Hot Keys and Icon Definitions for Project Management

ALT – F: File Menu
ALT – N: New… or Crtl+N
ALT – O: Open… or Crtl+O
ALT – S: Close All or Crtl+W
ALT – L: Login as a Different User…
ALT – U: Page Setup…
ALT – V: Print Preview
ALT – P: Print… or Ctrl+P
ALT – A: Project Architect…
ALT – I: Import…
ALT – E: Export…
ALT – H: Check In…
ALT – K: Check Out…
ALT – T: Import from Expedition
ALT – C: Select Project Portfolio…
ALT – M: Commit Chang
ALT – R: Refresh Data or <F5>
ALT – 1, 2, 3 or 4: Each number will correspond to the last four projects that were Opened.
ALT – X: Exit

 
 
 

ALT – V: View Menu
ALT – O: Layout
ALT – B: Bars…
ALT – L: Columns…
ALT – M: Timescale…
ALT – T: Attachments

  • ALT – C: Curtain
  • ALT – T: Text

ALT – A: Activity Network

  • ALT – N: Activity Network Options…
  • ALT – P: Open Network Positions…
  • ALT – E: Save Network Positions…

ALT – Y: Bottom Layout Options…
ALT – F: Filters
ALT – G: Group and Sort…
ALT – W: Show on Top

  • ALT – A: Activity Table
  • ALT – G: Gantt Chart
  • ALT – U: Activity Usage Spreadsheet
  • ALT – C: Activity Network

ALT – H: Show on Bottom

  • ALT – N: No Bottom Layout
  • ALT – D: Activity Details
  • ALT – A: Activity Table
  • ALT – G: Gantt Chart
  • ALT – U: Activity Usage Spreadsheet
  • ALT – S: Resource Usage Spreadsheet
  • ALT – P: Activity Usage Profile
  • ALT – R: Resource Usage Profile
  • ALT – T: Trace Logic

ALT – I: Hint Help
ALT – E: Expand All
ALT – C: Collapse All
ALT – R: Toolbars

  • ALT – V: Navigation Bar
  • ALT – G: Navigation Bar Button Text
  • ALT – D: Directory
  • ALT – T: Directory Button Text
  • ALT – C: Command Bar Button Text
  • ALT – A: Activity Toolbar
  • ALT – S: Status Bar

ALT – K: Back
ALT – D: Forward
No Associated Hotkey: Home

 
ALT – E: Edit Menu

ALT – U: Cut or Crtl+X
ALT – C: Copy or Crtl+C
ALT – P: Paste or Crtl+V
ALT – A: Add or <Ins>
ALT – D: Delete or <Del>
ALT – O: Dissolve
ALT – I: Assign
ALT – R: Resources…
ALT – L: Resources by Role…
ALT – O: Roles…
ALT – C: Activity Codes…
ALT – P: Predecessors…
ALT – S: Successors…
ALT – K: Link Activities
ALT – W: Fill Down or Crtl+E
ALT – L: Select All or Crtl+A
ALT – F: Find… or Crtl+F
ALT – N: Find Next or <F3>
ALT – R: Replace or Crtl+R
ALT – S: Spell Check… or <F7>
ALT – M: Project Management Sam…
ALT – E: User Preferences…

ALT – P: Project Menu

ALT – A: Activities
ALT – S: Resource Assignments
ALT – W: WBS
ALT – B: Baselines…
ALT – E: Expenses
ALT – D: Work Products and Documents
ALT – T: Thresholds
ALT – I: Issues
ALT – R: Risks
ALT – P: Set Default Project…

 
 

ALT – N: Enterprise Menu
ALT – P: Projects
ALT – N: Enterprise project Structure…
ALT – C: Tracking
ALT – F: Resources
ALT – O: Roles…
ALT – B: OBS…
ALT – S: Resource Codes…
ALT – J: Project Codes…
ALT – T: Activity Codes…
ALT – L: Calendars…
ALT – H: Resource Shifts…
ALT – A: Cost Accounts…
ALT – D: Funding Sources…
ALT – U: Resource Curves
ALT – N: External Applications…

 

