This page last changed on Sep 02, 2009 by alui.

Keyboard shortcuts provide a quick and easy way of navigating though JIRA without having to take your fingers off the keyboard.

Activating Shortcuts

Shortcuts are activated by simultaneously pressing the modifier key and the specific access key. For example, pressing 'Alt + C' in Firefox (on Windows) will create a new issue.

The access key is an identifying key for a particular page element. The access key is commonly identified by the underlined character on the element label.

Access Keys

The shortcuts that are currently available, and their default access keys, are:

Operation Default Access Key Description
Home H Redirects you to your Dashboard.
Browse Projects B Redirects you to the Browse Projects page.
Find Issues F Redirects you to the Issue Navigator.
Create New Issue C Redirects you to the Create Issue page.
Administration A Redirects you to the Administration page (if you have appropriate permission).
Quick Search Q Directs your cursor to the Quick Search text box in the top right-hand corner.
Comment M On the View Issue screen, opens and focuses on the comment box.
Edit E On the View Issue screen, edits the issue (if you have appropriate permission).
Next N On the View Issue screen (if you got there via the Issue Navigator ), navigates to the next issue.
Previous P On the View Issue screen (if you got there via the Issue Navigator ), navigates to the previous issue.
Submit S Submits any form.
Cancel `(backquote) Cancels any form.
Remember Me R Automatically checks the 'Remember me' checkbox on the Login page.

Modifier Keys

The modifier key will differ with each operating system and browser. For example, when running Firefox on Mac OSX you will need to type 'Ctrl' + 'S' to submit a form, while on Windows you will need to type 'Alt' + 'S'. The following table identifies the modifier keys for the various combinations:

Browser Mac OSX Windows UNIX/Linux
Internet Explorer Ctrl Alt Alt
Mozilla Firefox 2 Ctrl Alt + Shift Alt + Shift
Mozilla Firefox 1 Ctrl Alt Alt
Opera Shift + Esc Shift + Esc Shift + Esc
Safari Ctrl Ctrl Ctrl
In Internet Explorer, links will only be highlighted by shortcut keys; you will need to press Enter to proceed. Buttons, however, are activated through the shortcut.
In Opera, buttons will only be highlighted by shortcut keys; you will need to press Enter to proceed.
In Firefox 2 & 3, it is possible to customise your shortcut keys. Please read this document for more information.
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