Access & use task panes
F6
Move to a task pane from another pane in the program window. (You may need to press F6 more than once.) Note If pressing F6 doesn't display the task pane you want. try pressing ALT to place focus on the menu bar and then pressing CTRL+TAB to move to the task pane.
CTRL+TAB
When a menu or toolbar is active. move to a task pane. (You may need to press CTRL+TAB more than once.)
TAB or SHFT+TAB
When a task pane is active. select the next or previous option in the task pane. respectively.
CTRL+DOWN ARROW
Display the full set of commands on the task pane menu.
DOWN ARROW or UP ARROW
Move among choices on a selected submenu. move among certain options in a group of options in a dialog box.
SPACEBAR or ENTER
Open the selected menu. or perform the action assigned to the selected button.
SHFT+F10
Open a shortcut menu. open a drop-down menu for the selected gallery item.
HOME or END
When a menu or submenu is visible. select the first or last command. respectively. on the menu or submenu.
PAGE UP or PAGE DOWN
Scroll up or down. respectively. in the selected gallery list.
CTRL+HOME or CTRL+END
Move to the top or bottom. respectively. of the selected gallery list.
ALT+Click
Open the Research task pane.
Access & use smart tags
ALT+SHFT+F10
Display the menu or message for a smart tag. If more than one smart tag is present. switch to the next smart tag and display its menu or message.
DOWN ARROW
Select the next item on a smart tag menu.
UP ARROW
Select the previous item on a smart tag menu.
ENTER
Perform the action for the selected item on a smart tag menu.
ESC
Close the smart tag menu or message.
In the Help window
ALT+F4
Close the Help window.
ALT+TAB
Switch between the Help window and the active program.
ALT+HOME
Go back to Program Name Home.
TAB
Select the next item in the Help window.
SHFT+TAB
Select the previous item in the Help window.
ENTER
Perform the action for the selected item.
TAB or SHFT+TAB
In the Browse Program Name Help section of the Help window. select the next or previous item. respectively.
ENTER
In the Browse Program Name Help section of the Help window. expand or collapse the selected item.
TAB
Select the next hidden text or hyperlink. including Show All or Hide All at the top of a topic.
SHFT+TAB
Select the previous hidden text or hyperlink.
ENTER
Perform the action for the selected Show All. Hide All. hidden text. or hyperlink.
ALT+LEFT ARROW or BACKSPACE
Move back to the previous Help topic (Back button).
ALT+RIGHT ARROW
Move forward to the next Help topic (Forward button).
UP ARROWor DOWN ARROW
Scroll small amounts up or down. respectively. within the currently displayed Help topic.
PAGE UPor PAGE DOWN
Scroll larger amounts up or down. respectively. within the currently displayed Help topic.
ALT+U
Change whether the Help window appears connected to (tiled) or separate from (untiled) the active program.
SHFT+F10
Display a menu of commands for the Help window.This requires that the Help window have the active focus (click in the Help window).
ESC
Stop the last action (Stop button).
F5
Update the window (Refresh button).
CTRL+P
Print the current Help topic. Note If the cursor is not in the current Help topic. press F6 and then press CTRL+P.
F6. DOWN ARROW
Change the connection state.
F6. DOWN ARROW
Type text in the Type words to search for box.
F6
Switchamong areas in the Help window. for example. switch between the toolbar. Type words to search for box. and Search list.
DOWN ARROWor UP ARROW
In a Table of Contents in tree view. select the next or previous item. respectively.
LEFT ARROW or RIGHT ARROW
In a Table of Contents in tree view. expand or collapse the selected item. respectively.
Changing / Resizing Font
CTRL+SHFT+F
Change the font.
CTRL+SHFT+P
Change the font size.
CTRL+SHFT+>
Increase the font size of the selected text.
CTRL+SHFT+<
Decrease the font size of the selected text.
Moving Around in Text / Cells
LEFT ARROW
Move one character to the left.
RIGHT ARROW
Move one character to the right.
UP ARROW
Move one line up.
DOWN ARROW
Move one line down.
CTRL+LEFT ARROW
Move one word to the left.
CTRL+RIGHT ARROW
Move one word to the right.
END
Move to the end of a line.
HOME
Move to the beginning of a line.
