Keyboard Shortcuts

You can use your keyboard to navigate throughout Primavera Cloud and access frequently used or important functionality. Use the Tab key to cycle through elements within the application, and press Enter or Spacebar to access them. Some keyboard shortcuts may change depending on the browser you use. See Navigating Using a Keyboard for more information on browser-specific keyboard shortcuts.

The following shortcuts are for Windows. The shortcuts are separated into three sections: main content area, common page elements, and page-specific elements.

Main Content Area

The shortcuts in this section apply to the main elements found on most pages of the application. Available elements will vary by page.

Global Search

• Press Tab to navigate to the Global Search field. Use the Up Arrow and Down Arrow to select a search result. With the first result selected, press Shift + Tab to access the Filter list. Press Ctrl + Spacebar to select filter options.

Skip to Main Content

• When you open a new page, press Tab and then Enter to skip to the main content of the page.

Main Menu Navigation

• Select  Main Menu or press Enter/Space to open the Main Menu.
• Use the Left Arrow or Right Arrow to select an app, and then press Enter. Use the Up Arrow or Down Arrow to select a page, and then press Enter.
• To hide or show apps in the  Main Menu, press Tab to navigate to the  Edit Menu, and then press Enter to open it. In the Edit Menu, press Tab to navigate to the app list, use the Up Arrow and Down Arrow to highlight an app, and then press H to show or hide the app in the Main Menu.
• To ensure proper screen reader functionality on the Summary & Settings page, Tab to Summary & Settings in the Main Menu and press Shift + Enter. This opens the Summary & Settings page in a new window. Close the window to return to Primavera Cloud.

Table

• All tables have a similar method of interaction.
• Only the rows that are visible are rendered. As you navigate up and down the table more items will be visible.
• To enter the table, Tab to it. Tabbing to the table will cause an overlay to be displayed with the message Press tab to skip over this grid widget. Press Enter, Escape, or click to enter the grid.
• Use Arrows or Tab and Shift + Tab to navigate through the table.
• Press Home to move to the first cell of the row, End to move to the last cell of the row, Page Up to move to the first cell of the current column, Page Down to move to the last cell of the current column, Ctrl + Home to move to the first cell of the table, Ctrl + End to move to the last cell of the table.
• Press F2 or Enter to put the cell in edit mode.
• Press Spacebar to activate cells with special actions such as links or buttons.
• Press Shift and Up or Down Arrows to select sequential rows. To select nonsequential rows, navigate through the table while holding Ctrl, and press Ctrl + Spacebar to select a row.
• To use the context menu, select one or more rows, and then press Alt + G. Use Up and Down Arrows to highlight an option. Press Enter to select the option.
• If the table is a hierarchical table, view and hide children by navigating to the first cell of a row and pressing Ctrl + Right Arrow or Ctrl + Left Arrow.
• Press Insert to enter a new row. The currently selected field will be selected in the new row.

Detail Windows

• Detail windows contain additional details about the table row that is selected. To access a detail window, press Esc to leave the table and Tab to the detail window. Often, there is more than one tab in the detail window. Each tab has its own set of information.
• Use the Right and Left Arrows to highlight a tab, and then press Enter to open it.
• When on a tab, navigate through the fields of that tab by pressing Tab.

Zoom

• Use Ctrl + + or - to zoom in and zoom out anywhere in the application. Use Ctrl + 0 to reset zoom settings.

Common Page Elements

The shortcuts in this section apply to elements found on a variety of pages throughout the application. Available elements will vary by page.

Chart

To view and change the focus of the chart:

1. Tab to the chart.
2. Press the Right Arrow or Left Arrow to move the chart right or left.

Color or Icon Picker

• Enter: Shows the picker if it is currently hidden or selects the currently active tile if it is visible.
• Escape: Closes an open picker.
• Left Arrow: Moves focus to the tile to the left.
• Right Arrow: Moves focus to the tile to the right.
• Up Arrow: Moves focus to the tile above.
• Down Arrow: Moves focus to the tile below.

Combo Box

• Enter your choice or press Up and Down Arrows to highlight choice.
• Enter: Select your choice.

Context Menu

The shortcuts below are commonly found within the context menu on various pages throughout the application. Available elements will vary by page. Context menu shortcuts found on specific pages are listed in the Page-specific Elements section.

