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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

Task Symbols

	Overdue, behind time
	Estimated. Check the estimated checkbox in the task edit dialog. This has no effect on calculations. Mark tasks as estimated for later review.
	As soon as possible (ASAP), this task will be aligned left most
Priorities
	Priorities from high to low. Normal priority has no symbol
Status Icons
	Running
	Waiting (for input, for another task, for coffee is ready)
	Paused
	Done.
Happiness
	Everything is OK with this task
	Current work or units differ from the proposed values. Please check these values.

More of this help is always under construction..

Detlef Kroll - Kroll Software-Development