Keyboard Shortcuts
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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 |
Note
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.
Note
In Opera, buttons will only be highlighted by shortcut keys; you will need to press Enter to proceed.
