Tips, tricks and shortcuts

Double-click into nowhere
to add a new task
Shift-double-click into nowhere
to add a new milestone
Click on a task
to select the task
Double-click on a task
to edit the task properties
Ctrl-click, Shift-click
to select multiple tasks
Ctrl-drag into nowhere
to span a selection rectangle and select multple tasks
Del
delete selected tasks
Ctrl-c, Ctrl-v, Ctrl-x
Copy, paste, cut tasks
Ctrl-f, F3
Find, find next
Press Ctrl-z, Ctrl-y
for undo / redo
Drag a selected task and drop it on another task
to create a dependency between this two tasks
drag and drop again to remove this dependency
Double-click on a task to edit, goto Groups, assign it to a new group
to create a new group and assign this task to it
Drag and drop another task on a group
to assign this task to this group
drag and drop again to remove it from the group
Select a task and drag it
to move the task to another date
Select a task and drag the beginning or ending
to resize the task
Press ctrl while moving or resizing a task
to align it to total days
Mouse wheel
zoom in/out
Ctrl-Mouse wheel
scroll up and down
Drag from nowhere
shift the calendar
Right-click
show context menu
Ctrl-right-drag from nowhere
shift the calendar without changing selected items
Ctrl-(+), ctrl-(-)
Expand / collapse all groups or resources

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Priorities
Priorities from high to low. Normal priority has no symbol
Status Icons
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Waiting (for input, for another task, for coffee is ready)
Paused
Done.
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