Keyboard Support
YouTrack provides enough keyboard support to let you forget about using the mouse in most cases. Creating, editing and navigating between issues, commenting, changing attributes — whatever you need to do, keep in mind the following shortcuts.
Issues List
| Shortcut | Usage |
|---|---|
| Esc | Switch between search box and issues list or Deselect any selected issue in the list |
| Down | Move from the search box to the top issue in the list |
| Up | Move from the top issue in the list of issues to the search box |
| End | Go to the last issue on the page |
| Home | Go to the first issue on the page |
| Ctrl+Right | Go to next page |
| Ctrl+Left | Go to previous page |
| Ctrl+Shift+Right | Go to last page of issues list |
| Ctrl+Shift+Left | Go to first page of issues list |
| Right | Expand an issue in the list of issues |
| Left | Collapse an issue in the list of issues |
| Space | Select an issue in the list of issues |
| Ctrl+A | Select all issues |
| F2 | Open the highlighted issue for editing |
| Ctrl+Shift+Backspace | Hide/Show the left sidebar |
| Ctrl+Shift+0 | Toggle on/off watching issue for the current user |
| Ctrl+Shift+1 | Open/Close 'My Tags and Saved Searches' drop-down menu |
| Alt+Ctrl+Shift+C | Select ID or ID and Summary for highlighted issue. Sequentially: select Issue ID, select Issue ID and summary, deselect all. |
| Enter | Open a highlighted issue in a separate page (enters full issue view). In Search box: Submit search quer |
| Ctrl+/ | Show keyboard shortcuts hints |
| Alt+Ctrl+'+/=' Opera: Alt+Ctrl+'=' (NumPad) |
Increase shown detailes level for issues |
| Alt+Ctrl+'-' (NumPad) Opera: Alt+Ctrl+'-/_' |
Decrease shown detailes level for issues |
| Ctrl+Shift+/ Alt+Ctrl+Shift+'+/=' Opera: Alt+Ctrl+Shift+'=' (NumPad) |
Toggle default expand/collapse mode for stacktraces in issues |
Search Box
| Shortcut | Usage |
|---|---|
| Esc | Switch between search box and issues list |
| Down | Move from the search box to the top issue in the list |
| Up | Move from the top issue in the list of issues to the search box |
| Shift+Tab | Switch to Projects drop-down |
| Ctrl+Space | Invoke coding assistance (show suggestions) |
| Enter | Submit search query |
Full Issue View
| Shortcut | Usage |
|---|---|
| Enter | Open a highlighted issue in a separate page (enters full issue view) |
| Ctrl+Up | Go back to the list of issues |
| Ctrl+Right | Go to the next issue in the search results |
| Ctrl+Left | Go to the previous issue in the search results. |
| Ctrl+Shift+C | Switch to the Comments tab |
| Ctrl+Shift+H | Switch to the History tab |
| Ctrl+Shift+L | Switch to the Links tab |
| F2 | Edit issue. |
| Ctrl+Shift+1 | Open/Close 'My Tags and Saved Searches' drop-down menu |
| Ctrl+/ | Show keyboard shortcuts hints |
| Backspace | Backspace Go back to the search results page |
| Ctrl+Shift+/ Alt+Ctrl+Shift+'+/=' Opera: Alt+Ctrl+Shift+'=' (NumPad) |
Toggle default expand/collapse mode for stacktraces in issue |
Command Window
| Shortcut | Usage |
|---|---|
| Ctrl+Alt+J or any letter | Open Command window |
| Ctrl+Space | Invoke code assistance (show suggestions) |
| Ctrl+Enter | Apply command |
| Esc | Cancel command |
Create/Edit Issue
| Shortcut | Usage |
|---|---|
| Alt+Ins or Ctrl+Alt+Ins (Opera) | Create new issue. |
| F2 | Edit issue. |
| Ctrl+Alt+J or any letter | Open the Command window. |
| Ctrl+Alt+C | Open a form to comment an issue. |
| Ctrl+Alt+P | Toggle preview mode on/off. |
| Ctrl+Alt+V | Paste a screen-shot from clipboard. |
| Ctrl+Enter | Submit changes. |
| Ctrl+Alt+A | Open a dialog to add file to an issue. |
| Ctrl+Alt+S | Open applet to take a screen-shot and attach it to an issue. |
| Ctrl+Shift+1 | Open/Close ?My Tags and Saved Searches? drop-down menu |
| Ctrl+Shift+/ Alt+Ctrl+Shift+'+/='
Opera: Alt+Ctrl+Shift+'='(NumPad) |
Toggle default expand/collapse mode for stacktraces in issues |