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Sometimes just pressing keys until one does what I want works, but this feels rather unelegant. Is there an easier way of finding out what keys do what?

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    I'm confused by this question (not least by the notion of "just pressing keys until one does what I want"), but do you want C-h m ? (which works in any buffer); or C-h i g (org)Agenda commands ? (to read the relevant node in the manual); or are you looking for something else? (in which case please explain).
    – phils
    Jul 1, 2020 at 7:15

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When you're in the agenda buffer try C-h m which should give an overview of the current mode, show which commands are available and list their keybindings.

There are a few other ways to access the built in documentation (as found in the manual) that you might want to explore.

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  1. Use kc-mode or kc-auto-mode, from library Key See (code: keysee.el). (It, in turn, requires library Sortie (sortie.el).

    • kc-mode shows you, on demand, at any time, all of the keys you can use then, along with the commands they are bound to.
    • kc-auto-mode does the same as kc-mode, but it also shows you automatically all of the keys you can use after you use a prefix key (e.g. C-x), along with their commands.
  2. Even better: use Icicles key completion. (Key See behavior is a simplified version of this.) In addition to what KC shows you, you can immediately get complete help on any key/command shown - its full doc string is shown in buffer *Help*.

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