Nova T6 Shortcuts

Add Items:

Add a year: Click the + button at the top of the Year list. You can now enter the name for the year and the projected number of students.

Add a block: Drag the Subject code over from the list on the right-hand side and drop it over the required band.

Add a new class: Drag the Subject code over from the list on the right-hand side and drop it on (to give the group another subject) or under (to create another group) the desired group.

Add a link class: Hold down Ctrl and drag the Subject code over from the list on the right-hand side and drop it exactly over the existing class.

Duplicate a group: Hold down Alt and perform a click whilst pointing to the desired group.

Duplicate a block: Point to the block and perform a right-click and select Copy from the pop-up menu. Point to the Destination band, perform a right-click and select Paste from the pop-up menu.

Delete Items:

Delete a year: From the left-hand list select the relevant year and click the – button.

Delete a block: Point to the block, perform a right-click and select Delete from the pop-up menu.

Delete a group: Hold down Alt and perform a right-click whilst pointing to the desired group.

Delete a class: Hold down Ctrl and perform a right-click whilst pointing to the relevant class.

Edit Items

Increase the number of periods for a class: Hold down Shift and perform a click whilst pointing to the relevant class.

Decrease the number of periods for a class: Hold down Shift and perform a right-click whilst pointing to the relevant class.

Move a block to another band: Click and drag the top or bottom boundary of the block

Stretch a block across more bands: Hold down Ctrl and click and drag the top or bottom boundary of the block.

Allocate non-contiguous bands to a block: Perform a right-click whilst pointing to the block and select Extra Bands from the pop-up menu. Select or deselect bands as required.

Show group names of a block: Perform a right-click whilst pointing to the block and select Group Names from the pop-up menu.

Add, delete or edit comment (post-it) for the block: Click the Page symbol in the lower right corner of the block to call up the Comment dialogue box.

Reviewed on 08/04/2020