Keyboard Shortcuts

To build complex schedules at the speed of thought, MSP Planner supports a comprehensive set of keyboard shortcuts. Rather than just individual commands, these shortcuts are designed to support specific professional planning workflows.

1. Structural Architecting

Build your project hierarchy and organize the sequence of work without leaving the keyboard.

Shortcut	Action	Professional Use Case
Alt + Right Arrow	Indent selected task	Quickly decompose a phase into granular sub-tasks.
Alt + Left Arrow	Outdent selected task	Promote a task to a Summary/Parent role.
Ctrl + Up/Down	Move task in list	Re-order activities to refine the logical sequence.
Delete	Remove task	Clean up placeholders during the drafting phase.

2. High-Velocity Data Entry

Rapidly populate your schedule with dates, resources, and effort.

Shortcut	Action	Professional Use Case
Tab	Move to next cell	Rapidly enter data across a row.
Shift + Tab	Move to previous cell	Correct errors without using the mouse.
Enter	Commit & Move Down	Fast-track data entry for a column of tasks.
Esc	Cancel edit	Revert a change before it hits the schedule engine.
Ctrl/Cmd + Z	Undo	Experiment with dates and instantly revert.
Ctrl/Cmd + Y	Redo	Restore a discarded placement.

3. Governance & Analysis Toggles

Switch between different professional perspectives of your project instantly.

Shortcut	Action	Strategic Purpose
S	Toggle Baseline	Compare current drift against the original commitment.
A	Toggle Actuals	Overlay Jira worklogs to identify the "Reality Gap."
G	Toggle Grouping	Shift from Hierarchy view to Professional (Deterministic) view.
Ctrl/Cmd + F	Search	Instantly locate a critical task or resource in a large project.

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The "Power-User" Suite: Bulk Alignment

The most efficient way to manage a professional schedule is to combine Selection Logic with Keyboard Commands.

The Bulk-Assignment Workflow

Instead of assigning resources one by one, use this "Power Move":

1. Select the Range: Click the triple-dot of the first task, hold Shift, and click the triple-dot of the last task in a phase.
2. Copy the Value: Select a cell with the desired resource or date and press Ctrl/Cmd + C.
3. Bulk Paste: With the range still selected, press Ctrl/Cmd + V.

Result: The selected value is applied to all tasks in the range simultaneously. This is the fastest way to align a project phase to a single resource or a shared deadline.

Rapid Navigation

• Ctrl/Cmd + Click: Select non-adjacent tasks to perform bulk edits on specific critical path items.
• Shift + Click: Select a contiguous block of tasks for phase-level shifts.