Use keyboard shortcuts
Keyboard shortcuts are a great way for you to speed up editing, navigating, and performing actions without having to navigate away from the keyboard.
Some keyboard shortcuts require additional permissions or applications. These shortcuts rely on the way permissions are configured for your account and which applications are installed. Keyboard shortcuts for third-party apps may not integrate with Jira. Check out their support docs to see what's possible.
View keyboard shortcuts
You can open the keyboard shortcuts dialog using either of the following methods:
Select Help then Keyboard shortcuts.
Press the
?on your keyboard from any page (Shift + / ).
The keyboard shortcuts dialog shows commands for the operating system and browser that you're using. The dialog is divided into sections for the following information:
Global shortcuts — shortcuts that can be used in any part of Jira.
Navigating work items — shortcuts for navigating through work items.
Work item actions — shortcuts for working with work items.
App-specific — any shortcuts that are specific to an application and won’t work anywhere else.
Keyboard shortcuts in team-managed projects
In team-managed software projects, the keyboard shortcut dialog is divided into the following sections:
Essentials — common and frequently used shortcuts that can be used when you’re in a project, on a board, in the backlog, or using filters or a dashboard.
Board and backlog — shortcuts that can be used on the board or backlog.
Navigate projects — shortcuts that can be used to switch views in a project.
Navigate work items — shortcuts that make it easier to find and browse work items.
Work item actions — shortcuts for working with work items.
Update work items with your keyboard
Work items support a limited set of keyboard shortcuts for editing and updating work items:
Press O to open the selected work item
Press A to assign the work item to someone
Press I to assign a work item to yourself
Press M to quickly add a comment)
You can also navigate the work item with keyboard shortcuts:
Press J to go down
Press K to go up
Press N to go to the next column
Press P to go to the previous column
Turn off keyboard shortcuts
If you'd prefer to turn keyboard shortcuts off, you can do so via the keyboard shortcuts dialog:
Select Help then Keyboard shortcuts.
Switch off Keyboard shortcuts are enabled.
Modifier keys
Some keyboard shortcuts require modifier keys to be pressed simultaneously, along with a single 'action' key. Modifier keys may differ, depending on your combination of operating system and web browser.
The following identifies the modifier keys for some supported web browsers and operating systems:
Chrome
Windows: Alt + Shift
macOS: Ctrl + Alt/Option
Linux/Solaris: Alt + Shift
Firefox
Windows: Alt + Shift
macOS: Ctrl
Linux/Solaris: Alt + Shift
In Firefox, it’s possible to customize 'modifier key shortcuts'. See Mozilla's documentation for more information.
Safari
Windows: Ctrl
macOS: Ctrl + Alt/Option
Internet Explorer
Windows: Alt
Typing a 'modifier key shortcut' that leads to a link requires you to press Enter to complete the action.
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