Edit Toolbar

Use the Edit toolbar to add, delete, cut, copy, and paste data objects, dissolve and link activities, undo an action, and much more. This toolbar is displayed by default.

The following table provides information about each available icon on the toolbar.

Icon	Function	Displays by default?	Enabled when active window is:	Shortcut keys	Corresponding menu command
	Adds a data item in the active window. For example, in the Activities window, clicking this icon adds an activity.	Yes	All except Tracking	Ins or Insert	Edit > Add
	Deletes the selected data object.	Yes	All except Tracking	Del or Delete	Edit > Delete
	Cuts the selected data object.	Yes	All except Tracking and Resource Assignments	Ctrl+X	Edit > Cut
	Copies the selected data object. Tip This icon is enabled in the Resource Assignments window so that you can copy resource assignments and paste them into another application, such as Microsoft Excel. You cannot paste a resource assignment row in the Resource Assignments window.	Yes	All except Tracking	Ctrl+C	Edit > Copy
	Pastes a copied or cut data object. This icon is enabled after you copy or cut a data object.	Yes	All except Tracking and Resource Assignments	Ctrl+V	Edit > Paste
	Deletes the selected activity and joins its predecessor and successor activities with a finish to start relationship. This icon is enabled when you select an activity that has a predecessor and successor.	No	Activities	None	Edit > Dissolve
	Creates a finish-to-start relationship between the activities you select in the Activities window. This action creates relationships based on the order in which the selected activities are listed. This icon is enabled when you select more than one activity in the Activity Table or Activity Network.	No	Activities	None	Edit > Link Activities
	Removes relationships between the selected activities.	No	Activities	None	Edit > Unlink Activities
	Changes data back to its previous state before your last action.	No	Activities, Resources, Resource Assignments	Ctrl+Z	Edit > Undo
	When you select multiple rows in a table, clicking this icon copies text from one row to successive rows in a column.	No	All except Reports and Tracking	Ctrl+E	Edit > Fill Down
Select All	Selects all data items in the active window. For example, in the Activities window, clicking this icon selects all activities.	No	All except Tracking	Ctrl+A	Edit > Select All
	Starts the spelling checker. Use the spelling checker to check spelling for all displayed data objects in the active window.	No	All except Tracking	F7	Edit > Spell Check
	Opens the selected work product or document's private file and its associated application. This icon is enabled when the selected document has a defined private file location.	No	WPs & Docs	None	View > Launch > Private Document
	Opens the selected work product or document's public file and its associated application. This icon is enabled when the selected document has a defined public file location.	No	WPs & Docs	None	View > Launch > Public Document
	Opens the Issue History dialog box. Use the Issue History dialog box to view and add comments about the selected issue's history.	No	Project Issues	None	Right-click on an issue, then choose Issue History.
	Opens the Notify Issue dialog box. Use the Notify Issue dialog box to send email about the selected issue.	No	Project Issues	None	Right-click on an issue, then choose Notify.
	Monitors the selected threshold to identify issues.	No	Project Thresholds	None	None

Tip:

To show icons on the toolbar that do not display by default, you must customize the toolbar.