• Alt + G: Display the context menu.
• Alt + Insert: Add Above.
• Insert: Add Below.
• Ctrl + Insert: Add Child.
• Ctrl + X: Cut Row.
• Ctrl + C: Copy Row.
• Ctrl + V: Paste Row.
• Shift + Delete: Clear Cell.
• Ctrl + Alt + X: Cut Cell.
• Ctrl + Alt + C: Copy Cell.
• Ctrl + V: Paste Cell.
• Multi-edit cells: Select multiple cells in the same column, and then enter your desired value. Press Enter to fill the selected cells with the value.
• Fill down: Select multiple cells in the same column, and then press Ctrl + E.
• Alt + Up Arrow: Move Up.
• Alt + Down Arrow: Move Down.
• Alt + Right Arrow: Move Right.
• Alt + Left Arrow: Move Left.
• Ctrl + Shift + Right Arrow: Expand.
• Ctrl + Shift + Left Arrow: Collapse.

Date Picker

• Press F2 or Enter to activate edit mode.
• Press F2 to display date picker.
• Up Arrow: Goes to the same day of the week in the previous week.
• Down Arrow: Goes to the same day of the week in the next week.
• Left Arrow: Goes back one day previous.
• Right Arrow: Advances one day.
• Alt + Page Up: Goes back one year previous.
• Alt + Page Down: Advances one year.
• Home: Moves to the first day of the current month.
• End: Moves to the last day of the current month.
• Page Up: Moves to the same date in the previous month.
• Page Down: Moves to the same date in the next month.
• Enter: If the calendar is a date picker, pressing Enter closes the date picker and the date is show in the field. If the type is date time, the focus will be moved.
• Escape: Closes the picker without any action.

Detail Popover

• Tab to a link for a project, portfolio, program, workspace, idea, or user.
• Press Alt + M to access the detail popover for the object or user.

Double Picker

• To add an item, Tab to the available or source picker.
  • Use Up and Down Arrows to highlight item. If needed, use Right and Left Arrows to expand and collapse groupings.
  • Press Spacebar to select item.
  • Tab to the right arrow button.
  • Press Spacebar to move item to the selected or destination picker.
  • Tab to the Apply or Select button.
  • Press Spacebar to activate and close dialog.
• To remove an item, Tab to the selected or destination picker.
  • Use Up and Down Arrows to highlight item. If needed, use Right and Left Arrows to expand and collapse groupings.
  • Press Spacebar to select item.
  • Shift + Tab to the left arrow button.
  • Press Spacebar to move item to the available or source picker.
  • Tab to the Apply or Select button.
  • Press Spacebar to activate and close dialog.

Editor

• Ctrl + B: Bolds the text.
• Ctrl + I: Italicizes the text.
• Ctrl + U: Underlines the text.
• Ctrl + A: Selects all the text.

Picker

• You may need to press F2 or Enter to activate edit mode if the element is in a table.
• Tab to the search field and enter your choice.
• Tab to the selected list.
• Press Up and Down Arrows to highlight item. If needed, use Right and Left Arrows to expand and collapse groupings.
• Press Spacebar to select item.
• Press Enter to close the picker, or Tab to the confirmation button and press Spacebar to close the picker.

Slider

• Down Arrow: Decrements the slider by a step.
• Left Arrow: Decrements the slider by a step.
• Up Arrow: Increments the slider by a step.
• Right Arrow: Increments the slider by a step.

Spinner

• You may need to press F2 or Enter to activate edit mode if the element is in a table.
• Up Arrow: Increments the number by a step.
• Down Arrow: Decrements the number by a step.
• Home: Increments the number to the maximum, if provided.
• End: Decrements the number to the minimum, if provided.

Toolbar Items

• Ctrl + F: Search.
• Ctrl + Alt + E: Settings.
• Ctrl + Alt + W: Views.

Tree Panel

• Up Arrow: Changes the focus to the node above.
• Down Arrow: Changes the focus to the node below.
• Left Arrow: Collapses group node (will collapse if expanded, otherwise will change the focused node to the parent).
• Right Arrow: Expands group node (will expand if collapsed, otherwise will change the focused node to the first child).
• Home: Marks first node in tree as focused.
• End: Marks last visible node in tree as focused.
• Escape: Removes current filter from tree.
• Spacebar: Selects the currently focused node.
• Shift + Up Arrow: Extends the selection up by 1.
• Shift + Down Arrow: Extends the selection down by 1.
• Ctrl + Shift + Up Arrow: Moves the currently selected nodes (or focused node if there are no selected nodes) up by 1.
• Ctrl + Shift + Down Arrow: Moves the currently selected nodes (or focused node if there are no selected nodes) down by 1.
• Ctrl + Spacebar: Toggles selection of currently focused node.

Type Ahead

• Down Arrow: Highlights the menu item below the currently highlighted item.
• Up Arrow: Highlights the menu item above the currently highlighted item.
• Enter: Selects the highlighted item.
• Escape: Closes the drop down menu. In some elements, Escape also clears the selection.

