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A few conventions and notations are used throughout this wiki. Most of them are very similar to those used in the Emacs Manual

== Key bindings ==

The notation {{Keys|C-M-a}}, denotes a key binding. Here, '''C-''' represents the ''<Control>'' key (which is labelled ''<Ctrl>'' on most keyboards), '''M-''' represents the ''<Meta>'' key (which is labelled ''<Alt>'' on most keyboards), and '''a''' simply represents the ''a'' key. Thus, to produce this key combination, you should press simultaneously the ''<Ctrl>'', ''<Alt>'', and ''a'' keys on your keyboard.

You can form sequences of key bindings. For example {{Keys|C-x C-c}} denotes the {{Keys|C-x}} key combination (i.e. ''<ctrl>''+''x'') followed by the {{Keys|C-c}} key combination (i.e. ''<ctrl>''+''c'').

Below is a list of some keys you might encounter on this wiki:

{| cellpadding="5"
! notation
! corresponding key
|-
| '''C-'''
| <Ctrl>
|-
| '''M-'''
| <Meta> or <Alt>
|-
| '''S-'''
| <Shift>
|-
| '''left'''
| <left arrow>
|-
|}

[[Category:Beginner]]

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 == Key bindings and commands ==
-The notation {{Keys|C-M-a}}, denotes a key binding. Here, '''<tt>C-</tt>''' represents the ''<Control>'' key (which is labelled ''<Ctrl>'' on most keyboards), '''<tt>M-</tt>''' represents the ''<Meta>'' key (which is labelled ''<Alt>'' on most keyboards), and '''</tt>a</tt>''' simply represents the ''a'' key. Thus, to produce this key combination, you should press simultaneously the ''<Ctrl>'', ''<Alt>'', and ''a'' keys on your keyboard.
+The notation {{Keys|C-M-a}}, denotes a key binding. Here, '''<tt>C-</tt>''' represents the ''<Control>'' key (which is labelled ''<Ctrl>'' on most keyboards), '''<tt>M-</tt>''' represents the ''<Meta>'' key (which is labelled ''<Alt>'' on most keyboards), and '''<tt>a</tt>''' simply represents the ''a'' key. Thus, to produce this key combination, you should press simultaneously the ''<Ctrl>'', ''<Alt>'', and ''a'' keys on your keyboard.
 You can form sequences of key bindings. For example {{Keys|C-x C-c}} denotes the {{Keys|C-x}} key combination (i.e. ''<ctrl>''+''x'') followed by the {{Keys|C-c}} key combination (i.e. ''<ctrl>''+''c'').

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 == Links to official manual sections ==
-This wiki does not aim at reproducing official GNU documentation. Instead, it links to it using this notation: {{Manual|emacs|Major-Modes|Major Modes}}. You can of course click on the link to view the relevant manual section (in this case, the "Major Modes" section of the Emacs manual). But since Emacs is self-documented, you can also directly see the documentation within Emacs, by typing:
+This wiki does not aim at reproducing official GNU documentation. Instead, it links to it using this notation: {{Manual|emacs|Major-Modes|Major Modes}}.
 : '''M-: (info "(emacs) Major Modes") RET'''
 [[Category:Beginner]]

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 A few conventions and notations are used throughout this wiki. Most of them are very similar to those used in the Emacs Manual
-== Key bindings ==
+== Key bindings and commands ==
-The notation {{Keys|C-M-a}}, denotes a key binding. Here, '''C-''' represents the ''<Control>'' key (which is labelled ''<Ctrl>'' on most keyboards), '''M-''' represents the ''<Meta>'' key (which is labelled ''<Alt>'' on most keyboards), and '''a''' simply represents the ''a'' key. Thus, to produce this key combination, you should press simultaneously the ''<Ctrl>'', ''<Alt>'', and ''a'' keys on your keyboard.
+The notation {{Keys|C-M-a}}, denotes a key binding. Here, '''<tt>C-</tt>''' represents the ''<Control>'' key (which is labelled ''<Ctrl>'' on most keyboards), '''<tt>M-</tt>''' represents the ''<Meta>'' key (which is labelled ''<Alt>'' on most keyboards), and '''</tt>a</tt>''' simply represents the ''a'' key. Thus, to produce this key combination, you should press simultaneously the ''<Ctrl>'', ''<Alt>'', and ''a'' keys on your keyboard.
 You can form sequences of key bindings. For example {{Keys|C-x C-c}} denotes the {{Keys|C-x}} key combination (i.e. ''<ctrl>''+''x'') followed by the {{Keys|C-c}} key combination (i.e. ''<ctrl>''+''c'').
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 Below is a list of some keys you might encounter on this wiki:
-{| cellpadding="5"
+{|
 ! notation
 ! corresponding key
 |-
-| '''C-'''
+| '''<tt>C-</tt>'''
 | <Ctrl>
 |-
-| '''M-'''
+| '''<tt>M-</tt>'''
 | <Meta> or <Alt>
 |-
-| '''S-'''
+| '''<tt>S-</tt>'''
 | <Shift>
 |-
-| '''left'''
+| '''<tt>left</tt>'''
-| <left arrow>
+| <left arrow> (similar notations are used for all arrow keys)
 |-
 |}
 == Links to official manual sections ==