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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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.
Use
kc-modeorkc-auto-mode, from library Key See (code:keysee.el). (It, in turn, requires library Sortie (sortie.el).kc-modeshows you, on demand, at any time, all of the keys you can use then, along with the commands they are bound to.kc-auto-modedoes the same askc-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.
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*.
C-h m? (which works in any buffer); orC-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).