1.5 Typesetting conventions used in this manual

Org 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.

The manual lists both the keys and the corresponding commands for accessing 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.