Hi Chris, Chris Henderson wrote: > I am getting this error when I add the following line to .emacs file: > > Warning (initialization): An error occurred while loading > `/Users/<user>/.emacs': > > Symbol's value as variable is void: org-directory
It says it all: you're using an undefined variable (org-directory). > (setq org-default-notes-file (concat org-directory "~/org/note.org")) Adapt your code as this: --8<---------------cut here---------------start------------->8--- (setq org-directory "~/org/") (setq org-default-notes-file (concat org-directory "note.org")) --8<---------------cut here---------------end--------------->8--- Best regards, Seb -- Sebastien Vauban