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From: Carsten Dominik <carsten.dominik@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: One-keystroke command to move blocks of text up and down
Date: Sun, 24 Feb 2013 17:16:42 +0100
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On 24.2.2013, at 16:53, Susan Cragin <susancragin@earthlink.net> wrote:

> I use Meta-up-arrow and Meta-down-arrow to move headings in org and =
entries in spreadsheets.=20
> Would like to be able to use the same or similar command to move =
blocks of text up or down.=20
> The current solution--highlight then kill/yank--is just too slow.
> Suggestions?

Hi Susan,

what do you mean by "blocks".  A paragraph?  Does the command

M-x mark-paragraph

select the right amount of text?  If so, you could try the command =
transpose-paragraphs.

- Carsten

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