For me the answer depends on the size of the text, and how you generate the final report. I would probably make a link like [[./big-report.org]] in the first section. That would make it pretty easy to have a standalone document with headlines at whatever level is appropriate that can be exported in the desired format.
SabreWolfy writes: > Consider the following Org file, which is used to generate an Agenda: > > --8<---------------cut here---------------start------------->8--- > * Write the big report > DEADLINE: <2015-05-26 Tue 12:00> > * Write the small report > DEADLINE: <2015-06-02 Tue 12:00> > * Plan the draft proposal > SCHEDULED: <2015-05-28 Thu 09:00> > --8<---------------cut here---------------end--------------->8--- > > Where is the best place to store the actual text of the reports and > proposals? Should it be stored under each heading? Or in a drawer? Or linked? > > I call the Agenda and see entries for the day, and then scroll to one and > press <Tab> to jump to it. This would be a good place to store the text? -- Professor John Kitchin Doherty Hall A207F Department of Chemical Engineering Carnegie Mellon University Pittsburgh, PA 15213 412-268-7803 @johnkitchin http://kitchingroup.cheme.cmu.edu