Toolbar Action

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Description

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Insert Activity

Inserts a new task after the last selected item in the Gantt chart. The new task is appended at the end of the item list if no task is selected. It has a default name (New entry #) and a duration of 1 day starting at the present date, if the project start date is not in the future.

INS

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Insert Milestone

Inserts a new milestone after the last selected item in the Gantt chart. The new milestone is appended at the end of the item list if no task is selected. It has a default name (New entry #) and a duration of 0 day starting at the present date, if the project start date is not in the future.

ALT-INS

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Delete Activity

Deletes the currently selected tasks/ Milestones/Phases in the Gantt chart.

The user must confirm this action before the operation is performed.

DEL

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Insert Resource

Add a published resource to the list of available resources. It will be added in the field "Internal project team" of the corresponding "Project description" document the next time the plan is synchronized.

ALT-R

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Create Link

To create a new dependency between two items. When using this action, the cursor changes to a cross. The start and end points of the constraint have to be selected.

CTRL- INS

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Delete Link

Deletes the currently selected constraints in the Gantt chart.

The user must confirm this action before the operation is performed.

DEL

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Undo

Undo the last action.

CTRL-Z

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Redo

Redo the last undone action.

CTRL-Y

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Copy Activities

Copies the selected items on the clipboard. Assignments are copied without the current progress. Constraints are copied as well, if they exist.

The content of the clipboard is not readable outside of the Genius Planner context.

CTRL-C

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Paste Activities

Pastes items currently in the clipboard after the last selected task in the Gantt chart. Pasted items are appended at the end of the tasks list if no task is selected.

CTRL-V

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Activity Properties

Opens the Item Properties Window and displays the "General" section.

CTRL-I

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P

Link properties

Opens the Link Properties Window.

CTRL-K

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P

Edit Assignments

Opens the "Item Properties Window" and displays the "Resources" section.

CTRL-R

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Delete Assignment

Deletes all assignments of the currently selected task in the Gantt chart.

The user must confirm his action before the operation is performed.

CTRL-D

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Indent Activity

Indents selected tasks to a lower hierarchy level.

CTRL- RIGHT

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Outdent Activity

Outdents selected tasks to a higher hierarchy level.

CTRL- LEFT

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Move Activity Up

Moves the selected task upwards. The hierarchy level is not changed.

CTRL- UP

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Move Activity Down

Moves the selected task downwards. The hierarchy level is not changed.

CTRL- DOWN

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Timeshift Items

Shifts the selected tasks, milestones and phases to a new date specified by the user, the start date being kept on the same day of the week.

CTRL-T

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Move To Activity

Jumps to the selected item and displays it in the Gantt Chart.

P

Expand/Collapse all

Toggles between expanding and collapsing all phases. When a plan is opened for the first time, all phases are expanded.

CTRL- ENTER

P

P

Show / Hide Critical Path

Shows or hides the critical path of the current plan.

P

P

Zoom In

Zooms in.

CTRL- NUM+

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Zoom Out

Zooms out.

CTRL- NUM-

P

P

Zoom To Fit

Adjusts the zoom so the entire plan fits within the width of the Gantt Chart window.

CTRL-F

P

P

Cancel

Cancel all changes.

P

Edit Baselines

Save Planned/Initial Baseline for all/ selected items.

P

Automataic End- Start link

Automataic End-Start link between new entered items.

P

Print

CTR-P

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