Keyboard shortcuts (Board module)

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.

Menu with options under the et help button.

Board module shortcuts

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 Board module’s keyboard shortcuts are divided into the following categories:

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Item actions

New item (only on Jira data center)

Enter

New item (only on Jira data center)

Enter

New sub-item (only on Jira data center)

Shift + Enter

Task actions

Move to previous team

Shift +

Move to previous team

Shift +

Move to next team

Shift +

Move to next timebox

Shift +

Move to the previous timebox

Shift +

Create link from task

L

Send to backlog

Shift + B

Edit details (only on Jira data center)

E

Backlog

Show or hide planned task(s)

P

Show or hide planned task(s)

P

Teams

Allocate team

Shift + T

Allocate team

Shift + T

Navigation

Select task

Mouse left-click

Select task

Mouse left-click

Select multiple tasks

Shift + mouse left-click

Context menu

Mouse right-click

Remove selection

Esc

Timeline

Today

Shift + 0

Today

Shift + 0

Zoom in

Shift + =

Zoom out

Shift + -

View

Show or hide backlog

]

Show or hide backlog

]

Show or hide markers

M

Collapse or expand dependencies

D

Toggle reports

Shift + Alt or Option + R

Show or hide full scope

Shift + S

Layout

Change the row height of the layout.

Compact

Shift + C

Compact

Shift + C

Regular

Shift + R

Wide

Shift + W

Others

Show/Hide menu

Z

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

Re-synchronize data

Alt or Option + R