Microsoft Project 2010 Shortcut Keys 

Microsoft Project 2010 Shortcut Keys

In the Help window

Open the Help window.                                                     F1

Close the Help window.                                                     ALT+F4

Switch between the Help window and the active program.    ALT+TAB

Go back to Program Name Home.                                       ALT+HOME

Select the next item in the Help window.                                      TAB

Select the previous item in the Help window.                       SHIFT+TAB

Perform the action for the selected item.                                       ENTER

In the Browse Program Name Help section
of the Help window, select the next or previous item,
respectively.                                                                     TAB or SHIFT+TAB

In the Browse Program Name Help section of the
Help window, expand or collapse the selected item.              ENTER

Select the next hidden text or hyperlink, including
Show All or Hide All at the top of a topic.                           TAB

Select the previous hidden text or hyperlink.                       SHIFT+TAB

Perform the action for the selected Show All, Hide All,

hidden text, or hyperlink.                                                  ENTER

Move back to the previous Help topic (Back button).             ALT+LEFT ARROW or BACKSPACE

Move forward to the next Help topic (Forward button).        ALT+RIGHT ARROW

Scroll small amounts up or down, respectively, within the
currently displayed Help topic.                                           UP ARROW or

DOWN ARROW

Scroll larger amounts up or down, respectively, within
the currently displayed Help topic.                                     PAGE UP or PAGE DOWN

Change whether the Help window appears connected
to (tiled) or separate from (untiled) the active program.       ALT+U

Display a menu of commands for the Help window.
This requires that the Help window have the active
focus (click in the Help window).                                       SHIFT+F10

Stop the last action (Stop button).                                     ESC

Update the window (Refresh button).                                 F5

Print the current Help topic

NOTE   If the cursor is not in the current Help topic,
press F6 and then press CTRL+P.                                       CTRL+P

Change the connection state.                                            F6, DOWN ARROW

Type text in the Type words to search for box. F6,               DOWN ARROW

Switch among areas in the Help window; for example,
switch between the toolbar, Type words to search
for box, and Search list.                                                    F6

In a Table of Contents in tree view, select the next or
previous item, respectively.                                               DOWN ARROW or UP ARROW

In a Table of Contents in tree view, expand or collapse

the selected item, respectively.                                          LEFT ARROW or RIGHT ARROW

Microsoft Office basics

Hide Keyboard access to the Office Fluent Ribbon                 Press ALT.

The KeyTips are displayed over each feature that is
available in the current view.

Press the letter that appears in the KeyTip over the
feature that you want to use.

Depending on which letter you press, additional
KeyTips may appear. For example, if the Home tab
is active and you press W, the View tab is displayed,
along with the KeyTips for the groups on that tab.

Continue pressing letters until you press the letter of
the command or control that you want to use. In some
cases, you must first press the letter of the group that
contains the command.

NOTE   To cancel the action that you are taking and
hide the KeyTips, press ALT.

TIP   If the Watch Window does not get focus after
you select it by using the KeyTips, press ALT, and
then press CTRL+TAB.

HideDisplay and use windows

Switch to the next window.                                               ALT+TAB

Switch to the previous window.                                         ALT+SHIFT+TAB

Close the active window.                                                   CTRL+W or CTRL+F4

Restore the size of the active window after you
maximize it.                                                                     CTRL+F5

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 Office Fluent Ribbon,
and then pressing CTRL+TAB to move to the task pane.

