
How to Add New Currency or Change Project Currency?
Primavera Currency
In this article, we will discuss how to add a new currency in Primavera and how to change the project currency in very straightforward steps.
It will work when you import a new project with a different currency.
We will start with the first task” How to add new currency in Primavera?”
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- How to change Primavera’s default currency and add a new currency?
Step 1: From the ‘Admin ‘menu and click on ‘Currencies ‘

Step 2: The first currency that you see on the top of the list is in US Dollars. It is the Default Currency.

Step 3: You can add new currency by pressing the “Add” button.

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Step 4: Enter the currency (Currency ID, Currency Name, Currency Symbol, and Exchange Rate).
Exchange Rate: is the rate of this currency compared to the USD currency.
Example: we want to add Egyptian currency

Step 5: Click ‘Close’ to close the window.
- How to Change project currency?
Step 1: From the ‘Edit ‘menu click on ‘User Preferences ‘

Step 2: From the ‘User Preferences ‘menu and click on ‘Currency ‘

Step 3: Select the currency you want to change.

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