Org Mode - Is there a way to reverse org-list-make-subtree?

Question

By using org-list-make-subtree (C-c C-*) you turn an Org List into a sub tree:

- Item 1
 - Item 2
  - Item 3

would turn into

* Item 1
** Item 2
*** Item 3

But is there a built in function (like org-subtree-make-list)to reverse this operation or would you need to do it by hand?

Answer 1

The command org-ctrl-c-minus (bound to C-c - by default) turns a region of lines into a list. You need to mark the lines you want to change first, but it works with the headlines in your example as well.

Here's a defun you might use to mark the subtree and then change it to a list:

(defun org-subtree-make-list ()
  (interactive)
  (org-mark-subtree)
  (org-ctrl-c-minus))