Shortcut Menu

Some of the panes and data grids in the Resource view have shortcut menus, which you can display by right-clicking the panes or data grids.

Resources Grid Shortcut Menu

Right-clicking the Resources grid displays a shortcut menu with the following options:

Option Description

Add Resource

Click this option to add a new resource.

Add Child Resource

Click this option to add a new child resource.

Delete

Click this option to delete the selected resource or child resource.

Rename

Click this option to rename the selected resource or child resource. Renaming a resource or child resource does not change the project data.

Copy Children

Click this option to copy child resources to another resource within the same resource file.

Copy Down Codes

Click this option to copy the threshold values of a selected resource to its child resources.

Copy Thresholds

Click this option to copy threshold values of a selected resource to its child resources.

Copy Element of Cost

Click this option to copy the element of cost value of the parent down to the child resources. This option is enabled only for resources with child resources.

Reorder

Click this option to change the order of resources within a selected level of the resource file.

Copy

Click this option to copy the content of the selected cell in the Resources grid.

Paste

Click this option to paste copied information to the selected cell in the Resources grid.

Find

Click this option to find a resource name or description in the Resources grid.

Refresh

Click this option to refresh the information displayed in the grid.

Properties

Click this option to display the Resource File Properties dialog box for the selected resource file.

Calculations Tab Shortcut Menu

Right-clicking the Calculations tab pane displays a shortcut menu with the following options:

Option Description

Copy Calculations

Click this option to copy resource calculations.

Add Results

Click this option to add a new child resource to the selected parent resource.

Delete Results

Click this option to delete calculation results.

Rename

Click this option to rename the selected resource or child resource. Renaming a resource or child resource does not change the project data.

Copy

Click this option to copy the content of the selected cell in the Calculations tab pane.

Paste

Click this option to paste copied information to the selected cell in the Calculations tab pane.

Find

Click this option to display the Find dialog box.