From: Nick Dokos <ndokos@gmail.com>
To: emacs-orgmode@gnu.org
Subject: Re: Converting to a useful table in org-mode?
Date: Tue, 18 Mar 2014 22:44:38 -0400 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <87y506zz3d.fsf@gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: 20140319003901.2c59956d@london
Sharon Kimble <boudiccas@talktalk.net> writes:
> I have this list of books that I've read on my kindle which I now want
> to store for posterity in org-mode.
>
> 24-11-13 - Andrew Lane - young sherlock Holmes, fire storm
> 3-12-13 - Richmal Compton - just Williams New years day
> 9-12-13 - richmal compton - still william
> 11-1-14 - Pc wren - beau geste
> 18-1-14 - Andrew Lane - young sherlock Holmes, the red leech
> 26-1-14 - Ian Fleming - casino royale
> 24-02-14 - Cory doctorow - little brother
>
> How can I create a table of them please?
>
Mark the region and then do
C-u C-u C-u M-x org-table-convert-region RET
When it prompts you for a separator regexp, type ' - ' (without the
quotes, but include the spaces).
--
Nick
prev parent reply other threads:[~2014-03-19 2:45 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 3+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2014-03-19 0:39 Converting to a useful table in org-mode? Sharon Kimble
2014-03-19 1:59 ` Michael Weylandt
2014-03-19 2:44 ` Nick Dokos [this message]
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