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Hotkeys and Shortcuts in Planera

Planera Canvas & Table Hotkeys

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Speed up your scheduling and planning workflow in Planera with these powerful keyboard and mouse shortcuts. Whether you're working on the Canvas or in the Table view, these hotkeys help you stay fast and precise.


Latest Update: 4-13-2026

Canvas Shortcuts

Run the schedule

Select specific elements one at a time

Select multiple elements within a box

or

Undo last edit

Select Elements

Copy selected elements

Paste copied elements

Zoom in and out

or

Open element context menu

Open Canvas context menu

Double click to add a new activity

Create a Downward Activity Chain from an activity in edit state

Note: All newly created activities will have a FS (Finish to start) relationship automatically defined

Create a Rightward Activity Chain from an activity in edit state

Note: All newly created activities will have a FS (Finish to start) relationship automatically defined

Jump to the duration field from the activity name field when editing an activity

Use Bulk Select and choose "Connect in FS" from the menu to link activities

Connect (Finish to start Relationship) a group of unconnected activities

Add Activity — converts cursor into activity cursor

A

Add Task — converts cursor into task cursor

T

Add Text — converts cursor into textbox cursor

X

Add Image — converts cursor into image cursor

I

Zoom In

+

Return to 100% scaling

Shift + 0

Fit canvas to screen

Shift + 1

Pan the canvas

Shift + Arrow Keys

Convert selection to group

Ctrl/Cmd + G

Ungroup selection

Mac: Option + Shift + G | Windows: Alt + Shift + G

Table Shortcuts

Select multiple cells to edit

(Element Name, ID, Duration, Calendar, Labor, Equipment, Work Hours, and Code Columns only)

or

or

Select multiple cells out of order to edit

(Element Name, ID, Duration, Calendar, Labor, Equipment, Work Hrs, and Code Columns only)

Copy selected cell value

(Duration, Calendar, Labor, Equipment, Work Hrs, and Code Columns only)

Select all rows to find and replace element names or to change cell values of an entire column

(Element Name, Calendar, Labor, Equipment, and Code Columns only)

Use arrow keys to move from cell to cell

Enters the cell to edit cell values

Jump to the edge of the table in any direction

Jump to the cell immediately to the right

General Shortcuts

Redo last action

Mac: Cmd + Shift + Z

Windows: Ctrl + Shift + Z

Open / close Intercom (Help & Support)

Mac: Cmd + H

Windows: Ctrl + H


💡 Tips

  • Use combinations of Shift or Ctrl (Cmd) for more flexibility in selecting and editing both Canvas elements and Table cells

  • Right-click context menus are powerful tools—use them to add, copy, group, or navigate quickly

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