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Table 15. Availability - Legacy plans

Unavailability: ; Availability: Legacy Free, Legacy Professional, Legacy Business, Legacy Enterprise.


Table 16. Availability

Unavailability: ; Availability: Free, Professional, Team, Business Plus, Enterprise Standard, Enterprise Pinnacle.


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 a new tab (works only in the List view)

Cmd+Shift+O

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

In the List view, selects the task above the task you currently have selected

Up arrow or K

Up arrow or K

In the List view, selects the task below the task you currently have selected

Down arrow or J

Down arrow or J

Collapse a subtask list for the selected task in the List view

Left arrow

Left arrow

Expands a subtask list for the selected task in the List view

Right arrow

Right arrow

In the List view, moves the cursor to the comment section

Alt+Shift+C

Cmd+Shift+C

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)

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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