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Reducing the click rate can significantly enhance task efficiency. Upgrade to a pro level and streamline your workflow by mastering Keyboard Shortcuts.

These shortcuts enable you to execute fundamental tasks like selecting, organizing, and modifying your Boxes effortlessly.

Moreover, you can swiftly customize your view by adjusting the scale in Hierarchy mode.

Info

The keyboard shortcuts will vary depending on the mode you are in within the Overview module.

Displaying shortcuts

The shortcut dialogue box can be displayed by pressing '?' ('Shift + /').

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The list of available shortcuts

Timeline mode

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Hierarchy mode

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Kanban mode

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Work faster with keyboard shortcuts

By pressing specific key combinations, you can perform many actions without needing to use a mouse to speed up your workflow and enhance productivity. Mastering these shortcuts can reduce the number of mouse clicks and save you time, making your experience with BigPicture smoother and more intuitive.

Keyboard shortcuts are available on Jira Cloud and Jira Data Center.

Display available keyboard shortcuts

Click the Get help i )button in the upper-right corner menu (or press Shift + /) to display the keyboard shortcuts dialog box.

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Overview module shortcuts: Hierarchy mode

Info

The shortcuts listed in the box will only show the shortcuts applicable to the module you are viewing. The app will adjust the displayed shortcuts to your device system (Mac and Windows). Also, depending on your Windows hardware, you may need to use the Fn button in place for Ctrl.

The Overview module’s keyboard shortcuts in the Hierarchy mode are divided into the following categories:

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Item actions

New item

Enter

New sub-item

Shift + Enter

Delete selected item

Delete

View

Show or hide task details

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Navigation

Select box

Mouse left-click

Context menu

Mouse right-click

Item navigation

/

Collapse/ Expand

/

Remove selection

Esc

Others

Show/Hide menu

Z

Undo

Ctrl or Cmd + Z

Open the System-info dialog box

Shift + I

Play the BigPicture game

Shift + Ctrl or Cmd + G

Overview module shortcuts: Timeline mode

The Overview module’s keyboard shortcuts in the Timeline mode are divided into the following categories:

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Item actions

New item

Enter

New sub-item

Shift + Enter

View

Show or hide task structure

[

Show or hide task details

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Navigation

Select box

Mouse left-click

Context menu

Mouse right-click

Item navigation

/

Collapse/ Expand

/

Remove selection

Esc

Timeline

Today

Shift + 0

Zoom in

Shift + =

Zoom out

Shift + -

Fit to scale

F

Show weeks on scale (timeline)

M

Others

Show/Hide menu

Z

Open System-info dialog

Shift + I

Play a BigPicture game

Shift + Ctrl or Cmd + G

Overview module shortcuts: Kanban mode

Overview module’s keyboard shortcuts in the Kanban mode are divided into the following categories:

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Item actions

New item

Enter

New sub-item

Shift + Enter

View

Show or hide task details

]

Navigation

Select box

Mouse left-click

Context menu

Mouse right-click

Item navigation

/

Collapse/ Expand

/

Remove selection

Esc

Others

Show/Hide menu

Z

Open System-info dialog

Shift + I

Play a BigPicture game

Shift + Ctrl or Cmd + G