Research Tools Video 3 - org-mode

Table of Contents

1 Introduction

These video notes might not actually match the video. Please let me know how they compare if you use them while watching the video. They are also pretty terse and could use some extra text.

2 What is org-mode?

  • note taking system, todo lists, project planning, repeatable research platform

3 Getting started

  • Install… if you are using Debian or Ubuntu linux, sudo apt-get install org-mode
  • open demo.org

Headlines

4 top

4.1 2nd

4.1.1 3rd

4.1.2 another 3rd

5 Marking up text

bold, italic, underlined , code and verbatim

http://ccom.unh.edu

6 Exporting - see what you have done

7 comments and blocks

Comments with # at the left.

7.1 These all export

Great clouds overhead
Tiny black birds rise and fall
Snow covers Emacs
         – AlexSchroeder

Everything should be made as simple as possible, but not any simpler – Albert Einstein

Everything should be made as simple as possible,
but not any simpler

8 Lists

  • item in a list
  • [X] todo item
  • [X]

9 Motion and controlling the structure

Tab for folding S-Tab for global folding

10 TODO to do items C-c C-t

11 Date time

C-u C-c . <-— insert date and time (NOT UTC booo!)

2011-09-25 Sun 15:45 2011-09-25 Sun 15:45

University of New Hampshire C-c C-l to edit a link

Author: Kurt Schwehr

Date: <2011-09-25 Sun>

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