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16 [[file:../index.org][{Back to Worg's index}]]
20 * General Introductions to Org-mode
22 :ID: 5B439D78-F862-4380-959C-BEB542DFE352
25 - [[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLVtKhBrRV_ZkPnBtt_TD1Cs9PJlU0IIdE][Rainer König video tutorials]], a series of short (most are between 3 and 10 min.) tutorials that gradually builds up your knowledge and org-mode powers.
26 # (Headlines & outline mode, ToDo keywords, Schedule, deadlines & agenda views, Repeating tasks, Checklists, Tags, Agenda view (advanced), Customized agenda views, Drawers, Logging & quck notes, Archiving, Automatic logging of status changes, Splitting your system up to several files, The first capture template(s), The :PROPERTIES: drawer, Archiving to different files, Ordered tasks, Timers, Clocking (aka time tracking), Column view, Effort estimates, Linking (internal), Linking (external), Attachments, Priorities, Tables, Exporting, Advanced exporting, Publishing, Dynamic blocks, Tracking habits, Bulk agenda actions, Presenting my system, Google Calendar integration, Source code in OrgMode, Goal setting & Goal Tracking).
27 # I feel the titles give the User precise information and shows they real world working useful things, but it's bulky like this. Please let's talk about if/how to show this sub-list... :)
29 - Org-mode can be as pretty (or not) ;) as you like,
30 - [[http://www.howardism.org/Technical/Emacs/orgmode-wordprocessor.html][Org as a Word Processor]]
31 - [[https://github.com/rougier/elegant-emacs][Elegant Emacs]]
32 - [[https://lepisma.xyz/2017/10/28/ricing-org-mode/][Ricing up Org Mode]]
33 - [[https://zzamboni.org/post/beautifying-org-mode-in-emacs/][Beautifying Org Mode in Emacs]]
34 - [[https://github.com/jonnay/org-beautify-theme][Org beautify theme (making org-mode beautiful)]]
35 - Org-mode in science with Carsten Dominik
36 - [[https://orgmode.org/talks.html][Google Tech Talk about Org-mode]], a 45 minute talk given by Carsten
37 Dominik during a visit at [[http://maps.google.com/%3Fq%3D37.423156,-122.084917%2B(Google%20Inc.)&hl%3Den][Google]].
38 - [[http://www.nf.mpg.de/orgmode/guest-talk-dominik.html][Organizing a Scientist's Life and Work]], a 45 minute talk given by
39 Carsten Dominik during a visit at the [[http://www.nf.mpg.de/][Max-Planck Institute for
40 neurological Research Cologne]].
41 - On [[http://twit.tv/floss136][FLOSS Weekly Episode 136]] (Audio+Video download available)
42 Randal Schwartz interviews Carsten Dominik about Org-mode.
44 - Org-mode in task and project organization
45 - [[http://www.linuxjournal.com/article/9116][Getting Organized with Emacs Org-mode]] by [[http://www.planetizen.com/user/2][Abhijeet Chavan]], an article
46 originally published in the [[http://www.linuxjournal.com/][Linux Journal]].
47 - [[file:orgtutorial_dto.org][The OrgMode tutorial]] by [[http://dto.freeshell.org/notebook/][David O'Toole]], covering the basics of TODO
48 lists and the agenda. It has been translated into [[file:orgtutorial_dto-fr.org][French]], [[http://hpcgi1.nifty.com/spen/index.cgi?OrgMode%2fOrgTutorial][Japanese]],
49 [[file:orgtutorial_dto-es.org][Spanish]], [[http://hokmen.chan.googlepages.com/OrgTutorial.en-cn.html][Chinese]], [[http://jmjeong.com/index.php?display=Emacs/OrgMode][Korean]], [[http://habrahabr.ru/blogs/emacs/105300/][Russian]], [[http://deneb.iszt.hu/~pasztor/orgtutorial/notebook/orgtutorial-hu.html][Hungarian]] and [[file:orgtutorial_dto-pt.org][Portuguese]].
