I want to try org-mode. What's the shortest path from zero to typing?

Question

I want to give emacs\' org-mode a try. What is the shortest path for me to accomplish that? Assume NO previous experience with emacs.

(I\'m aware that other editors, lik

Answer 1

I use Emacs (when I'm on Windows) with the official binaries at http://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/emacs/windows/emacs-22.3-barebin-i386.zip Just unzip to a directory and double click "runemacs".

In all the commands that follow, C stands for Ctrl.

Create a file ending in .org. If using recent Emacs, that will automatically start org-mode. You can create a file using C-x C-f.

Start creating outlines like this:

* Level 1
** Level 2

Collapse/Uncollapse outline levels with TAB

Todo's you can cycle by hitting C-c C-t

That's the basics, and pretty much all I know, but I already use it extensively :)

Have a look at the tutorials on http://orgmode.org/worg/org-tutorials/