Undo and Redo

• Ctrl + Z: Undo.
• Ctrl + Y: Redo.

Page-specific Elements

The shortcuts in this section apply specifically to the pages listed.

Activities Page

• Ctrl + Alt + M: Grid View.
• Ctrl + Alt + G: Gantt View.
• Ctrl + Alt + N: Activity Network View.
• Alt + A: Actions menu.
  • F9: Schedule.
  • Shift + F9: Level.
  • Ctrl + Alt + T: Apply Activity Uncertainty.
  • Alt + A, C: Recalculate Costs.
  • Shift + F12: Auto Reorganize.
  • Ctrl + Alt + Y: Add Scenario.
  • Ctrl + Alt + J: Manage Scenarios.
  • Ctrl + Alt + B: Manage Baselines.
  • Alt + A, P: Set User Baseline Preferences.
  • Ctrl + Alt + Z: Global Change.
  • Ctrl + I: Import.
  • Alt + A, O: Store Period Performance.
• Ctrl + Alt + A: Add Sibling WBS.
• Ctrl + Alt + O: Assign Roles.
• Ctrl + Alt + R: Assign Resources.
• Ctrl + Alt + D: Assign Codes.
• Ctrl + Alt + P: Assign Predecessors.
• Ctrl + Alt + S: Assign Successors.
• Ctrl + Alt + K: Assign Risks.
• Ctrl + Alt + L: Link Activities.
• Ctrl + Alt + U: Unlink Activities.

Activities Page: Find and Replace

• In the table, select a string field, and then do one of the following:
  • Ctrl + F: Open the Find popover.
  • Ctrl + H or Ctrl + R: Open the Find and Replace popover.
• In the Find and Replace popover or Find popover, do any of the following:
  • Enter a string in the Find what? field. Press Enter or the Up and Down Arrows to highlight the next result.
  • Enter a string in the Replace field. Press Alt + R to replace the currently selected result. Press Ctrl + Alt + Enter to replace all results.
  • Esc: Close the popover.

Calendars Dictionary

• 1: Switch to the first view available (such as Day).
• 2: Switch to the first view available (such as Week).
• 3: Switch to the first view available (such as Month).
• 4: Switch to the first view available (such as Year).
• K or P: Previous date range (view dependent).
• J or N: Next date range (view dependent).
• Left Arrow: Highlight previous event in the collections of events (shown).
• Right Arrow: Highlight next event in the collections of events (shown).
• Delete: Delete highlighted event.
• Shift + Up Arrow: Shift the start time of the event (earlier).
• Shift + Down Arrow: Shift the start time of the event (later).
• Ctrl + Shift + Up Arrow: Shift the end time of the event (earlier).
• Ctrl + Shift + Down Arrow: Shift the end time of the event (later).
• Up: Move entire event (start and end times) earlier.
• Down: Move entire event (start and end times) later.
• C: Create event (activates dialog).
• E: Edit selected event (activates dialog).

File List Page

• Ctrl + Alt + I: Upload File.
• Ctrl + Alt + O: Add Folder.
• Alt + G, T: Apply Template.

Resource List or Role List Page

• Ctrl + Alt + A: Assign.
• Ctrl + Alt + P: Promote.
• Ctrl + Delete: Remove.

WBS Page

• Ctrl + Alt + P: Add WBS from Project.
• Insert: Add Sibling WBS.

Work Plan Page

• Spacebar: Select the highlighted task.
• F2: Open the Task Details dialog box for a selected task.
• Ctrl + X: Cut Task.
• Ctrl + C: Copy Task.
• Ctrl + V: Paste Task.
• F6: Open the Hand-offs detail window for a selected task.
• Alt + Left Arrow: Shift the start date and end date of a task in the planning board backward by 1 day.
• Alt + Right Arrow: Shift the start date and end date of a task in the planning board forward by 1 day.
• Alt + Shift + Left Arrow: Shift the start date of a task backward in the planning board by 1 day.
• Alt + Shift + Right Arrow: Shift the start date of a task forward in the planning board by 1 day.
• Ctrl + Shift + Left Arrow: Shift the end date of a task backward in the planning board by 1 day.
• Ctrl + Shift + Right Arrow: Shift the end date of a task forward in the planning board by 1 day.

Work Plan or Task List Page

• Alt + F8: Add Task Before.
• Alt + F9: Add Task After.
• Alt + F10: Add Task Milestone Before.
• Alt + F11: Add Task Milestone After.

Work Plan, Hand-offs, or Task List Page

• Ctrl + Alt + K: Keep Hand-offs
• Ctrl + Alt + B: Break Hand-offs.