Keyboard shortcuts for Microsoft Project Web App (Project Server 2010)
Applies to: Project Server 2010
Topic Last Modified: 2016-04-07
For keyboard shortcuts in which you press two or more keys at the same time, the keys to press are separated by a plus sign (+) in this Microsoft Project Web App article. For keyboard shortcuts in which you press one key immediately followed by another key, the keys to press are separated by a comma (,).
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In this article:
Shortcuts in Online Help
Moving through PWA_2nd_CurrentVer
Using grid controls
Shortcuts in Online Help
The Help window provides access to all Office Help content. The Help window displays topics and other Help content.
| To do this | Press |
|---|---|
Open the Help window. |
F1 |
Close the Help window. |
Alt+F4 |
Switch between the Help window and the active program. |
Alt+Tab |
Go back to [Program Name] Home. |
Alt+Home |
Select the next item in the Help window. |
Tab |
Select the previous item in the Help window. |
Shift+Tab |
Perform the action for the selected item. |
Enter |
In the Browse [Program Name] Help section of the Help window, select the next or previous item. |
Tab or Shift+Tab |
In the Browse [Program Name] Help section of the Help window, expand or collapse the selected item. |
Enter |
Select the next hidden text or hyperlink, including Show All or Hide All at the top of a topic. |
Tab |
Select the previous hidden text or hyperlink. |
Shift+Tab |
Perform the action for the selected Show All, Hide All, hidden text, or hyperlink. |
Enter |
Move back to the previous Help topic (Back button). |
Alt+Left Arrow or Backspace |
Move forward to the next Help topic (Forward button). |
Alt+Right Arrow |
Scroll small amounts up or down within the currently displayed Help topic. |
Up Arrow or Down Arrow |
Scroll larger amounts up or down within the currently displayed Help topic. |
Page Up or Page Down |
Change whether the Help window appears connected to (tiled) or separate from (untiled) the active program. |
Alt+U |
Display a menu of commands for the Help window. This requires that the Help window have the active focus (click in the Help window). |
Shift+F10 |
Stop the last action (Stop button). |
Esc |
Refresh the window (Refresh button). |
F5 |
Print the current Help topic. Note If the cursor is not in the current Help topic, press F6 and then press Ctrl+P. |
Ctrl+P |
Change the connection state. |
F6, and then click Down Arrow |
Type text in the Type words to search for box. |
F6, and then click Down Arrow |
Switch among areas in the Help window; for example, switch between the toolbar, Type words to search for box, and Search list. |
F6 |
In a Table of Contents in tree view, select the next or previous item. |
Down Arrow or Up Arrow |
In a Table of Contents in tree view, expand or collapse the selected item. |
Left Arrow or Right Arrow |
Moving through Project Web App
The following table lists keyboard shortcuts for moving in Project Web App.
| To do this | Press |
|---|---|
Move the selection between the links on the top link bar. |
Alt+J |
Move the selection from Web Part to Web Part on pages that use multiple Web Parts. |
Alt+W |
Expand drop-down lists. |
Alt+Down Arrow |
Using grid controls
Project Web App, the Web client of Microsoft Project Server 2010, uses AJAX and HTML grid controls to display various pieces of information.
Some of the pages in Project Web App use an HTML table-based grid for viewing and editing information. For example, the Tasks page uses an HTML table-based grid. In HTML grids, you can use the following keyboard shortcuts:
| To do this | Press |
|---|---|
Move to the next cell or row. |
Right Arrow or Tab |
Move to the previous cell or row. |
Left Arrow or Shift Tab |
Move up. |
Up Arrow |
Move down. |
Down Arrow or Enter |
Go to the URL in the selected cell. |
Enter |
Remove focus from selected cell. |
Esc |
Move to last cell or row. |
Ctrl+End |
Move to first cell or row. |
Ctrl+Home |
Toggle row highlight. |
Ctrl+Spacebar |
Expand or collapse a grouping. |
Ctrl+ Spacebar |
Expand a group. |
Ctrl+ Spacebar |
Collapse a group. |
Ctrl+ Spacebar |
Toggle a check box. |
Spacebar |
Open a drop-down cell. |
Alt+Down Arrow |
Project Web App also uses AJAX grid controls for viewing and editing information. For example, the Project Details page uses an AJAX grid. In AJAX grids, you can use the following keyboard shortcuts:
| To do this | Press |
|---|---|
Activate Edit Mode for a cell. |
F2 |
Up one page. |
Page Up |
Down one page. |
Page Down |
Indent selected task. |
Alt+Shift+Right Arrow |
Outdent selected task. |
Alt+Shift+Left Arrow |
Cancel entry or edit. |
Esc |
Copy selection. |
Ctrl+C |
Cut selection. |
Ctrl+X |
Delete the selected data. |
Delete or Ctrl+V or Ctrl+Z |
Delete a row |
Ctrl+Delete |
Move to the first field in a row. |
HOME |
Move to the first row. |
Ctrl+Up Arrow |
Move to the last field in a row. |
End |
Move to the last field of the last row. |
Ctrl+End |
Move to the last row. |
Ctrl+Down Arrow |
Extend the selection down one page. |
Shift+Page Down |
Extend the selection up one page. |
Shift+Page Up |
Extend the selection down one row. |
Shift+Down Arrow |
Extend the selection up one row. |
Shift+Up Arrow |
Extend the selection to the first field in a row. |
Shift+Home |
Extend the selection to the last field in a row. |
Shift+End |
Extend the selection to the first field of the first row. |
Ctrl+Shift+Home |
Extend the selection to the last field of the last row. |
Ctrl+Shift+End |
Move down a row. |
Enter |
Move right one cell. |
Right Arrow |
Move left one cell. |
Left Arrow |
Move up one cell. |
Up Arrow |
Move down one cell. |
Down Arrow |
Toggle a check box. |
Spacebar |