Move to a pane from another pane in the program window
(counter clockwise direction).                                            SHIFT+F6

When more than one window is open, switch to
the next window.                                                              CTRL+F6

Switch to the previous window.                                         CTRL+SHIFT+F6

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+F7

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+F8

Minimize a window to an icon (works for only some
Microsoft Office programs).                                               CTRL+F9

Maximize or restore a selected window.                               CTRL+F10

Copy a picture of the screen to the Clipboard.                     PRINT SCREEN

Copy a picture of the selected window to the Clipboard.       ALT+PRINT SCREEN

HideChange or resize the font

Change the font.                                                               CTRL+SHIFT+F

Change the font size.                                                        CTRL+SHIFT+P

Increase the font size of the selected text.                          CTRL+SHIFT+>

Decrease the font size of the selected text.                          CTRL+SHIFT+<

HideMove around in text or cells

Move one character to the left.                                          LEFT ARROW

Move one character to the right.                                        RIGHT ARROW

Move one line up.                                                              UP ARROW

Move one line down.                                                         DOWN ARROW

Move one word to the left.                                                 CTRL+LEFT ARROW

Move one word to the right.                                              CTRL+RIGHT ARROW

Move to the end of a line.                                                  END

Move to the beginning of a line.                                         HOME

Move up one paragraph.                                                    CTRL+UP ARROW

Move down one paragraph.                                               CTRL+DOWN ARROW

Move to the end of a text box.                                           CTRL+END

Move to the beginning of a text box.                                  CTRL+HOME

Repeat the last Find action.                                               SHIFT+F4

HideMove around in and work in tables

Move to the next cell.                                                        TAB

Move to the preceding cell.                                                          SHIFT+TAB

Move to the next row.                                                       DOWN ARROW

Move to the preceding row.                                               UP ARROW

Insert a tab in a cell.                                                         CTRL+TAB

Start a new paragraph.                                                      ENTER

Add a new row at the bottom of the table.
TAB at the end of the last row

HideAccess and use actions

Display the menu or message for an action.

If more than one action is present, switch to the

next action and display its menu or message.                      ALT+SHIFT+F10

Select the next item on the action menu.                            DOWN ARROW

Select the previous item on the action menu.                       UP ARROW

Perform the action for the selected item on the
action menu.                                                                    ENTER

Close the action menu or message.                                     ESC

Tips

You can ask to be notified by a sound whenever
an action appears. To hear audio cues, you must have
a sound card. You must also have Microsoft Office Sounds
installed on your computer.

If you have access to the World Wide Web, you can
download Microsoft Office
Sounds from the Microsoft Office.com Web site.

HideUse dialog boxes

Move to the next option or option group.                           TAB

Move to the previous option or option group.                      SHIFT+TAB

Switch to the next tab in a dialog box.                                CTRL+TAB

Switch to the previous tab in a dialog box.                          CTRL+SHIFT+TAB

Move between options in an open drop-down list,
or between options in a group of options.

Arrow keys

Perform the action assigned to the selected button;
select or clear the selected check box.                                 SPACEBAR

Open the list if it is closed and move to that option
in the list.
First letter of an option in a drop-down list

Select an option; select or clear a check box.                       ALT+

the letter underlined in an
option

Open a selected drop-down list.                                         ALT+DOWN ARROW

Close a selected drop-down list; cancel a
command and close a dialog box.                                       ESC

Perform the action assigned to a default button in
a dialog box.                                                                    ENTER

HideUse edit boxes within dialog boxes

An edit box is a blank in which you type or paste an entry,
such as your user name or the path to a folder.

Move to the beginning of the entry.                                    HOME

Move to the end of the entry.                                            END

Move one character to the left or right, respectively.             LEFT ARROW or RIGHT ARROW

Move one word to the left.                                                 CTRL+LEFT ARROW

Move one word to the right.                                              CTRL+RIGHT ARROW

Select or cancel selection one character to the left.               SHIFT+LEFT ARROW

Select or cancel selection one character to the right.             SHIFT+RIGHT ARROW

Select or cancel selection one word to the left.                    CTRL+SHIFT+LEFT ARROW

Select or cancel selection one word to the right.                   CTRL+SHIFT+RIGHT ARROW

Select from the insertion point to the beginning of the entry.         SHIFT+HOME

Select from the insertion point to the end of the entry.        SHIFT+END

HideUse the Open and Save As dialog boxes

Go to the previous folder.                                                  ALT+1

Open the folder one level above the open folder.                  ALT+2

Close the dialog box and open your Web search page.           ALT+3

Delete the selected folder or file.                                        ALT+3

Create a new folder.                                                                    ALT+4

