Keyboard shortcuts for Azure DevOps and Team Explorer

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You can use the keyboard shortcuts listed in this article when you work in Azure DevOps or Team Explorer. You also can assign your own shortcuts in Visual Studio on the Tools > Options > Environment > Keyboard page.

For specific guidance about moving around in the web portal for Azure DevOps, see Web portal navigation.

Web portal

You can use these keyboard shortcuts when you work in the web portal for Azure DevOps.

Web portal global shortcuts

Select ? to access global and page-specific shortcuts.

Page-specific shortcuts work only when you're on a specific page. For example, select g, c to open the Code page, and then select c, p to create a pull request. These navigation shortcuts work as long as the focus isn't on an input control.

Shortcut	Action
?	Show keyboard shortcuts
p	Go to Projects and teams
g, h	Go to Projects home
g, b	Go to Pipelines
g, c	Go to Repos
g, t	Go to Test Plans
g, s	Go to Project settings
g, w	Go to Boards
/ or s	Move focus to Search
f, n	Move focus to next section
f, p	Move focus to previous section

The following screenshot shows the list of keyboard shortcuts as it appears in Azure DevOps:

Web portal list shortcuts

You can use these keyboard shortcuts when you work in a list in the web portal for Azure DevOps:

Shortcut	Action
Tab	Move focus right
Left arrow	Move focus left
Right arrow	Move focus right
Up arrow	Move focus up
Down arrow	Move focus down
Ctrl+Home	Move focus to top of list
Ctrl+End	Move focus to bottom of list
Ctrl+Up arrow	Move item up in the list
Ctrl+Down arrow	Move item down in the list
Shift+Up arrow	Highlight consecutive items above the current line or field
Shift+Down arrow	Highlight consecutive items below the current line or field
Menu	Open context menu
Esc	Dismiss context menu
Enter	Choose selected menu item

Repos

You can use the following keyboard shortcuts when you work on a page under Repos. To view the valid shortcuts, select ? to access global and service-specific shortcuts.

Git repositories

You can use these shortcuts when you work with Git repositories in Azure DevOps.

Repos Git shortcuts

Shortcut	Action
z	Toggle full-screen mode
e	Open explorer
h	Open history
b	Open branches
q	Open pull requests
c, p	Create pull request
r	Select repository

Repos files shortcuts

Shortcut	Action
1	Open contents
2	Open history
t	Move focus to directory path
w	Select branch

The following screenshot shows the lists of keyboard shortcuts as they appear in Azure DevOps:

TFVC repositories

You can use these shortcuts when you work with TFVC repositories in Azure DevOps.

Repos TFVC shortcuts

Shortcut	Action
r	Select repository

Repos TFVC code shortcuts

Shortcut	Action
e	Open Files
c	Open changesets
v	Open shelvesets

Repos TFVC files shortcuts

Shortcut	Action
1	Open contents
2	Open history
t	Move focus to directory path

The following screenshot shows the lists of keyboard shortcuts as they appear in Azure DevOps:

Work items

You can use these keyboard shortcuts on a Boards > Work items page or a Work > Work items page.

Shortcut	Action
w	Open work items
l	Open backlog
b	Open board
i	Open sprint
q	Open queries
z	Toggle full screen
Ctrl+Shift+f	Filter results
Ctrl+c	Copy to clipboard
Delete	Delete

The following screenshot shows the lists of keyboard shortcuts as they appear in Azure DevOps:

Work item forms

You can use the following keyboard shortcuts to interact with a work item form. To view valid shortcuts, select ? in the form.

Shortcut	Action
Alt+i	Assign work item to me
Ctrl+Shift+d	Go to discussion
Ctrl+s	Save changes
Shift+Alt+c	Copy work item title
Ctrl+Shift+,	Move to left tab (page)
Ctrl+Shift+.	Move to right tab (page)
z	Toggle full screen
Ctrl+Enter	Save and close

The following screenshot shows the list of keyboard shortcuts as it appears in Azure DevOps:

Rich text editor

The rich text editor toolbar appears below the text entry area when you select a text box that can be formatted.

