See this: http://www.mail-archive.com/emacs-orgmode@gnu.org/msg20692.html Key line to add in your .org header section: #+BIND: org-export-latex-title-command "" When you do C-c C-e p the minibuffer will ask if you want to apply the BIND code. Type yes and that should do it. It's been working for me in eliminating the \maketitle line. John On Thu, Jul 29, 2010 at 3:31 PM, Xin Shi wrote: > Hello Experts, > > When I export the org file to LaTeX, I want no title or date in the first > page. Namely, I want these lines to be commented out: > > %\title{XXXXXX} > %\date{XXXXX} > %\maketitle > > So far, I only found > #+OPTIONS: author:nil can make: > > %\author{XXXX} > > I also tried : > > # Local Variables: > # org-export-latex-title-command: " " > # End: > > but still saw the \maketitle . > > Any suggestions? > > Thanks! > > Xin > > > _______________________________________________ > Emacs-orgmode mailing list > Please use `Reply All' to send replies to the list. > Emacs-orgmode@gnu.org > http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/emacs-orgmode > >