I love orgmode, but the inability to close an outline section without starting a new one makes it tough for me to structure some documents the way I&#39;d like.<div><br></div><div>The FAQ suggests several workarounds; one is </div>
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You can create a temporary heading, such as &quot;** Continue main section&quot; and then remove it when you are ready to export.</blockquote><div><br></div><div>This works, but is quite cumbersome.</div><div><br></div><div>
Is it possible to build on this workaround with a mechanism which tags a temporary heading as special, so that it</div><div>1) does not get exported, 2) does not appear in the TOC, 3) does not contribute to section numbering and 4)  is displayed in a special face in the Emacs buffer to indicate that it is a temporary heading?</div>
<div><br></div><div>Such an approach would go a long way towards making the temporary heading workaround a bit more practical.</div><div><br></div><div>Thanks,</div><div>Sam</div><div><br></div>