ALT – T: Tools Menu

ALT – T: Time Approval…
ALT – E: Top Down Estimation…
ALT – A: Apply Actuals…
ALT – S: Schedule or <F9>
ALT – L: Level Resources… or <Shift>+<F9>
ALT – Z: Summarize

  • ALT – O: Open All Projects
  • ALT – A: All Projects
  • ALT – S: Summary Only Projects

ALT – J: Job Services…
ALT – O: Period Closeout
ALT – G: Global Change…
ALT – M: Monitor Thresholds…
ALT – I: Issue Navigator…
ALT – R: Reports

  • ALT – R: Reports
  • ALT – G: Report Groups…
  • ALT – B: Batch Reports…

ALT – W: Report Wizard…
ALT – P: Publish

  • ALT – P: Project Web Site…
  • ALT – A: Activity Layouts…
  • ALT – T: Tracking Layouts…

ALT – C: Check Project Integrity…
ALT – U: Recalculate Resource Costs…
ALT – N: Set Language…

 

ALT – H: Help Menu
ALT – C: Contents…
ALT – A: About Project Manager…
ALT – B: Suggestion Box!…

 

Icon Definitions:

The following boxes work with the Project & Activity data in the top view.

 
  • project_table – Project Table – Removes the vertical split bar, which eliminates the Gantt chart
  • gantt_chart – Gantt Chart – Replaces the vertical split bar, and shows the Gantt chart.
  • chart_view – Chart View – Shows box relationship and removes the vertical split bar
  • show-hide_bottom_layout – Show/Hide Bottom Layout – Show and removes working tabs on the bottom.
  • bars – Bar – editing for the Gantt view
 
  • columns – Columns – Edit columns by adding, removing, sizing, and control information provided in the column header.
  • timescale – Timescale – Edit the timescale view
  • filter – Filter – Select specific information. Enable you to narrow your selection to a specific data group. Primavera supplies standard filters
 
  • groupandsort – Group & Sort – Grouping activities or projects in categories that share a common attribute. Sort arranges activities, resources or projects with a group
  • projectcode – Project Code – Group multiple projects with identified code fields
  • resourcecodes – Resource Codes – Used to categorize project resources by code classification for roll-up reporting.
  • roles – Roles – Roles in which a resource can reside
 

The following boxes work with the Activity data in the top view.

 
  • schedule – Schedule – Updates progress or reschedules the project immediately according to new information entered. Also, run by pressing F9.
  • level_resources – Level Resources – Automatic process that changes the start of certain activities.
  • progress_spotlight – Progress Spotlight – Highlights activities that should have been worked on during a specific time period
  • zoominout – Zoom in & out – Works in the Activities window with the Gantt chart
  • resourcesbyrole – Resources by Role – All resources assigned to a specific role.
  • predecessor – Predecessor – Before
  • successor – Successor – After
 
  • activity_codes – Activity Codes – Sort and Group activities by activity codes
  • steps – Steps – Add weighted steps within a specific activity
  • work_products_documents – Work Products & Documents – Links to stored file pictures or documents for activities
  • expenses – Expenses – Non-resource cost associated with a project and assigned to activities
  • thresholds – Thresholds – Parameters assigned to a WBS element which monitors the project and generates issues
  • issues – Issues – Identifies problem within a schedule that must be addressed before the project can be complete
  • risk – Risk – Identify risk by name, status, type, priority level, and date it was identified
  • At the top, Choose View – Select the following
    • table_font_rows – Table, Font, and Rows – Edits row height and fonts
 

At the top, Choose Enterprise – Edits Global Information

  • projects – Projects – Goes to the Project window
  • enterprise_project_structure – Enterprise Project Structure – Opens the EPS Editing box
  • tracking – Tracking – Used for resource analysis, histograms and profiles
  • portfolio – Portfolio – Selected group of projects that are added to a custom profile
  • calendars – Calendars – Assigned to all activities in a project
  • activity_steps_template – Activity Steps Template – Templates created to be used across multiple projects
  • cost_accounts – Cost Accounts – Track activity cost and earn value through the project life cycle
  • resource_curves – Resource Curves – How do you want the distribution of cost or unites spread over the duration of an activity.