YouTrack Cloud 2026.1 Help

Whiteboard Keyboard Shortcuts

The keyboard shortcuts page for whiteboards provides a list of all available shortcuts to help you work more efficiently on your workspace. Use these shortcuts to quickly perform actions such as adding elements, navigating the whiteboard, and organizing your board.

Shortcut

Shortcut

Description

V

V

Select

N

N

New card

T

T

New text block

A

A

Open the Add Items dialog

Ctrl + C

+ C

Copy

Ctrl + V

+ V

Paste

Ctrl + X

+ X

Cut

Ctrl + D

+ D

Duplicate

Backspace

Delete

Remove

Esc

Esc

Deselect

Alt +

+

Create card above the selected card

Alt +

+

Create card right of the selected card

Alt +

+

Create card below the selected card

Alt +

+

Create card left of the selected card

Enter

Return

Finish editing and save summary of the selected card

Ctrl + Enter

+ Return

Show description of the selected card

Ctrl + Enter

+ Return

Finish editing and save description of the selected card

Ctrl + Mouse scroll wheel

Control + Mouse scroll wheel

Zoom in/out

27 March 2026