org: Using column view
7.5.2 Using column view
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Turning column view on and off
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‘C-c C-x C-c (org-columns)’
Turn on column view. If the cursor is before the first headline in
the file, column view is turned on for the entire file, using the
‘#+COLUMNS’ definition. If the cursor is somewhere inside the
outline, this command searches the hierarchy, up from point, for a
‘:COLUMNS:’ property that defines a format. When one is found, the
column view table is established for the tree starting at the entry
that contains the ‘:COLUMNS:’ property. If no such property is
found, the format is taken from the ‘#+COLUMNS’ line or from the
variable ‘org-columns-default-format’, and column view is
established for the current entry and its subtree.
‘r (org-columns-redo)’
Recreate the column view, to include recent changes made in the
buffer.
‘g (org-columns-redo)’
Same as ‘r’.
‘q (org-columns-quit)’
Exit column view.
Editing values
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‘<left> <right> <up> <down>’
Move through the column view from field to field.
‘S-<left>/<right>’
Switch to the next/previous allowed value of the field. For this,
you have to have specified allowed values for a property.
‘1..9,0’
Directly select the Nth allowed value, ‘0’ selects the 10th value.
‘n (org-columns-next-allowed-value)’
‘p (org-columns-previous-allowed-value)’
Same as ‘S-<left>/<right>’
‘e (org-columns-edit-value)’
Edit the property at point. For the special properties, this will
invoke the same interface that you normally use to change that
property. For example, when editing a TAGS property, the tag
completion or fast selection interface will pop up.
‘C-c C-c (org-columns-set-tags-or-toggle)’
When there is a checkbox at point, toggle it.
‘v (org-columns-show-value)’
View the full value of this property. This is useful if the width
of the column is smaller than that of the value.
‘a (org-columns-edit-allowed)’
Edit the list of allowed values for this property. If the list is
found in the hierarchy, the modified values is stored there. If no
list is found, the new value is stored in the first entry that is
part of the current column view.
Modifying the table structure
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‘< (org-columns-narrow)’
‘> (org-columns-widen)’
Make the column narrower/wider by one character.
‘S-M-<right> (org-columns-new)’
Insert a new column, to the left of the current column.
‘S-M-<left> (org-columns-delete)’
Delete the current column.
Info Catalog
org: Defining columns
org: Column view
org: Capturing column view