Switch among available folder views.                                  ALT+5

Show the Tools menu.                                                       ALT+L

Display a shortcut menu for a selected item,
such as a folder or file.                                                      SHIFT+F10

Move between options or areas in the dialog box.                TAB

Open the list.                                                                             F4 or ALT+I

Update the file list.                                                            F5

HideUse the Network Diagram view

Move to a different Network Diagram box.                          Arrow keys

Add Network Diagram boxes to the selection.                      SHIFT+Arrow keys

Move a Network Diagram box.

NOTE   Manual positioning must be set first.
Select the box you want to move. On the Format tab,
click Layout in the Format group.
Click Allow manual box positioning.

CTRL+Arrow keys

Move to the top Network Diagram box in the
view or project.                                                                CTRL+HOME or SHIFT+CTRL+HOME

Move to the lowest Network Diagram box in the project.      CTRL+END or SHIFT+CTRL+END

Move to the leftmost Network Diagram box
in the project.                                                                   HOME or SHIFT+HOME

Move to the rightmost Network Diagram box in the project. END or SHIFT+END

Move up one window height.                                             PAGE UP or SHIFT+PAGE UP

Move down one window height.                                         PAGE DOWN or SHIFT+PAGE DOWN

Move left one window width.                                             CTRL+PAGE UP or

SHIFT+CTRL+PAGE UP

Move right one window width.                                           CTRL+PAGE DOWN or

SHIFT+CTRL
+PAGE DOWN

Select the next field in the Network Diagram box.                ENTER or TAB

Select the previous field in the Network Diagram box.           SHIFT+ENTER

HideNavigate views and windows

Activate the Control menu.                                                 ALT+SPACEBAR

Activate the entry bar to edit text in a field.                        F2

Activate the menu bar.                                                      F10 or ALT

Activate the project control menu.                                      ALT+HYPHEN

Activate the split bar.                                                        SHIFT+F6

Close the program window.                                               ALT+F4

Display all filtered tasks or all filtered resources.                   F3

Display the Field Settings dialog box.                                  ALT+F3

Open a new window.                                                         SHIFT+F11

Reduce a selection to a single field.                                     SHIFT+BACKSPACE

Reset sort order to ID order and turn off grouping.              SHIFT+F3

Select a drawing object.                                                    F6

Display task information.                                                   SHIFT+F2

Display resource information.                                             SHIFT+F2

Display assignment information.                                        SHIFT+F2

Turn on or off the Add To Selection mode.                          SHIFT+F8

Turn on or off Auto Calculate.                                            CTRL+F9

Turn on or off the Extend Selection mode.                          F8

Move left, right, up, or down to view different
pages in the Print Preview window.                                    ALT+Arrow keys

HideOutline a project

Hide subtasks.                                                                  ALT+SHIFT+HYPHEN or

ALT+SHIFT+MINUS SIGN
(minus sign on the numeric keypad)

Indent the selected task.                                                   ALT+SHIFT+RIGHT ARROW

Show subtasks.                                                                 ALT+SHIFT+ = or

ALT+SHIFT+PLUS SIGN
(plus sign on the numeric keypad)

Show all tasks.                                                                  ALT+SHIFT+*

(asterisk on the numeric keypad)

Outdent the selected task.                                                 ALT+SHIFT+LEFT ARROW

HideSelect and edit in a dialog box

Move between fields at the bottom of a form.                      Arrow keys

Move into tables at the bottom of a form.                           ALT+1 (left) or ALT+2 (right)

Move to the next task or resource.                                      ENTER

Move to the previous task or resource.                                SHIFT+ENTER

HideEdit in a view

Cancel an entry.                                                                ESC

Clear or reset the selected field.                                         CTRL+DELETE

Copy the selected data.                                                     CTRL+C

Cut the selected data.                                                       CTRL+X

Delete the selected data.                                                   DELETE