50 - [[http://members.optusnet.com.au/~charles57/GTD/orgmode.html][Using Emacs org-mode for GTD]] by [[http://members.optusnet.com.au/~charles57/GTD/][Charles Cave]] contains an
51 introduction into Org-mode, among other things. Charles has also
52 written a more extensive document ([[id:50A0DEB1-4B63-4CC4-840E-313615C4BAE3][see below]]), but here we still
53 link to the earlier version because of its nice overview over
55 - General presentations
56 - [[https://orgmode.org/worg/org-tutorials/org-screencasts/ghm2011-demo.html][Emacs Org-mode presentation at GNU Hackers Meeting 2011 in Paris]] (in
57 English), by Bastien Guerry.
58 - [[http://jaderholm.com/screencasts.html][A 25 minute screencast]] by [[http://jaderholm.com][Scott Jaderholm]], demonstrating the basic
60 - [[http://sachachua.com/wp/2008/01/18/outlining-your-notes-with-org/][Outlining Your Notes with Org]] by [[http://sachachua.com/wp/][Sacha Chua]] covers outlining,
61 searching and internal links.
62 - Emacs Org-mode, [[https://orgmode.org/list/20081016191332.GE1080@thinkpad.adamsinfoserv.com][video version of a 2-hour talk]] by Russell Adams at
63 the [[http://www.hlug.org/][Houston Linux User Group]]. The first half of the first hour is
64 /not/ about Org-mode, but about the Linux command =xargs=.
65 - [[https://github.com/novoid/org-mode-workshop/blob/master/featureshow/org-mode-teaser.org][Demonstration of Org-mode features]] by Karl Voit, presented for the
66 first time at [[http://glt12-programm.linuxtage.at/events/96.de.html][Grazer Linuxtage 2012]].
67 - [[https://github.com/novoid/org-mode-workshop][Org-mode Workshop]] by Karl Voit, conducted at [[http://www.TUGraz.at][Graz University of
68 Technology]] in November 2012 (3x4 hours). It includes a newer version
69 of the feature-show from the entry above.
70 - [[file:org-outside-org.org][Org-mode outside Org-mode]] by Thorsten Jolitz and François Pinard. An
71 introduction to the available libraries for using Org-mode's concepts and
72 Org-mode's functionality outside of Org-mode files, e.g. when working with
73 programming-language source-code files.
74 - Orgmode in other languages
75 - /In German language:/ [[ftp://ftp.freiesmagazin.de/2009/freiesMagazin-2009-10.pdf][Ordnung ins Chaos mit Org-Mode]], an excellent
76 introduction into Org-mode, by Rainer Koenig, published in the free
77 electronic journal [[http://www.freiesmagazin.de/][Freies Magazin]].
78 - /In German:/ [[http://www.suenkler.info/emacs-orgmode.html][Der Emacs Org mode]], a comprehensive blog post about Org-mode, by
80 - /In French:/ A [[http://www.olivierberger.com/weblog/index.php?post/2010/08/14/Ma-vie-a-chang%C3%A9-%3A-j-utilise-org-mode][general introduction]] on Org for the "[[http://lifehacking.fr][lifehacking]]"
81 group, by Olivier Berger.
82 - /In Spanish:/ [[file:org-reference-guide-es.org][A reference guide]] of each features, their text format
83 and their available keys. Don't confuse with
84 [[http://www.davidam.com/docu/orgguide.es.html][Guía Compacta de Org Mode]].
85 - Org-mode in mobile devices
86 - [[https://orgro.org/][Orgro]], a mobile org-mode file viewer (iOS & Android)
87 - [[http://www.orgzly.com/][Orgzly]], Outliner for notes and to-do lists (Android only)
88 - [[https://beorgapp.com/][Be Org app]], be organized, be in control (iOS only)
89 - [[https://mobileorg.github.io/][MobileOrg]], a free (open-source) application for storing, searching, viewing and editing your Org mode files (iOS only)
90 - [[https://github.com/200ok-ch/organice/blob/master/README.org][Organice]], built for mobile and desktop browsers and syncs with Dropbox, Google Drive and WebDAV.
92 * In praise of the Org lightweight markup language
94 - [[https://karl-voit.at/2017/09/23/orgmode-as-markup-only/][Org-Mode Is One of the Most Reasonable Markup Languages to Use for
97 * Org not-so-hidden gems
99 This blog post lists some useful Org features that are often
100 overlooked by new users:
102 - [[https://bzg.fr/en/some-emacs-org-mode-features-you-may-not-know.html/][Org-mode features You May Not Know]], Bastien
104 * Power users describe their setup
106 :ID: 50A0DEB1-4B63-4CC4-840E-313615C4BAE3
110 In the following documents, the authors describe the details of their
111 setup, along with the workflows they use to get organized with
112 Org-mode. While as a beginner you probably should start with only a
113 simple setup, these descriptions will be a fantastic source of
114 inspiration once you start growing your use of Org-mode.
