Hello Robert, Welcome to the Org mode community.
On Sat, Sep 08, 2012 at 06:36:30AM -0400, Robert P. J. Day wrote: > > somewhere but can i selectively expand and collapse sections or > subsections of my .org file as i can with emacs' normal outline mode? > Have you tried going to the headline (what you refer to section above) and simply hitting TAB? -- Suvayu Open source is the future. It sets us free.