Delete row that has a selected cell.                                     CTRL+MINUS SIGN

(on the numeric keypad)

Fill down.                                                                        CTRL+D

Display the Find dialog box.                                              CTRL+F or SHIFT+F5

In the Find dialog box, continue to the next instance
of the search results.                                                         SHIFT+F4

Use the Go To command (Edit menu).                                 F5

Link tasks.                                                                       CTRL+F2

Paste the copied or cut data.                                             CTRL+V

Reduce the selection to one field.                                       SHIFT+BACKSPACE

Undo the last action.                                                         CTRL+Z

Unlink tasks.                                                                    CTRL+SHIFT+F2

Set the task to manually schedule                                       CTRL+SHIFT+M

Set the task to auto schedule                                             CTRL+SHIFT+A

HideMove in a view

Move to the beginning of a project (timescale).                    ALT+HOME

Move to the end of a project (timescale).                            ALT+END

Move the timescale left.                                                     ALT+LEFT ARROW

Move the timescale right.                                                   ALT+RIGHT ARROW

Move to the first field in a row.                                          HOME or CTRL+LEFT ARROW

Move to the first row.                                                       CTRL+UP ARROW

Move to the first field of the first row.                                 CTRL+HOME

Move to the last field in a row.                                          END or CTRL+RIGHT ARROW

Move to the last field of the last row.                                  CTRL+END

Move to the last row.                                                        CTRL+DOWN ARROW

HideMove in the side pane

Move focus between the side pane and the view
on the right side.                                                              CTRL+TAB or CTRL+SHIFT+TAB

Select different controls in the side pane if focus
is in the side pane.                                                            TAB

Select or clear check boxes and option buttons
if focus is in the side pane.                                                 SPACEBAR

HideSelect in a view

Extend the selection down one page.                                  SHIFT+PAGE DOWN

Extend the selection up one page.                                      SHIFT+PAGE UP

Extend the selection down one row.                                   SHIFT+DOWN ARROW

Extend the selection up one row.                                       SHIFT+UP ARROW

Extend the selection to the first field in a row.                     SHIFT+HOME

Extend the selection to the last field in a row.                     SHIFT+END

Extend the selection to the start of the information.             CTRL+SHIFT+HOME

Extend the selection to the end of the information.              CTRL+SHIFT+END

Extend the selection to the first row.                                  CTRL+SHIFT+UP ARROW

Extend the selection to the last row.                                   CTRL+SHIFT+DOWN ARROW

Extend the selection to the first field of the first row.           CTRL+SHIFT+HOME

Extend the selection to the last field of the last row.             CTRL+SHIFT+END

Select all rows and columns.                                              CTRL+SHIFT+SPACEBAR

Select a column.                                                                CTRL+SPACEBAR

Select a row.                                                                    SHIFT+SPACEBAR

Move within a selection down one field.                              ENTER

Move within a selection up one field.                                   SHIFT+ENTER

Move within a selection right one field.                               TAB

Move within a selection left one field.                                  SHIFT+TAB

HideSelect and edit in the entry bar

Accept an entry.                                                                ENTER

Cancel an entry.                                                                ESC

Delete one character to the left.                                          BACKSPACE

Delete one character to the right.                                       DELETE

Delete one word to the right.                                            CTRL+DELETE

Extend the selection to the end of the text.                         SHIFT+END

Extend the selection to the start of the text.                       SHIFT+HOME

Turn on or off Overtype mode.                                           INSERT

HideUse a timescale

Move the timescale left one page.                                       ALT+PAGE UP

Move the timescale right one page.                                     ALT+PAGE DOWN

Move the timescale to beginning of the project.                            ALT+HOME

Move the timescale to end of the project.                            ALT+END

Scroll the timescale left.                                                    ALT+LEFT ARROW

Scroll the timescale right.                                                  ALT+RIGHT ARROW

Show smaller time units.                                                    CTRL+ /

(slash on the numeric keypad)

Show larger time units.                                                     CTRL+*

(asterisk on the numeric keypad)

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