116 - [[http://newartisans.com/2007/08/using-org-mode-as-a-day-planner][Using Org-mode as a day planner]] by [[http://johnwiegley.com][John Wiegley]] shows how to use
117 Org-mode after the fashion of a pen-and-paper day planner.
119 - [[http://members.optusnet.com.au/~charles57/GTD/gtd_workflow.html][How I use Emacs and Org-mode to implement GTD]] by [[http://members.optusnet.com.au/~charles57/GTD/][Charles Cave]] shows
120 one method of doing GTD with org-mode and covers (among other
121 things) categories, effort estimates, tags, scheduling, and custom
124 - [[http://doc.norang.ca/org-mode.html][Organize Your Life In Plain Text!]] by Bernt Hansen describes how to
125 use Org-mode to track and clock everything you work on.
127 * Tutorials on specific features
130 - A short [[http://bzg.fr/org-playing-with-lists-screencast.html][screencast]] presenting a few features of plain lists, by
133 ** Tables, Spreadsheet, Plotting
135 :CUSTOM_ID: Spreadsheet
138 - [[file:tables.org][A very short introduction to tables in Org-mode]], by Bastien.
140 - [[file:org-spreadsheet-intro.org][A very short introduction to Org as a spreadsheet system]], by
143 - [[file:org-spreadsheet-lisp-formulas.org][Using Emacs lisp for spreadsheet formulas]] ([[file:org-tableur-tutoriel.org][french version]]), by Bastien.
145 - [[https://github.com/novoid/org-mode-workshop/blob/master/featureshow/org-mode-teaser.org#1131-referencing-example-with-detailed-explanation][Various spreadsheet formulas with explanations how they work]]
148 - [[file:org-plot.org][Plotting tables in Org-Mode using org-plot]] by Eric Schulte
150 - [[file:org-dot-diagrams.org][Plotting process diagrams or work flows in Org-Mode using dot]] by Karl Voit
152 - [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EQAd41VAXWo][Can your editor do this]], awesome little video showing how to create
153 HTML tables from an embedded Org-mode table.
155 - [[file:multitarget-tables.org][Using multiple-target tables and general formatting functions]] by
156 [[http://claimid.com/ejr/][Jason Riedy]].
158 - [[http://www.hollenback.net/index.php/EmacsOrgTimestamps][Timestamps in Org and Calc]], how to calculate and display times in Org-mode by Phil Hollenback
160 - [[file:org-lookups.org][Table lookup functions]] by Jarmo Hurri
162 - The following are not tutorials but listed here somehow for
163 "completeness" of the information sources to be checked too:
164 - [[https://orgmode.org/manual/The-spreadsheet.html][Org manual, section about spreadsheet]]
166 - [[https://orgmode.org/worg/org-faq.html#Tables][Worg FAQ, section about tables]]
168 - [[https://orgmode.org/worg/org-hacks.html#Tables][Worg hacks, section about tables]]
170 - [[https://code.orgmode.org/bzg/org-mode/raw/master/testing/lisp/test-org-table.el][most of the automated Emacs Regression Tests (ERT) for Org tables]]
174 - [[http://members.optusnet.com.au/~charles57/GTD/org_dates/][Using Dates and Times in Emacs Org-mode]] by [[http://members.optusnet.com.au/~charles57/GTD/][Charles Cave]].
176 - [[http://sachachua.com/wp/2007/12/30/clocking-time-with-emacs-org/][Clocking time with Emacs Org]] by [[http://sachachua.com/wp/][Sacha Chua]].
178 ** Tags, Properties, and Column View
180 - [[http://sachachua.com/wp/2008/01/04/tagging-in-org-plus-bonus-code-for-timeclocks-and-tags/][Tagging in Org]] by [[http://sachachua.com/wp/][Sacha Chua]].
182 - [[https://orgmode.org/list/m38x2qkipg.fsf@cam.ac.uk][What's the use of Column View?]] by Christian Egli is a short tutorial
183 about Column View that was sent to [[http://news.gmane.org/gmane.emacs.orgmode][emacs-orgmode@gnu.org]].
