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Bid Day Keyboard Shortcuts

Speed up your Bid Day workflows with this quick reference list of keyboard shortcuts and color codes

DESTINI Bid Day features a range of keyboard shortcuts aimed at streamlining workflows for more experienced users. This article offers an overview of the keyboard shortcuts in the Bid Day tool, as well as a list of color codes and their definitions. 

In-App Shortcuts List

First, we would like to highlight that you can access a list of keyboard shortcuts directly within Bid Day. Simply click on the keyboard icon located at the top of the Bid Summary and Bid Package page, as shown below: 

Keyboard Shortcuts List

Here is your quick-reference list of keyboard shortcuts in Bid Day. As you get accustomed with using these shortcuts effectively, rather than continuously referring back to the in-app list, you might prefer to to keep this page open on another screen while using Bid Day.  

Bid Summary Page

Bid Package Page

General

  • Tab – Jump to the next cell
  • Shift +Tab – Jump to the previous cell
  • Up Arrow – Jump to the cell above
  • Down Arrow - Jump to the cell below

Add / Edit Bidders

  • Alt + N – Add a new row (when focused in the Bidders area)

Add / Edit Line Items

  • Alt + N – Add a new line (when focused in the Line Items area)

Abbreviations

Entering Bids

  • G – General
  • I – Included
  • M – Missing Scope
  • O – Owner Allow
  • R – Risk Management
  • S – Sub Bid

Colors Codes

Bid Packages

  • Red – Low number of bids
  • Yellow – Middle number of bids
  • Green – This is the required number of bids