Here's an example of the toolbar in a selected text box that can be formatted:

You can use the following keyboard shortcuts when you work in a web browser on one of the following operating systems (Command= ).

Windows shortcuts

Shortcut	Action
Ctrl+b	Bold
Ctrl+c	Copy text
Ctrl+i	Italics
Ctrl+k	Insert hyperlink
Ctrl+s	Save
Ctrl+u	Underline
Ctrl+v	Paste text
Ctrl+y	Redo
Ctrl+z	Undo
Ctrl+.	Bulleted list
Ctrl+/	Numbered list
Shift+:	Emoji library

macOS shortcuts

Shortcut	Action
Command+b	Bold
Command+c	Copy text
Command+i	Italics
Command+k	Insert hyperlink
Command+s	Save
Command+u	Underline
Command+v	Paste text
Command+Z	Redo
Command+z	Undo
Command+.	Bulleted list
Command+/	Numbered list
Shift+:	Emoji library

Boards

You can use the following keyboard shortcuts when you work on a board on a Boards > Boards page or a Work > Boards page.

Shortcut	Action
n	Add new item
c	Add new child item
Home	Select first item
Enter	Open item
Ctrl+Shift+f	Filter results
Ctrl+Up arrow	Move item up
Ctrl+Down arrow	Move item down
Ctrl+Left arrow	Move item left
Ctrl+Right arrow	Move item right
Ctrl+Home	Move item to top of column
Ctrl+End	Move item to bottom of column
Ctrl+Shift+Up arrow	Move item to swimlane above
Ctrl+Shift+Down arrow	Move item to swimlane below
F2	Rename item
e	Toggle show/hide empty fields
o	Expand all swimlanes
u	Collapse all swimlanes
Shift+Page up	Select first/next swimlane above
Shift+Page down	Select last/next swimlane below

The following screenshot shows the list of keyboard shortcuts as it appears in Azure DevOps:

Backlogs

You can use the following keyboard shortcuts when you work on a Boards > Backlogs page. These shortcuts work when you are on a product backlog, portfolio backlog, or sprint backlog page.

Shortcut	Action
m, b	Move item to backlog
m, i	Move item to current iteration
m, n	Move item to next iteration
Insert	Add child item
f+i	Add child item
Ctrl+Shift+f	Filter results

The following screenshot shows the list of keyboard shortcuts as it appears in Azure DevOps:

Queries

You can use the following keyboard shortcuts when you work with queries in the web portal. To view valid shortcuts, select ? on a Boards > Queries page or a Work > Queries page.

Shortcut	Action
c, q	New query
r or Alt+r	Refresh query
Alt+q	Return to query
j or Alt+n	Move to next item
k or Alt+p	Move to previous item
Ctrl+Shift+f	Filter results

The following screenshot shows the list of keyboard shortcuts as it appears in Azure DevOps:

Test plans, parameters, and runs

You can use the following keyboard shortcuts when you work in Test Plans or Test.

Note

Test shortcuts are available in the web portal for Azure DevOps Services and TFS 2015.2 or later versions.

Test shortcuts

Shortcut	Action
n	Open test plans
m	Open shared parameters
r	Open runs
h	Open machines

The following screenshot shows the list of keyboard shortcuts as it appears in Azure DevOps:

Test plans shortcuts

Shortcut	Action
1	Open tests
2	Open charts
e	Execute tests
t, b	Mark selected tests as blocked
t, f	Fail selected tests
t, n	Mark selected tests as NA
t, p	Pass selected tests
t, r	Reset tests to active
Ctrl+Shift+f	Filter results
v, g	View grid

The following screenshot shows the list of keyboard shortcuts as it appears in Azure DevOps:

Test parameters shortcuts

Shortcut	Action
1	View parameter set grid
2	Open properties
c, s	Add parameter set
c, t	Add test case
v, t	Toggle test cases pane

The following screenshot shows the list of keyboard shortcuts as it appears in Azure DevOps:

Test runs shortcuts

Shortcut	Action
1	Test runs
2	Filter

The following screenshot shows the list of keyboard shortcuts as it appears in Azure DevOps:

Wiki

You can use the following keyboard shortcuts when you manage or edit wiki pages. To view valid shortcuts, select ? on a Wiki page.