185 - [[file:org-column-view-tutorial.org][Emacs Org's Column View]] by [[http://bzg.fr][Bastien]], with an accompanying [[http://emacs-doctor.com/org-column-screencast.html][screencast]].
189 - [[http://members.optusnet.com.au/~charles57/GTD/remember.html][Remember mode tutorial]] by [[http://members.optusnet.com.au/~charles57/GTD/][Charles Cave]].
191 - [[http://sachachua.com/wp/2007/10/05/remembering-to-org-and-planner/][Remembering to Org and Planner]] by [[http://sachachua.com/wp/][Sacha Chua]].
195 - [[file:org-protocol-custom-handler.org][Defining custom handlers for use with org-protocol]] by Sebastian Rose
197 - [[http://members.optusnet.com.au/~charles57/GTD/datetree.html][Capture mode and date trees in org-mode]] by [[http://members.optusnet.com.au/~charles57/GTD/][Charles Cave]].
201 - [[file:org-custom-agenda-commands.org][Using custom agenda commands]] by Matt Lundin
203 - [[file:advanced-searching.org][Advanced searching]] by Matt Lundin
205 - [[file:../agenda-optimization.org][Agenda speed up and optimization]] by Bastien
207 - [[file:agenda-filters.org][Agenda filters and limits]] by Bastien
211 - [[file:org-customize.org][Using customize to find and set options]] by Carsten Dominik.
212 - [[file:org-appearance.org][Customizing Org appearance]]
214 ** Export and Publishing
216 - [[file:org-publish-html-tutorial.org][Publishing Org-mode files to HTML]], covering the basics of publishing
217 to HTML, by Sebastian Rose.
218 - [[file:org-publish-layersmenu.org][Phplayersmenu and HTML publishing]], shows how to create and maintain JavaScript
219 menus (Phplayermenu) for HTML export, by Sebastian Rose.
220 - [[file:images-and-xhtml-export.org][Images and XHTML export]], shows simple image handling in HTML export, by
222 - [[file:org-taskjuggler.org][Creating Gantt charts by exporting to TaskJuggler]], explains the usage of
223 the TaskJuggler exporter. There is a Serbo-Croatian translation [[file:org-taskjuggler-scr.org][here]] by
225 - [[file:org-latex-export.org][Using the OLD LaTeX exporter]] introduces configuration topics for
226 users of Org Mode < 8.0.
227 - [[file:org-latex-preview.org][Some notes on previewing LaTeX fragments]].
228 - [[file:org-google-sync.org][Syncing with Google Calendar]]
229 - [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1-dUkyn_fZA][Demonstration of Org-mode as a tool for reproducible research]] by John Kitchin
231 - Write your book in Org-mode, and publish it with [[http://leanpub.com][Leanpub]] and the [[http://juanreyero.com/open/ox-leanpub/index.html][ox-leanpub exporter]].
233 ** Reproducible research
234 A talk by [[http://www.cheme.cmu.edu/people/faculty/jkitchin.htm][John Kitchin]] at [[http://conference.scipy.org/scipy2013/][SciPy 2013]]. In his truly amazing talk
235 [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v%3D1-dUkyn_fZA][Emacs + org-mode + python in reproducible research]], John shows off
236 the capabilities of Org mode for reproducible research and
237 authoring. This may be the best demonstration yet on this subject.
240 - [[file:org-import-rtm.org][Importing from remember the milk]]
242 ** Dependencies between tasks
244 - [[http://karl-voit.at/2016/12/18/org-depend/][Karl Voit on how he is using org-depend.el]]
247 ** Natural Project Planning
249 - [[http://members.optusnet.com.au/~charles57/GTD/][Charles Cave]] about using Org-mode to implement [[http://members.optusnet.com.au/~charles57/GTD/Natural_Project_Planning.html][Natural Project
250 Planning]] according to David Allen.
254 - [[file:tracking-habits.org][Tracking habits with org-mode]], by Matt Lundin.
256 ** Measuring Personal Effectiveness
257 - [[file:org-effectiveness.org][Org Effectiveness Tutorial]]
258 ** Using version Control with Your org files
260 - [[file:org-vcs.org][Using version control with your org files]], by Ian Barton.
261 - Use [[https://github.com/simonthum/git-sync][git-sync]] (disclaimer: my script) if you have a git repo of your own
262 somewhere in the interclouds.
263 - Use [[http://git-annex.branchable.com/sync/][git-annex]] for even more decentralized sync and/or heavier workloads.
