5.3 Priorities

If you use Org-mode extensively to organize your work, you may end up with a number of TODO entries so large that you'd like to prioritize them. This can be done by placing a priority cookie into the headline, like this

     *** TODO [#A] Write letter to Sam Fortune

With its standard setup, Org-mode supports priorities `A', `B', and `C'. `A' is the highest priority. An entry without a cookie is treated as priority `B'. Priorities make a difference only in the agenda (see Weekly/Daily agenda).

C-c ,

Set the priority of the current headline. The command prompts for a priority character `A', `B' or `C'. When you press <SPC> instead, the priority cookie is removed from the headline. The priorities can also be changed “remotely” from the timeline and agenda buffer with the , command (see Agenda commands).

S-<up>

S-<down>

Increase/decrease priority of current headline. Note that these keys are also used to modify time stamps (see Creating timestamps). Furthermore, these keys are also used by CUA-mode (see Conflicts).