editing ¶

M-RET (org-meta-return)

Insert new heading with same level as current. If point is in a plain list item, a new item is created (see Plain Lists). When this command is used in the middle of a line, the line is split and the rest of the line becomes the new headline².

M-S-RET (org-insert-todo-heading)

Insert new TODO entry with same level as current heading.

TAB (org-cycle) in new

empty entry

In a new entry with no text yet, TAB cycles through reasonable levels.

M-LEFT (org-metaleft)

M-RIGHT (org-metaright)

Promote or demote current heading by one level.

M-UP (org-move-subtree-up)

M-DOWN (org-move-subtree-down)

Move subtree up or down, i.e., swap with previous or next subtree of same level.

C-c C-w (org-refile)

Refile entry or region to a different location. See Refile and Copy.

C-x n s (org-narrow-to-subtree)

C-x n w (widen)

Narrow buffer to current subtree and widen it again.

When there is an active region (Transient Mark mode), promotion and demotion work on all headlines in the region.