Leo’s Basics

This is a step-by-step introduction showing you how to use Leo outlines.

• The workbook file
• Editing headlines
• Typing in a headline
• The icon box
• Switching focus
• Saving your work
• Inserting new nodes
• <Return> ends headline editing
• The blue square
• Move a node right
• Move a node left
• Undo and redo
• Add a to-do node
• Add a to-do item
• Move a node up
• Hide child nodes
• Changing focus
• Left-Arrow: contract a node
• Right-Arrow: expand a node
• Summary: arrow keys
• Shift-Ctrl-C: copy an outline
• Shift-Ctrl-V: paste an outline
• Copy works on entire trees
• Summary