Editing Ribbon




Group Description
Clipboard

Copy - copies the current selection to the clipboard. The Copy drop-down has an option to Copy (Text) With Header.

Cut - cuts the current selection to the clipboard.

Paste - inserts the clipboard contents into the currently selected location.

Editing

Fill - copies the contents of the current cell in the selection to all other cells in the selection. See Fill form.

Delete - deletes the selected item. You can also use the Delete key on your keyboard to delete the selected item.

Clear - clears the cell contents. You can also press Ctrl+Del. See Clear form.

Find - allows the user to search for a specified value in a selected field. You can also press Ctrl+F. This option is disabled in the Crosstab View and Resource Bar Chart. See Find form.

Replace - allows the user to find and replace a value in a selected field. You can also press Ctrl+H. This option is disabled in the Crosstab View and Resource Bar Chart. See the Replace form.

Dependencies

 Task Bar Chart ONLY

  The Dependencies group is hidden in the Crosstab View and Resource Bar Chart.

 

Link - creates dependencies between selected tasks within the Task List. You can also press Ctrl+F2. This option is disabled in the Crosstab View and Resource Bar Chart. See Link Tasks.

Unlink - removes dependencies between selected tasks. This option is disabled in the Crosstab View and Resource Bar Chart. See Unlink Tasks.

Replace Dependencies - allows the user to find specified type(s) of dependencies and replace with a new specification. See Replace Dependencies.

Insert

Insert Task - creates a new task. This option is disabled in the Crosstab View and Resource Bar Chart. See Insert Task.

Add Comment - adds a comment to the selected task.

Assign Resource - assigns a resources to the selected task/s. You can also press Ctrl+A. In the Crosstab View and Resource Bar Chart this option is called Insert Resource. See Add/Remove Assignment.

Assign Operations - assign operations to the selected task/s. This option is disabled in the Crosstab View and Resource Bar Chart. See Assign Operations.

Outline

  Indent - indents the selected task so that it is grouped under the Task above it. This also works on a selection of tasks. This will delete the Task above the selected Task and convert it into a Summary Task.

  Outdent - outdents the selected task so that it is moved one level higher in the outline structure (if applicable).

  Move up - move selected task up in outline structure.

  Move down - move selected task down in outline structure.

Indent and create summary - indents the selected task so that it is grouped under a newly created Summary Task above it. This also works on a selection of Tasks. This option is disabled in the Crosstab View and Resource Bar Chart.

  Show subtasks - show the sub-tasks of the currently selected task(s). The summary bar for the selected group is broken into the individual Gantt task bars.

  Hide subtasks - hide the sub-tasks of the currently selected task(s) and show the summary bar only.

  Show all subtasks - open ALL levels of sub-tasks of the selected task(s). All tasks are displayed, including the summary bar if set in the Bar Chart Options.

  Roll-up - for each group defined, each Gantt bar in the group is added together to form a single time frame for the completion of the group.

Edit In Bar Chart

 Task Bar Chart ONLY

  The Edit In Bar Chart group is hidden in the Crosstab View and Resource Bar Chart.

 

  Start Editing - allows the user to edit period values directly on the bar chart. See Edit Period Quantity on Barchart for more details.

  Fill Period - switches the option to "Fill period by decreasing rate" on or off.

  Maintain Ratio - switches the option to "Maintain ration between properties" on or off.

  Merge - switches the option to "Merge adjoining sections with identical rates" on or off.

  Edit Primary - switches the option to "Allow editing of primary property only" on or off. Editing the 'driving property' ONLY does not affecting other settings.

  Take from next - switches the option to "Take quantity from the next section instead of at the end" on or off.

  Allow Quantity Increase - this option allows quantity increase while editing inline.

  Edit Actuals - switches the option to "Allow editing of actuals/measurements" on or off.