Using Shortcut in Primavera P6

Utilizing Shortcuts can significantly expedite your access to menus and commands you intend to execute.

To access the menu in Primavera, you can start by pressing the Alt key-<The letter representing the menu>, then pressing the key representing the command.

Here are various shortcut codes that you can follow to make your work easier:

File Menu (Alt-F)
Shortcut	Command
Alt-F, N	New
Alt-F, O	Open
Alt-F, C	Close All
Alt-F, U	Page Setup
Alt-F, S	Print Setup
Alt-F, V	Print Preview
Alt-F, P	Print
Alt-F, I	Import
Alt-F, E	Export
Alt-F, D	Send Project
Alt-F, H	Check In
Alt-F, K	Check Out
Alt-F, L	Select Project Portfolio
Alt-F, M	Commit Change
Alt-F, R	Refresh Data
Alt-F, J	Lists the last four projects that were opened and opens the project then selected.
Alt-F, X	Exit

Edit Menu (Alt-E)
Shortcut	Command
Alt-E, T	Cut
Alt-E, C	Copy
Alt-E, P	Paste
Alt-E, A	Add
Alt-E, L	Delete
Alt-E, O	Dissolve
Alt-E, I	Assign
Alt-E, I, R	Resources
Alt-E, I, L	Resources by Role
Alt-E, I, O	Roles
Alt-E, I, C	Activity Codes
Alt-E, I, P	Predecessors
Alt-E, I, S	Successors
Alt-E, K	Link Activities
Alt-E, W	Fill Down
Alt-E, L	Select All
Alt-E, F	Find
Alt-E, N	Find Next
Alt-E, R	Replace
Alt-E, S	Spell Check
Alt-E, U	Preferences

View Menu (Alt-V)
Shortcut	Command
Alt-V, O	Layout
Alt-V, W	Show on Top
Alt-V, H	Show on Bottom
Alt-V, M	Timescale
Alt-V, F	Filter By
Alt-V, G	Group and Sort By
Alt-V, P	Progress Spotlight
Alt-V, T	Attachments
Alt-V, N	Table Font and Row
Alt-V, R	Arrange Children
Alt-V, L	Align Children
Alt-V, X	Chart Box Template
Alt-V, N	Chart Font and Colors
Alt-V, H	Hint Help
Alt-V, S	Status Bar
Alt-V, Z	Zoom
Alt-V, E	Expand All
Alt-V, C	Collapse All
Alt-V, T	Toolbars

Project Menu (Alt-P)
Shortcut	Command
Alt-P, A	Activities
Alt-P, S	Resource Assignments
Alt-P, W	WBS
Alt-P, E	Expenses
Alt-P, D	Work Products and Documents
Alt-P, T	Thresholds
Alt-P, I	Issues
Alt-P, R	Risks
Alt-P, P	Set Default Project

Enterprise Menu (Alt-N)
Shortcut	Command
Alt-N, P	Projects
Alt-N, E	Enterprise Project Structure
Alt-N, C	Tracking
Alt-N, F	Project Portfolios
Alt-N, R	Resources
Alt-N, O	Roles
Alt-N, O	OBS
Alt-N, S	Resource Codes
Alt-N, J	Project Codes
Alt-N, C	Activity Codes
Alt-N, C	Calendars
Alt-N, E	Resource Shifts
Alt-N, V	Activity Step Templates
Alt-N, A	Cost Accounts
Alt-N, F	Funding Sources
Alt-N, U	Resource Curves
Alt-N, N	External Applications

Tools Menu (Alt-T)
Shortcut	Command
Alt-T, S	Schedule
Alt-T, L	Level Resources
Alt-T, A	Apply Actuals
Alt-T, U	Update Progress
Alt-T, Z	Summarize
Alt-T, Z, O	Open Projects
Alt-T, Z, A	All Projects
Alt-T, J	Job Services
Alt-T, O	Store Period Performance
Alt-T, G	Global Change
Alt-T, M	Monitor Thresholds
Alt-T, I	Issue Navigation
Alt-T, P	Reports
Alt-T, P, P	Reports
Alt-T, P, G	Report Groups
Alt-T, P, B	Batch Reports
Alt-T, W	Report Wizard
Alt-T, P	Publish
Alt-T, P, P	Project Web Site
Alt-T, P, A	Activity Layouts
Alt-T, P, T	Tracking Layouts

Admin Menu (Alt-A)
Shortcut	Command
Alt-A, U	Users
Alt-A, S	Security Profiles
Alt-A, P	Admin Preferences
Alt-A, C	Admin Categories
Alt-A, C	Currencies
Alt-A, F	Financial Period Calendars

Help Menu (Alt-H)
Key	Command
Alt-H, L	Local Help
Alt-H, O	Online Help
Alt-H, A	About Primavera P6 Professional

File Menu (Alt+F)
Shortcut	Command
Ctrl+N	New
Ctrl+O	Open
Ctrl+W	Close All
Ctrl+P	Print
<F10>	Commit Changes
<F5>	Refresh Data

Edit Menu (Alt+E)
Shortcut	Command
Ctrl+Z	Undo
Ctrl+X	Cut
Ctrl+C	Copy
Ctrl+V	Paste
<Ins>	Add
<Del>	Delete
Ctrl+F	Find
<F3>	Find Next
Ctrl+R	Replace
<F7>	Spell Check