Takes you back to the view that you were in before the currently view

 

If you have moved to the “Previous View”, “Next View” takes you back to the view that you were in before before you moved to the “Previous View”

 

Takes you to the Objectives and Scope view
Shortcut = Ctrl+1
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Takes you to the Timeline view in the mode that you select

Timeline view (Standard mode) is the default mode of the Timeline
Shortcut = Ctrl+2
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Timeline view (Interlaced mode) shows additional information about each Activity Group
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Timeline view (Review mode) shows baseline start and end dates for each Activity Group
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Takes you to the Activity Group Summary view
Shortcut = Ctrl+3
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Takes you to the Activity Group Detail view
Shortcut = Ctrl+4
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Takes you to the Action List
Shortcut = Ctrl+5
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Takes you to the Action List over Time view
Shortcut = Ctrl+6
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Takes you to the Contact List view
Shortcut = Ctrl+7
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Takes you to the Issue Log view
Shortcut = Ctrl+8
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Undoes the last action
Shortcut = Ctrl+Z

 

Redoes the action that has just been undone
Shortcut = Ctrl+Y

 

Deletes the selected item (or text) and places it on the clipboard so it can be pasted
Shortcut = Ctrl+X

 

Copies the selected item (or text) and places it on the clipboard so it can be pasted into Swiftlight or other applications
Shortcut = Ctrl+C

 

When in an area of Swiftlight with multiple bullets (e.g. Objectives and Scope view, the Page Header, Activity Group headers, Activity Group Summary table etc), "Copy All" will copy all the available bullets in the relevant cell / area to the clipboard so that they can then be pasted elsewhere in Swiftlight or to other applications.

 

Pastes the item (or text) that is on the clipboard at the place specified
Shortcut = Ctrl+V

 

Deletes the selected item (or text)
Shortcut = Ctrl+D

 

Hides the selected item. The item remains in the file and it is visible in other views

 

Opens the unhide dialogue so you can see which items are currently hidden. You can then select which items you would like to make visible again

 

Opens the find dialogue to allow you to search the file for particular items of text
Shortcut = Ctrl+F

 

Opens the find dialogue to allow you to search the file for particular items of text and replace with new text
Shortcut = Ctrl+H

 

Opens the Merge Activity Groups dialogue to allow you to combine the content of multiple Activity Groups into one new Activity Group

You can select as many Activity Groups as you would like to combine together by selecting multiple rows in the in the list box at the bottom. The resulting new Activity Group will have the name you provide in the textbox and specific characteristics (such as start and end dates) will be taken from the selected master Activity Group

 

Select and deselect the toolbars that you would like to be visible from the available list (all four toolbars are on by default):

• Standard � usual options from the File and Edit menus
• Formatting � usual text formatting options such as bold, italics, etc.
• Sorting � allows you to quickly order tables and lists of bullets
• View Types � quick navigation to various views

 

Opens a new (empty) file after closing the current file. You will be prompted to save any unsaved changed to the current file before it is closed.
Shortcut = Ctrl+N

 

Opens an existing file once you have selected the required file from the dialogue. You will be prompted to save any unsaved changed to the current file before it is closed
Shortcut = Ctrl+O

 

Closes the current file. You will be prompted to save any unsaved changed to the current file before it is closed

 

Saves the current file, overwriting the existing saved file. If the current file has not been saved before then you will be prompted to provide a filename
Shortcut = Ctrl+S

 

Saves the current file after you have selected the required filename

 

Opens a window showing what the current view would look like if printed.
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Prints the current view
Shortcut = Ctrl+P
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Opens the Advanced Print dialogue so you can select what you would like to print
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You can select a contact to import from either the Windows address book or from a vCard
Click here for more information about the Contacts List view

 

Opens the Export Extract dialogue so you can select what you would like to export to a MS PowerPoint or PDF file.
Click here for more information about Exporting Extracts

 

Opens the Export Reminders dialogue so you can select which Start Dates or End Dates of Activity Groups, Meetings or Milestones you would like to export to MS Outlook. At this time MS Outlook is the only calendar application supported
Click here for more information about Exporting Reminders

 

Export to CSV allows you to save in CSV format the contents of lists or tables in most views, allowing you to use the data easily in Excel or elsewhere. You can export from the following views: Activity Group Summary, Activity Group Detail, Action List, Contact List, Issue Log.

Selecting this option opens a dialogue where you can select a destination folder and name for the CSV file.

 

Send Swiftlight file
Opens a new email (using your default email application) with the current Swiftlight file attached so you can send it to a colleague

Send Extract
Opens the Export Extract dialogue so you can select what you would like to export to a MS PowerPoint or PDF file and then opens a new email (using your default email application) with the new extract attached so you can send it to a colleague

 

A list of the four most recently used files. You can open these files by selecting the required filename

 

Closes the current file and exits the application. You will be prompted to save any unsaved changed to the current file before it is closed
Shortcut = Ctrl+Q

The Columns tab allows you to choose some of the columns to display by selecting or de-selecting the tick boxes. Other columns (e.g. Issue Name, Issue Management Action, Responsible etc) have to be displayed by default.

 

The Description Font tab allows you to set the font, font style and font size for the description column of

NEW

text in the Issue description column.

The font of

existing

text in the description column for

existing

Issues is not affected. If you want to change the description font of existing items, you need to select the row (or multiple rows) and use the Format Text dialogue or the toolbars to change the font.

The fonts for the other columns can be set using the Column Fonts tab in this same dialogue.

 

The Column Font tab allows you to set the font, font style and font size for the all of the columns in the Issue Log table section except for the Description column. For information about changing the font of the Description see the Description Font tab above.

 

The date format tab allows you to set a format for the date in the due date column of the Issue Log view. e.g. you could choose to display Sunday 20th January as "Sun 20 Jan" or "20/01" or etc.

You can also select your locale so that you can get USA or UK date format options.