264 - [[http://karl-voit.at/2014/08/20/org-losses-determining-post-commit/][Prevent losing collapsed Org lines by mistake]] by Karl Voit
265 - A post-commit hook generates a warning on your agenda if more than
266 xxx lines were removed.
268 ** How to use jsMath with org-mode
269 - [[file:org-jsmath.org][How to use jsMath with org-mode]], by Darlan Cavalcante Moreira.
271 ** Creating a Blog with Jekyll and org
272 - How to create a [[file:org-jekyll.org][blog]] with Jekyll.
273 - [[http://juanreyero.com/open/org-jekyll/index.html][Exporting your blog with org-jekyll]] (a different approach).
275 ** Creating Beamer presentations
277 - A [[file:../exporters/beamer/ox-beamer.org][tutorial]] for the new (org version 8.x) exporter, by Suvayu Ali.
278 - Here is a [[file:org-beamer/tutorial.org][tutorial]] for the /old/ exporter (org v7.x), by Eric S. Fraga.
279 - Also available is a [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ho6nMWGtepY&feature=player_embedded][YouTube video]] by Shulei Zhu, demonstrating the
281 ** Creating Non-Beamer presentations
283 - A simple [[file:non-beamer-presentations.org][tutorial]] by Eric Schulte
285 ** Keeping up with your team's tasks
286 A setup that makes it easy to [[http://juanreyero.com/article/emacs/org-teams.html][keep up with the work]] of several
287 people, packaged as org-secretary.el in contrib.
288 ** Tracking tasks through a series of meetings
289 This tutorial describes a workflow for running a series of
290 meetings, for example of a commission or any other group, and for
291 keeping track of the groups tasks. [[file:org-meeting-tasks.org][Link to the tutorial]].
293 You may also want to check [[https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/emacs-orgmode/2019-10/msg00300.html][this message by Christian Egli]] about his
294 own setup for taking notes during meetings.
296 ** Weaving a budget with Org and ledger
298 [[file:weaving-a-budget.org][This tutorial]] describes how to use Org and [[http://www.ledger-cli.org][ledger]] to manage your
301 ** Managing your web bookmarks
303 - [[http://karl-voit.at/2014/08/10/bookmarks-with-orgmode/][Simple method by Karl Voit]]
305 ** Contact management
307 - [[http://karl-voit.at/2015/02/01/muttfilter/][Per-contact FROM-email Addresses for Users Of mutt and org-contacts.el]] by Karl Voit
308 - Although he is using mutt as email software, the method can be
309 easily adapted for many other email tools.
311 ** Contributing your package through Melpa + GitHub
314 GitHub + MELPA + Worg is a popular way to publish your contribution.
316 [[file:melpa-github.org][Contribute through Melpa + GitHub + Worg]]
320 See also [[id:50A0DEB1-4B63-4CC4-840E-313615C4BAE3][Powerusers describe their setup]]
322 - [[http://sachachua.com/wp/][Sacha Chua]] about [[http://sachachua.com/wp/2007/12/22/a-day-in-a-life-with-org/][A day in a life with Org]] and about the basics of
323 [[http://sachachua.com/wp/2007/12/28/emacs-getting-things-done-with-org-basic/][Getting Things Done with Org]]
325 - David O'Toole explains his setup in [[https://orgmode.org/list/20071221.230243.10858071.dto@pod.lab][this post]].
327 - This [[http://www.brool.com/?p=82][blog post]] shows a very simple and clear GTD setup.
329 - Manuel Hermenegildo describes his [[https://orgmode.org/list/18477.45794.800484.69970@clip.dia.fi.upm.es][Setup for collaborative work
332 - Jan Böcker describes his approach to [[http://www.jboecker.de/2010/04/14/general-reference-filing-with-org-mode.html][general reference filing]] with
337 See the [[file:org-screencasts/index.org][Screencasts]] page for a complete list of Org-mode screencasts.
339 * Features waiting for tutorials
347 - Using orgtbl-mode in LaTeX
350 * Org-related pages by Tutorial authors
352 Here are the pages of a number of people that write for or about
355 - [[http://www.newartisans.com][John Wiegley]]
356 - [[http://members.optusnet.com.au/~charles57/GTD/][Charles Cave]]
357 - [[http://sachachua.com/wp/][Sacha Chua]]
358 - [[http://karl-voit.at/tags/emacs/][Karl Voit]]