GNU Emacs Pocket Reference

1.8. Simple Text Formatting and Specialized Editing

1.8.1. Centering Commands

Centering commands work only in text mode.

To	Keystrokes Command Name
Center a line	ESC s center-line
Center a paragraph	ESC S center-paragraph
Center a region	ESC x center-region

1.8.2. Inserting Page Breaksand Control Characters

To insert a page break in a file, type C-q C-l. C-q is the quoted-insert command; it inserts the next control sequence as a control character rather than interpreting it as an Emacs command. You can also search and replace control characters by prefacing the search string with C-q in query-replace.

1.8.3. Rectangle Editing

Rectangle editing is particularly useful for deleting or rearranging columns of data.

To	Keystrokes Command Name
Delete a rectangle and store it	C-x r k kill-rectangle
Delete a rectangle; do not store it	C-x r d delete-rectangle
Insert the last rectangle killed	C-x r y yank-rectangle
Blank out the area marked as a rectangle; do not store it	C-x r c clear-rectangle
Insert a blank rectangle in the area marked	C-x r o open-rectangle

1.8.4. Outline Mode Commands

To	Keystrokes Command Name
Move to the next heading	C-c C-n outline-next-visible- heading
Move to the previous heading	C-c C-p outline-previous- visible-heading
Move to the next heading of the same level	C-c C-f outline-forward-same- level
Move to the previous heading of the same level	C-c C-b outline-backward-same- level
Move up one heading level	C-c C-u ...