_JIRA Keyboard Shortcuts - whole page

View selected Issue

'o' or 'Enter'

Opens the currently selected issue on the Issue Navigator.

Issue Navigator

Next Issue

'j'

Navigates to the next issue. This keyboard shortcut only applies to a View Issue screen if you got there via the Issue Navigator.

View Issue and Issue Navigator

Previous Issue

'k'

Navigates to the previous issue. This keyboard shortcut only applies to a View Issue screen if you got there via the Issue Navigator.

View Issue and Issue Navigator

Back to the Navigator

'u'

Returns to the Issue Navigator from the View Issue screen. This keyboard shortcut only applies to a View Issue screen if you got there via the Issue Navigator.

View Issue

Hide/Show Left Section

'[' (left square bracket)

Hides or shows the left section on the Issue Navigator.

Issue Navigator

Next Activity

'n'

Navigates to the next item in the activity section of the View Issue screen.

View Issue

Previous Activity

'p'

Navigates to the previous item in the activity section of the View Issue screen.

View Issue

Focus search field

'f'

Focuses the cursor in the Advanced Search text field or the Simple Search's Query text field.

Issue Navigator

Escape field

'Esc'

Escapes the cursor out of the current text field so that you can use more keyboard shortcuts. Pressing the 'Esc' key can also be used to Close or Cancel JIRA's dialog boxes.
If the auto-complete dropdown list is visible on the Advanced Search text field, you must press the 'Esc' key twice to escape the cursor out of this text field.

View Issue and Issue Navigator

Edit Issue

'e'

Opens the Edit Issue dialog box (if you have appropriate permission), where you can edit the issue.

View Issue and Issue Navigator

Assign Issue

'a'

Opens the Assign dialog box (if you have appropriate permission), where you can assign the issue to another JIRA user.

View Issue and Issue Navigator

Comment on Issue

'm'

On the View Issue screen, this opens the comment panel at the top of the page and focuses on the comment text box.
On the Issue Navigator, this opens the Add Comment dialog box for adding a comment to the currently selected issue.

View Issue and Issue Navigator

Edit Issue Labels

'l' (lower-case 'L')

Opens the Labels dialog box, where you can edit the labels associated with the issue.

View Issue and Issue Navigator

Operations dialog box

'.' (full-stop/period)

Opens the Operations dialog box, from which you can perform any permitted issue operation on the current JIRA issue by doing either of the following:

• Press the 'Cursor Down' key, then:
  1. use the cursor keys to select an issue operation, and
  2. press 'Enter' to choose your selected operation.
• Type one to a few letters of the issue operation's name to restrict the list down to operations whose names match the series of letters you entered, then:
  1. if there is more than one operation in the restricted list, use the cursor keys to select one, and
  2. press 'Enter' to choose your selected operation.

• Workflow Transitions — Choose the appropriate workflow transition to change the issue's status. The workflow transitions available depend on the current issue's status and on how your JIRA administrator has customised your JIRA workflow. The default JIRA workflow transitions include:
  
  • Start Progress — Set the issue's Status to In Progress.
  • Resolve issue — Set the issue's Status to Resolved and select the appropriate Resolution.
  • Close issue — Set the issue's Status to Closed and if the issue has not already been Resolved, select the appropriate Resolution.
  • Reopen issue — Set a Resolved or Closed issue's Status to Reopened.

• Actions — Choose the appropriate action to perform on the issue.
  

  • Edit — Edit the issue's details (Summary, Description, etc).
  • Assign — Select an asignee for the issue.
  • Assign To Me — Assign the issue to yourself.
  • Comment — Add a comment to the issue.
  • Log Work — Record the work done and time spent on the issue. This option is only available if Time Tracking has been activated on your JIRA site.
  • Attach Files — Select a file, upload it and attach it to the issue.
  • Attach Screenshot — Select a file, upload it and attach it to the issue.
  • Voters — Opens the Voters list of the issue, where you can manage your vote and see others who have voted on the issue too.
  • Add Vote — Adds your vote to the issue. (This option is only available if you did not create the issue.)
  • Watch Issue — Become a watcher of the issue.
  • Stop Watching — Stop watching the issue. (This option is only available on issues you are currently watching.)
  • Watchers — Opens the Watchers List, where you can manage watchers of the issue.
  • Create Sub-Task — Create a new issue which is a sub-task of the issue.
  • Convert to Issue — If the issue is a sub-task, convert it to a standalone issue.
  • Convert to Sub-Task — If the issue is a standalone issue, convert it to a sub-task.
  • Move — Move the issue to a different project.
  • Link — Create a link between the issue and another issue. This option is only available if Issue Linking has been enabled on your JIRA site.
  • Clone — Create a new issue which is an identical copy of the issue.
  • Labels — Edit the issue's labels.
  • Delete — Permanently remove the issue.

  Note that some options in the Actions menu will only be available if you have the necessary permissions, or if certain features have been enabled by your JIRA administrator.

View Issue and Issue Navigator

Go to field popup

(Only available if your JIRA administrator has Inline edit switched ON through JIRA's General Configuration page.)

Opens the Go to field popup, from which you can specify a field to edit directly (i.e. 'inline') on the 'view issue' page.

• Press the 'Cursor Down' key, then:
  
  1. use the cursor keys to select a field, and
  2. press 'Enter' to choose your selected field.
• Type one to a few letters of the field's name to restrict the list down to fields whose names match the series of letters you entered, then:
  
  1. if there is more than one field in the restricted list, use the cursor keys to select one, and
  2. press 'Enter' to choose your selected field.

Screenshot: The 'Go to field' popup

Notes about editing a field:

• Once you have finished editing a field and want to submit your changes:
  
  • If the field you are editing a single-line input field, press 'Enter' or use the Form Submit shortcut to submit your changes.
  • If the field you are editing a multi-line input field (for example, the Description field), use the Form Submit shortcut to submit your changes.
  • Regardless of what type of input field you are editing, clicking outside the field will submit any changes you made to the field.
  Tip: The Form Submit shortcut requires modifier keys that can differ depending on your combination of browser and operating system. You can find out what modifier keys you require by moving your mouse pointer over the 'tick' icon at the lower right of the field you are editing.
• To cancel out of editing a field (and not save any changes you made), use either the Escape Field or Cancel Form shortcuts.