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Keyboard Shortcuts

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Wrike Documentation Team

Wrike Documentation Team

TL;DR

Wrike includes keyboard shortcuts to help you work faster, like creating tasks, searching, opening fullscreen, formatting text, and expanding or collapsing items in Table view. You can also use Ctrl/Cmd + click on an expand arrow to open or close all nested levels at once.

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Overview

Keyboard shortcuts are available for all users on all account types. Use keyboard shortcuts in the workspace to get work done faster.

Available Shortcuts

Function Shortcut (Windows) Shortcut (Mac OS)
Creates a new task Alt+Shift+N Cmd+Shift+N
Places your cursor in the search box so that you can begin typing Alt+Shift+S Cmd+Shift+S
Opens the task you're currently looking at in fullscreen mode, or exits fullscreen mode if you're already in it Alt+Shift+F Cmd+Shift+F
Opens a list of available keyboard shortcuts Alt+Shift+? Cmd+Shift+?
Opens a list of recent tasks Ctrl+Shift+E Cmd+Shift+E
Posts a comment (before using this shortcut: first click the comment section and type your comment) Enter or Ctrl+Enter depending on what you specified in your Profile settings Enter or Cmd+Enter depending on what you specified in your Profile settings
Inserts a line break in a comment or description field Shift+Enter Shift+Enter
Makes text in a description or comment field bold Ctrl+B Cmd+B
Makes text in a description or comment field italic Ctrl+I Cmd+I
Makes text in a description or comment field strikethrough Shift+Ctrl+X Shift+Cmd+X
Turns text in the comment field into code Shift+Ctrl+C Shift+Cmd+C
Turns text in the comment field into a code block Shift+Alt+Ctrl+C Shift+Opt+Cmd+C
Creates new browser window in incognito Ctrl-Shift-N (Ctrl+Shift+P if you're using Firefox browser) Cmd+Shift+N (Сmd+Shift+P if you're using Firefox browser)
Skip the description field while inputting data. esc (Escape key) esc (Escape key)

Table View Shortcuts

Function Shortcut (Windows) Shortcut (Mac OS)
Add new task Alt+Shift+N Ctrl+Shift+N
Undo Ctrl+Z ⌘Z
Redo Ctrl+Shift+Z ⌘⇧Z
Collapse all Alt + Shift + Left arrow Option + Shift + Left arrow
Expand all Alt + Shift + Right arrow Option + Shift + Right arrow
Access buttons inside the focused cell or column header F2 F2 (Fn+F2 on some keyboards)
Move between buttons inside a cell or header Tab / Shift+Tab | Tab Shift+Tab
Return from the buttons to the cell or header
Esc
Esc
Expand focused row (one level)
Alt+Right arrow
Option+Right arrow
Collapse focused row Alt+Left arrow Option+Left arrow
Move focused row up / down Alt+Up / Down arrow Option+Up / Down arrow
Indent focused row (make it a subitem of the row above)
Ctrl+]
Ctrl+]
Outdent focused row (move it one level up) Cmd+[ Cmd+[
Open the row's context menu Shift+F10 Shift+F10

Using Controls Inside Table Cells (F2)

When you navigate Table view with the keyboard, the arrow keys move between cells. Buttons that appear inside a cell are skipped during regular navigation. This keeps navigation fast and avoids landing on buttons you can't see. For example, in the item name cell these are Expand, Item type, Rename, View details, and the more options menu. In a column header they are Sort and More actions.
 
To use them:
  1. Move focus to the cell or column header.
  2. Press F2. Focus moves to the first available button.
  3. Use Tab / Shift+Tab to move between buttons. Focus stays inside the cell.
  4. Press Enter or Space to activate a button.
  5. Press Esc to return to the cell and continue navigating with the arrow keys.
To sort a column with the keyboard, focus the column header, press F2, then press Enter on the Sort button. Pressing Enter or Space on the header itself no longer sorts the column. Screen readers announce the new sort order.

Note

F2 doesn't open the cell editor. To edit a value, press Enter or start typing, as before. Screen reader users hear a hint ("Press F2 for controls") when they land on a cell that has buttons.

Clarifications for existing items

  • Expand all / Collapse all: Option/Alt + Shift + Right/Left arrow still expands or collapses all levels in the table. Without Shift, the shortcut now applies only to the focused row.
  • Moving and indenting rows works only when the table's sort order doesn't define the row order, for example not when sorted by Priority. It applies to one row at a time.
  • Tab no longer moves focus into the buttons inside a cell. If the page currently describes Tab reaching in-cell controls, please replace that with the F2 flow above. Mouse interactions are unchanged.

Expand or Collapse All Levels

In Table view and Dashboard widgets, you can expand or collapse every level of nested subitems at once.

  1. Find the item or section you want to expand or collapse.
  2. Hold Ctrl on Windows or Cmd on Mac.

  3. While you hold the key, click the expand or collapse arrow.

    Hold_Ctrl_to_expand_collapse_all.gif

By default, clicking the arrow without Ctrl or Cmd expands or collapses only the first level of nesting.

Note

This shortcut also works for grouped sections in Table view.

FAQ

Are there any specific keyboard shortcuts for particular views?

Yes, there's a list of shortcuts you can use while working in the Gantt Chart view.

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