Keyboard shortcuts (Gantt module)
- Anna Ciepłota
- Agnieszka Sienkiewicz
- Marta Golab (Deactivated)
- Magdalena Żaczek
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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.
Gantt 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 Gantt module’s keyboard shortcuts are divided into the following categories:
Item actions
Those shortcuts speed up task-related actions directly on the task tree.
Create a Jira issue | Enter |
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Create a subtask | Shift + Enter |
Create a basic task | Crl or Cmd + Enter |
Create a basic subtask | Crl or Cmd + Shift + Enter |
Move a task up | Shift + ↑ |
Move a task down | Shift + ↓ |
Indent a task | Shift + → |
Outdent a task | Shift + ← |
Move a task to the top | Crl or Cmd + Shift + ↑ |
Move a task to the bottom | Crl or Cmd + Shift + ↓ |
Edit task details | E |
Scenario mode
Create a new scenario | Alt or Option + N |
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Return to Live mode | Alt or Option + L |
Merge scenarios | Alt or Option + M |
Navigation
A set of general navigation shortcuts.
Select box | Mouse left-click |
Select work item | Mouse left-click |
Remove selection | Esc |
Context menu | Mouse right-click |
Item navigation | ↑ / ↓ |
Collapse/ Expand a task | ← / → |
Timeline
Perform common actions on the Gantt timeline using the keyboard.
Today | Shift + 0 |
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Zoom in | Shift + = |
Zoom out | Shift + - |
Scale to fit | F |
Show weeks on a scale (timeline) | W |
View
Show or hide box highlights | B |
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Show or hide assignee | A |
Show or hide markers | M |
Expand or collapse dependencies | D |
Show or hide task structure | [ |
Show or hide infobar | ] |
Layout
Change the row height of the layout.
Compact | Shift + C |
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Regular | Shift + R |
Wide | Shift + W |
Others
Show/Hide menu | Z |
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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 |