Export in Foreign Buffers (The Org Manual)

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### 13.18 Export in Foreign Buffers

The export back-ends in Org often include commands to convert selected regions. A convenient feature of this in-place conversion is that the exported output replaces the original source. Here are such functions:

`org-ascii-convert-region-to-ascii`

  Convert the selected region into ASCII.

`org-ascii-convert-region-to-utf8`

  Convert the selected region into UTF-8.

`org-html-convert-region-to-html`

  Convert the selected region into HTML.

`org-latex-convert-region-to-latex`

  Convert the selected region into LaTeX.

`org-texinfo-convert-region-to-texinfo`

  Convert the selected region into Texinfo.

`org-md-convert-region-to-md`

  Convert the selected region into Markdown.

In-place conversions are particularly handy for quick conversion of tables and lists in foreign buffers. For example, in an HTML buffer, write a list in Org syntax, select it, and convert it to HTML with `M-x org-html-convert-region-to-html`.