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### 1.5 Typesetting conventions used in this manual

#### TODO keywords, tags, properties, etc.

Org mainly uses three types of keywords: TODO keywords, tags and property names. In this manual we use the following conventions:

`TODO`
`WAITING`

  TODO keywords are written with all capitals, even if they are user-defined.

`boss`
`ARCHIVE`

  User-defined tags are written in lowercase; built-in tags with special meaning are written with all capitals.

`Release`
`PRIORITY`

  User-defined properties are capitalized; built-in properties with special meaning are written with all capitals.

Moreover, Org uses option keywords (like `#+TITLE` to set the title) and environment keywords (like `#+BEGIN_HTML` to start a `HTML` environment). They are written in uppercase in the manual to enhance its readability, but you can use lowercase in your Org files3.

#### Keybindings and commands

The manual suggests two global keybindings: `C-c a` for `org-agenda` and `C-c c` for `org-capture`. These are only suggestions, but the rest of the manual assumes that you are using these keybindings.

Also, the manual lists both the keys and the corresponding commands for accessing a functionality. Org mode often uses the same key for different functions, depending on context. The command that is bound to such keys has a generic name, like `org-metaright`. In the manual we will, wherever possible, give the function that is internally called by the generic command. For example, in the chapter on document structure, `M-right` will be listed to call `org-do-demote`, while in the chapter on tables, it will be listed to call `org-table-move-column-right`. If you prefer, you can compile the manual without the command names by unsetting the flag `cmdnames` in `org.texi`.

#### Footnotes

### (3)

Easy templates insert lowercase keywords and Babel dynamically inserts `#+results`.

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