Sometimes, I'd like to have a way to indicate that an org tree has an "end" and then be able to return to the top level. I.e. I'd like the document to look like this:
* headline some text here more text END-OUTLINE Text here is at the top-level and is not indented. * another headline text END-OUTLINE More top-level text. Is there a good way to do this?
By definition the body of headlines will always include content after the headline up to the next headline. Once content is placed under a headline there is not a way to designate that the content should be part of the top level again.
This paragraph will always be outside of headline. * Headline A This paragraph will always be under Headline A. ** Headline B This paragraph will always be under Headline B. * Headline C This paragraph will always be under Headline C. This paragraph will always be under Headline C too. In contrast, the content of plain lists is determined by the indentation level or if there are 2 blank/empty lines in the list.
This paragraph will always be outside of Lists. - List Item A This paragraph will always be under List Item A. - List Item B This paragraph will always be under List Item A and List Item B. This paragraph will always be under List Item A. 1. List Item C This paragraph will always be under List Item C. 2. List Item D This paragraph will always be under List Item D. This paragraph will always be outside of Lists. TIP: There are builtin functions to switch between plain lists and headlines. These conversion functions provide a convenient method to switch back and forth while typing.
- To convert headline to plain list, Place cursor on headline and type C-c -.
- To convert plain list to headline, place cursor on list item and type C- c *.
Note: This answer was tested using:
emacs version: GNU Emacs 25.2.1
org-mode version: 9.1.2
C-c - to convert headline to plain list. To convert plain list to headline place cursor on list item and type C- *. These conversion functions make it easy to switch back and forth as you type.