Export is one of org's best features IMO. You can take your outline and make a PDF, HTML, etc etc out of it.
Very handy for when you want to type some notes or something up and make them look REALLY polished. Impress the boss :) -Chris On Fri, Jun 24, 2016 at 1:24 PM, Brenda Butler <b...@mojatatu.com> wrote: > I'm not super advanced in org-mode, so take what I have to say as > "non-authoritative", but: > > I don't think you need any prefix on lines in your org-mode file. > Lines with some number of * are headers as you noted > Lines that start with a - make a list of items. > > I'm not sure what you can do with lists ... but probably that has an effect > on formatting. > So you can have a paragraph (no prefix), then a list (list items start with > -) then another paragraph ... > > I haven't tried to "export" my org files so I don't know how it would look. > I just use the files as a todo/done list/database/thing. > > bjb > > > On Fri, Jun 24, 2016 at 12:11 PM, Chris Patti <cpa...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> So, this is one of those weird moments where I feel really stupid >> saying this, but I can imagine others have dealt with this as well. >> >> When I first started using org-mode, I thought you prefixed every line >> with some number of *. >> >> Then, I discovered that the *** were headings, and actual items under >> those headings were prefixed with '-'. >> >> This is a simple thing, but WOW did it make a huge difference. >> >> * I kept wondering why exports to PDF or HTML looked like crud >> * Things like beamer wouldn't render my slides properly >> >> etc etc. >> >> I'm going to go over the documentation and ensure I wasn't just >> looking past something, but I wonder if others have had this problem. >> >> -Chris >> >> -- >> Christopher Patti - Geek At Large | GTalk: cpa...@gmail.com | AIM: >> chrisfeohpatti | P: (260) 54PATTI >> "Technology challenges art, art inspires technology." - John Lasseter, >> Pixar >> > -- Christopher Patti - Geek At Large | GTalk: cpa...@gmail.com | AIM: chrisfeohpatti | P: (260) 54PATTI "Technology challenges art, art inspires technology." - John Lasseter, Pixar