CTRL+UP ARROW
Move up one paragraph.
CTRL+DOWN ARROW
Move down one paragraph.
CTRL+END
Move to the end of a text box.
CTRL+HOME
Move to the beginning of a text box.
SHFT+F4
Repeat the last Find action.
Basics
ALT+TAB
Switch to the next window.
ALT+SHFT+TAB
Switch to the previous window.
CTRL+W or CTRL+F4
Close the active window.
CTRL+F5
Restore the size of the active window after you maximize it.
F6
Move to a task pane from another pane in the program window (clockwise direction). You may need to press F6 more than once. Note If pressing F6 doesn't display the task pane you want. try pressing ALT to place focus on the menu bar or Ribbon. which is a part of the Microsoft Office Fluent user interface. and then pressing CTRL+TAB to move to the task pane.
SHFT+F6
Move to a pane from another pane in the program window (counterclockwise direction).
CTRL+F6
When more than one window is open. switch to the next window.
CTRL+SHFT+F6
Switch to the previous window.
CTRL+F7
When a document window is not maximized. perform the Move command (on the Control menu for the window). Press the arrow keys to move the window. When you finish. press ESC.
CTRL+F8
When a document window is not maximized. perform the Size command (on the Control menu for the window).Press the arrow keys to resize the window. When you finish. press ESC.
CTRL+F9
Minimize a window to an icon (works for only some Microsoft Office programs).
CTRL+F10
Maximize or restore a selected window.
PRINT SCREEN
Copy a picture of the screen to the Clipboard.
ALT+PRINT SCREEN
Copy a picture of the selected window to the Clipboard.
Moving Around / Work in Tables
TAB
Move to the next cell.
SHFT+TAB
Move to the preceding cell.
DOWN ARROW
Move to the next row.
UP ARROW
Move to the preceding row.
CTRL+TAB
Insert a tab in a cell.
ENTER
Start a new paragraph.
TAB at the end of the last row
Add a new row at the bottom of the table.
Views - Network Diagram
Arrow keys
Move to a different Network Diagram box.
SHFT+Arrow keys
Add Network Diagram boxes to the selection.
CTRL+Arrow keys
Move a Network Diagram box. Note Manual positioning must be set first. Click Layout on the Format menu. and then click Allow manual box positioning.
CTRL+HOME or SHFT+CTRL+HOME
Move to the top Network Diagram box in the view or project.
CTRL+END or SHFT+CTRL+END
Move to the lowest Network Diagram box in the project.
HOME or SHFT+HOME
Move to the leftmost Network Diagram box in the project.
END or SHFT+END
Move to the rightmost Network Diagram box in the project.
PAGE UP or SHFT+PAGE UP
Move up one window height.
PAGE DOWN or SHFT+PAGE DOWN
Move down one window height.
CTRL+PAGE UP or SHFT+CTRL+PAGE UP
Move left one window width.
CTRL+PAGE DOWN or SHFT+CTRL+PAGE DOWN
Move right one window width.
ENTER
Select the next field in the Network Diagram box.
SHFT+ENTER
Select the previous field in the Network Diagram box.
Navigating Views & Windows
ALT+SPACEBAR
Activate the Control menu.
F2
Activate the entry bar to edit text in a field.
F10 or ALT
Activate the menu bar.
ALT+HYPHEN
Activate the project control menu.
SHFT+F6
Activate the split bar.
ALT+F4
Close the program window.
F3
Display all filtered tasks or all filtered resources.
ALT+F3
Display the Column Definition dialog box.
SHFT+F11
Open a new window.
SHFT+BACKSPACE
Reduce a selection to a single field.
SHFT+F3
Reset sort order to ID order.
F6
Select a drawing object.
SHFT+F2
Display task information.
SHFT+F2
Display resource information.
SHFT+F2
Display assignment information.
SHFT+F8
Turn on or off the Add To Selection mode.
CTRL+F9
Turn on or off Auto Calculate.
F8
Turn on or off the Extend Selection mode.
ALT+Arrow keys
Move left. right. up. or down to view different pages in the Print Preview window.
Outlining a Project
ALT+SHFT+HYPHEN orALT+SHFT+MINUS SIGN (minus sign
Hide subtasks.
