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Subject: Re: One-keystroke command to move blocks of text up and down
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-----Original Message-----
>From: Carsten Dominik <carsten.dominik@gmail.com>
>Sent: Feb 24, 2013 11:16 AM
>To: Susan Cragin <susancragin@earthlink.net>
>Cc: emacs-orgmode@gnu.org
>Subject: Re: [O] One-keystroke command to move blocks of text up and down
>
>
>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. 
>> Would like to be able to use the same or similar command to move blocks of text up or down. 
>> 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

No. I have the following example. Each of these sentences is a paragraph because it has a carriage return after it. I need to re-order the sentence/paragraphs into correct order. 

** Journal
This is paragraph three. 
This is paragraph two. 
This is paragraph one. 

** Other Heading