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Organizing Your Outline
Tags are freeform labels attached to nodes. They appear in the outline as small chips and are used for filtering, searching, and the tag panel.
- Click the tag chip area to the right of a node title and type a new tag
- Or open the detail pane and edit the Tags field
- Tags are stored as org
:tag:syntax at the end of the headline
- Click any tag chip in the outline to filter the visible nodes to that tag
- Open the Tag panel (tag icon in the header) for a full list of tags in the file — click any tag to apply it as a filter
- Use
tag:namein the search panel to filter search results by tag
Nodes can carry a keyword status drawn from org-mode's TODO sequence. Status is shown as a colored badge next to the title.
| Status | Color | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
TODO |
Yellow | Not yet started |
NEXT |
Blue | Up next / in progress |
DONE |
Green | Completed |
CANCELLED |
Grey | Abandoned |
- Click the status badge on a node to cycle through statuses
- Or press Ctrl+Shift+T with the node focused
Nodes with DONE or CANCELLED status have their title struck through.
Nodes can have a priority of A, B, or C (displayed as [#A], [#B], [#C]).
- Click the priority badge to cycle through A → B → C → none
- Priority is stored as
[#A]in the org headline
Dates can be attached to nodes via the detail pane:
- Scheduled — the date you plan to work on this item (appears in Agenda)
- Deadline — the date it must be done by (appears in Agenda with a warning)
Dates are stored as SCHEDULED: and DEADLINE: properties in the :PROPERTIES: drawer. They appear on the Agenda view grouped by date.
Arbitrary key-value properties can be added to any node via the detail pane. They are stored in an org :PROPERTIES: drawer. This is useful for metadata like project codes, references, or custom fields.
Collapse a node's children by clicking its ▶/▼ bullet, or by pressing ← while the node is focused.
Fold all to depth: use the depth buttons (1 2 3 4 All) in the header to show only nodes up to that level. Deeper nodes are hidden but not deleted.
Hoisting: focus on a single subtree by selecting a node and toggling Hoist (the hoist button in the header, or Ctrl+Shift+H). Only that node and its descendants are visible. Press Hoist again to un-hoist.
Nodes can be displayed as:
- Bullets (default) — circular bullet points
- Numbers — 1. 2. 3.
- Letters — a. b. c.
- Upper letters — A. B. C.
Change the format for the whole file or per-level in Settings → View.