ALT+SHFT+RIGHT ARROW
Indent the selected task.
ALT+SHFT+ = orALT+SHFT+PLUS SIGN (plus sign on the
Show subtasks.
ALT+SHFT+* (asterisk on the numeric keypad)
Show all tasks.
ALT+SHFT+LEFT ARROW
Outdent the selected task.
Dialog Box - Selecting & Editing
Arrow keys
Move between fields at the bottom of a form.
ALT+1 (left) orALT+2 (right)
Move into tables at the bottom of a form.
ENTER
Move to the next task or resource.
SHFT+ENTER
Move to the previous task or resource.
Sheet View - Edit
CTRL+DELETE
Clear or reset the selected field.
CTRL+C
Copy the selected data.
CTRL+X
Cut the selected data.
DELETE orCTRL+MINUS SIGN (on the numeric keypad)
Delete the selected data.
CTRL+F orSHFT+F5
Display the Find dialog box.
SHFT+F4
In the Find dialog box. continue to the next instance of the search results.
F5
Use the Go To command (Edit menu).
CTRL+V
Paste the copied or cut data.
SHFT+BACKSPACE
Reduce the selection to one field.
CTRL+Z
Undo the last action.
CTRL+SHFT+F2
Unlink tasks.
Sheet View - Move
ALT+HOME
Move to the beginning of a project (timescale).
ALT+END
Move to the end of a project (timescale).
ALT+LEFT ARROW
Move the timescale left.
ALT+RIGHT ARROW
Move the timescale right.
HOME orCTRL+LEFT ARROW
Move to the first field in a row.
CTRL+UP ARROW
Move to the first row.
CTRL+HOME
Move to the first field of the first row.
END orCTRL+RIGHT ARROW
Move to the last field in a row.
CTRL+END
Move to the last field of the last row.
CTRL+DOWN ARROW
Move to the last row.
Sheet View - Move in the Side Pane
CTRL+TAB or CTRL+SHFT+TAB
Move focus between the side pane and the view on the right side.
TAB
Select different controls in the side pane if focus is in the side pane.
SPACEBAR
Select or clear check boxes and option buttons if focus is in the side pane.
CTRL+R
Update the Project Guide.
Sheet View - Select in a View
SHFT+PAGE DOWN
Extend the selection down one page.
SHFT+PAGE UP
Extend the selection up one page.
SHFT+DOWN ARROW
Extend the selection down one row.
SHFT+UP ARROW
Extend the selection up one row.
SHFT+HOME
Extend the selection to the first field in a row.
SHFT+END
Extend the selection to the last field in a row.
CTRL+SHFT+HOME
Extend the selection to the start of the information.
CTRL+SHFT+END
Extend the selection to the end of the information.
CTRL+SHFT+UP ARROW
Extend the selection to the first row.
CTRL+SHFT+DOWN ARROW
Extend the selection to the last row.
CTRL+SHFT+HOME
Extend the selection to the first field of the first row.
CTRL+SHFT+END
Extend the selection to the last field of the last row.
CTRL+SHFT+SPACEBAR
Select all rows and columns.
CTRL+SPACEBAR
Select a column.
SHFT+SPACEBAR
Select a row.
ENTER
Move within a selection down one field.
SHFT+ENTER
Move within a selection up one field.
TAB
Move within a selection right one field.
SHFT+TAB
Move within a selection left one field.
Selecting & Editing in the Entry Bar
BACKSPACE
Delete one character to the left.
DELETE
Delete one character to the right.
CTRL+DELETE
Delete one word to the right.
SHFT+END
Extend the selection to the end of the text.
SHFT+HOME
Extend the selection to the start of the text.
INSERT
Turn on or off Overtype mode.
Using a Timescale
ALT+PAGE UP
Move the timescale left one page.
ALT+PAGE DOWN
Move the timescale right one page.
ALT+HOME
Move the timescale to beginning of the project.
ALT+END
Move the timescale to end of the project.
ALT+LEFT ARROW
Scroll the timescale left.
ALT+RIGHT ARROW
Scroll the timescale right.
CTRL+ / (slash on the numeric keypad)
Show smaller time units.
CTRL+* (asterisk on the numeric keypad)
Show larger time units.