Hot Keys and Icon Definitions for Project Management   

Goal:  Hot Keys & Icons 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 – 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 – 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 – 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 – A: Admin Menu  

ALT – U: Users…

ALT – S: Security Profiles…

ALT – N: Admin Preferences…

ALT – C: Admin Categories…

ALT – R: Currencies…

ALT – T: Timesheet Dates…

 
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 – Removes the vertical split bar, which eliminates the

                                     Gantt chart.

…….Gantt Chart – Replaces the vertical split bar, and shows Gantt chart.

…….Chart View – Shows box relationship and removes the vertical split

                                 bar.

…….Show/Hide Bottom Layout – Show and removes working tabs on

                                                         the bottom.

…….Bars – Bar editing for the Gantt view.

……..Columns – Edit columns by adding, removing, sizing and control

                               information provided in the column header.

…….Timescale – Edit the timescale view

……Filter – Select specific information. Enable you to narrow you selection

                        to a specific data group. Primavera supplies standard filters.

…….Group & Sort – Grouping activities or projects in categories that share

                                    a common attribute. Sort arranges activities, resources or projects

                                     with a group.

…….Project Code – Group multiple projects with identified code fields.

…….Resource Codes – Used to categorize project resources by code

                                         classifications for role up reporting.

….Roles – Roles in which a resource can reside

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

..........Schedule – Updates progress or reschedules the project immediately

                                according to new information entered. Also run by pressing F9.

..........Level Resources – Automatic process that changes the start of certain

                                            activities.

……...Progress Spotlight – Highlights activities that should have been

                                               worked on during a specific time period.

….Zoom in & Out – Works in the Activities window with the Gantt chart.

……..Resources by Role - All resources assigned to a specific role.

……..Predecessor…Before

 
 …….Successor….After

……Activity Codes – Sort and Group activities by activity codes

….Steps – Add weighted steps within a specific activity.

.......Work Products & Documents – Links to stored file pictures or

                                                           documents for activities.

…..Expenses – Non resource cost associated with a project and assigned

                              to activities.

…..Thresholds – Parameters assigned to a WBS element which monitors

                                the project and generates issues.

…...Issues – Identity’s problem within a schedule that must be addressed

                        before the project can be complete.

…...Risk – Identify risk by name, status, type, priority level, and date it

                     was identified.

At the top, Choose……….View – Select the following

….Table, Font, and Rows – Edits row height and fonts

At the top, Choose…..Enterprise – Edits Global information

……Projects – Goes to the Project window.

 ……Enterprise Project Structure – Opens the EPS Editing box

…...Tracking – Used for resource analysis, histograms and profiles.

…….Portfolio – Selected group of projects that are added to a custom

                             profile.

……Calendars – Assigned to all activities in a project.

…….Activity Steps Template - Templates created to be used across

                                                   multiple projects.

……Cost Accounts – Track activity cost and earn value through project life

                                      cycle.

……Resource Curves – How you want distribution of cost or units spread

                                         over the duration of an activity.