Keyboard Navigation¶

• Table of contents
• Keyboard Navigation
  • Accesskeys
    • Accesskey overview
    • Creating a new issue
    • Switch to the editor
    • Update the preview
    • Moving back and forward
    • Search in Redmine

Accesskeys¶

Some functions in Redmine can be accessed by a keyboard shortcut.
The shortcuts vary between browsers and operating systems:

	Windows	macOS	Linux	Comments
Chrome	Alt	Ctrl + Opt	Alt	Accesskeys 7 and 4 are not available for Windows and Linux One should use Alt + Shift for the Accesskeys e and f
Firefox	Alt + Shift	Ctrl + Opt	Alt + Shift
Safari	--	Ctrl + Opt	--
Edge	Alt	--	--	Accesskeys 7 is not available.

Accesskey overview¶

Key	Description
7	Creates a new issue
n	Moves forward through issue stacks, paginations and more...
p	Moves backward through issue stacks, paginations and more...
e	Jumps into the editor mode. (Issues, wiki, news )
r	Updates the preview in editor mode
f	Jumps in the global quick search field
4	Opens the project search view

Creating a new issue¶

By using the accesskey 7, you can create a new issue from everywhere in a project.

Switch to the editor¶

You can switch to the editor by using the e key.
The accesskey is available for:

• documents
• issues
• wiki pages
• news entries

Update the preview¶

If you are in the editor mode, you can easily update the preview by using the r key.

Moving back and forward¶

Use the keys n (next) or p (previous) to switch to move through:

• stacks of issues
• lists with pagination
• activity pages
• month in the calendar view
• periods in the gantt view
• revisions in the repository

Search in Redmine¶

By using the f key, your cursor jumps directly into the search field in the top right of the header bar.
If you prefer the project search, you can open it with the accesskey 4.