Gary Oberbrunner <ga...@oberbrunner.com> writes:
> Is there any way to turn a headline (and its subtree) into a plain
> list (and nested list items)? Or better yet, turn all level N and
> below headlines into plain lists at the corresponding level?
For the latter, you could use org-map-entries:
--8<---------------cut here---------------start------------->8---
(defun org-convert-low-levels-to-list (level)
"Convert headings in file equal or greater than LEVEL to lists.
A numeric prefix argument can be used to set the level. The
default level is three"
(interactive "P")
(let ((level (number-to-string (or level 3))))
(org-map-entries 'org-ctrl-c-minus
(concat "+LEVEL>=" level) 'file)))
--8<---------------cut here---------------end--------------->8---
There is also an FAQ that covers what the other replies have said.
http://orgmode.org/worg/org-faq.html#convert-plain-lists-to-headlines
Best,
Matt
