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To: Jeff Horn <jrhorn424@gmail.com>
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Jeff Horn <jrhorn424@gmail.com> writes:

> I used scheduling to put all such items in my agenda, and I also
> tagged them as todo's or appointments. I just mark them as done and
> they're automatically rescheduled. No scheduler multiplier shows up as
> long as I stay on top of marking the items as done.
>
> I didn't realize notes with an active timestamp would be included in
> the agenda. It makes sense, and nowhere in the manual mentioned a note
> having to have a TODO keyword to show up... I just sort of imposed the
> structure on my file.
>
> I think I'll drop the TODO keywords from these sorts of items.
>
> My question is, will headings with TODO keywords and an active
> timestamp show up, even /without/ scheduling?

Yes (as you have noted). Anything with an active timestamp (SCHEDULED,
DEADLINE, and appointments) will show up in the agenda. Each type,
however, has a different behavior. There is an FAQ on this:

http://orgmode.org/worg/org-faq.php#scheduled-vs-deadline-vs-timestamp

Best,
Matt

>
> (And I realized I could easily answer my own question. Posting here
> for posterity.)
>
> The answer is yes. But if one is going to all the trouble of a TODO
> keyword (which enables nifty features like logging, so I can tell when
> a class was cancelled by using "DEFER" instead of "DONE"), one might
> as well use scheduling, too. Only if you don't want to keep track of
> marking items as done should one drop scheduling and keywords.
>