Appendix D: Keyboard Shortcuts

Overview

This appendix lists Microsoft Office Project 2003 keyboard shortcuts for commonly used commands and operations you might otherwise carry out using the mouse.

Table D-1: Working with Files

Action	Keyboard Shortcut
New	Ctrl+N or F11
Open	Ctrl+O
Print	Ctrl+P
Save	Ctrl+S
Save As	F12 or Alt+F2
Close	Ctrl+F4
Exit	Alt+F4

Table D-2: Working with Views and Windows

Action	Keyboard Shortcut
Activate the other pane in a combination view	F6
Activate the next project window	Ctrl+F6
Activate the previous project window	Ctrl+Shift+F6
Activate the split bar	Shift+F6
Close the project window	Ctrl+F4
Zoom in	Ctrl+/
Zoom out	Ctrl+Shift+*
Close the program window	Alt+F4
Open a new window	Shift+F11 or Alt+Shift+F1

Table D-3: Outlining

Action	Keyboard Shortcut
Indent	Alt+Shift+Right Arrow
Outdent	Alt+Shift+Left Arrow
Hide subtasks	Alt+Shift+Minus Sign (Hyphen)
Show subtasks	Alt+Shift+ =
Show all tasks	Alt+Shift+*

Table D-4: Giving Special Commands

Action	Keyboard Shortcut
Link tasks	Ctrl+F2
Unlink tasks	Ctrl+Shift+F2
Reset sort to ID order	Shift+F3
Remove a filter and show all tasks or all resources	F3
Insert hyperlink	Ctrl+K
Calculate scheduling changes in all open projects	F9
Calculate scheduling changes in the active project	Shift+F9
Switch between automatic and manual calculation	Ctrl+F9
Open the Office Assistant or the online Help window	F1
Activate the context-sensitive Help pointer in a dialog box	Shift+F1

Tip  

Find more keyboard shortcuts       To find additional keyboard shortcuts, you can use Project 2003 online Help. In the Type A Question For Help box in the menu bar, type keyboard shortcut and then press Enter. Click the Project Keyboard Commands link.