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#### 12.6.1 LaTeX export commands

`C-c C-e l (``org-export-as-latex``)`
  Export as LaTeX file `myfile.tex`. For an Org file `myfile.org`, the ASCII file will be `myfile.tex`. The file will be overwritten without warning. If there is an active region1, only the region will be exported. If the selected region is a single tree2, the tree head will become the document title. If the tree head entry has or inherits an `EXPORT_FILE_NAME` property, that name will be used for the export.
`C-c C-e L (``org-export-as-latex-to-buffer``)`
  Export to a temporary buffer. Do not create a file.
`C-c C-e v l/L`
  Export only the visible part of the document.
`M-x org-export-region-as-latex`
  Convert the region to LaTeX under the assumption that it was Org-mode syntax before. This is a global command that can be invoked in any buffer.
`M-x org-replace-region-by-latex`
  Replace the active region (assumed to be in Org-mode syntax) by LaTeX code.
`C-c C-e p (``org-export-as-pdf``)`
  Export as LaTeX and then process to PDF.
`C-c C-e d (``org-export-as-pdf-and-open``)`
  Export as LaTeX and then process to PDF, then open the resulting PDF file.

In the exported version, the first 3 outline levels will become headlines, defining a general document structure. Additional levels will be exported as description lists. The exporter can ignore them or convert them to a custom string depending on `org-latex-low-levels`.

If you want that transition to occur at a different level, specify it with a numeric prefix argument. For example,

         C-2 C-c C-e l

creates two levels of headings and does the rest as items.

#### Footnotes

[1] This requires `transient-mark-mode` be turned on.

[2] To select the current subtree, use `C-c @`.