Manage wiki page shortcuts

Shortcut	Action
n	Add new page
e	Edit page
c	Create new subpage
Ctrl+Down arrow	Move page down the order
Ctrl+Up arrow	Move page up the order
Ctrl+P	Print page
Ctrl+Shift+b	Create work item from selected text

The following screenshot shows the list of keyboard shortcuts as it appears in Azure DevOps:

Edit wiki page shortcuts

Shortcut	Action
Ctrl+b	Bold text
Ctrl+i	Italicize text
Ctrl+k	Insert hyperlink
Ctrl+c	Copy text
Ctrl+v	Paste copied text
Ctrl+Shift+f	Format tables
Ctrl+s	Save changes
Ctrl+Enter	Save and close
Esc	Close

The following screenshot shows the list of keyboard shortcuts as it appears in Azure DevOps:

Team Explorer

You can use these shortcuts when you work in Team Explorer.

Team Explorer global shortcuts

Shortcut	Action
Ctrl+0, a	Open web portal
Ctrl+0, b	Open Build
Ctrl+0, c	Open Connect
Ctrl+0, d	Open Documents
Ctrl+0, e	Open Branches (Git)
Ctrl+0, g	Open Changes (Git)
Ctrl+0, h	Open Home
Ctrl+0, m	Open My Work (TFVC)
Ctrl+0, p	Open Pending changes (TFVC)
Ctrl+0, r	Open Reports
Ctrl+0, s	Open Settings
Ctrl+0, w	Open Work items
Ctrl+0, y	Open Synchronization (Git)
Ctrl+'	Move focus to search box
Alt+0	Move focus to top of page
Alt+1	Move focus to visible section [1 through 9]
Alt+Up arrow (	Move focus to next section
Alt+Down arrow	Move focus to previous section

Team Explorer context menu shortcuts

Shortcut	Action
<+Down arrow	Open a context menu
Esc	Dismiss context menu
Left arrow	Move focus left
Right arrow	Move focus right
Up arrow	Move focus up
Down arrow	Move focus down
Enter	Choose context menu

Team Explorer work item shortcuts

Shortcut	Action
Alt+m, g	Open work item
Alt+m, i	Add a work item
Alt+m, q	Add a query
Shift+Alt, c	Copy selected work item
Shift+Alt, l	Link to new work item
Enter	Open selected work item

You can use shortcuts for query results when you have a list of work items, such as the query results view or a list of linked work items within a work item form.

Team Explorer query editor shortcuts

Shortcut	Action
Left arrow	Move focus left
Right arrow	Move focus right
Up arrow	Move focus up
Down arrow	Move focus down
Shift+Up arrow	Highlight consecutive lines above the current line
Shift+Down arrow	Highlight consecutive lines below the current line
Shift+Left arrow	Move focus left one field at a time
Shift+Right arrow	Move focus right one field at a time
End	Move focus to end of current clause
Enter	Move focus down
Tab	Move focus right, one field at a time
Ctrl+c	Copy selected clause
Ctrl+s	Save changes (editor)
Ctrl+v	Paste copied clause
Del	Delete contents of current field or clause

Team Explorer query results shortcuts

Shortcut	Action
Left arrow	Scroll left
Right arrow	Scroll right
Page up	Scroll up
Page down	Scroll down
Shift+Up arrow	Highlight consecutive rows
Shift+Down arrow	Highlight consecutive rows
Shift+Alt+n	Move focus to next item
Shift+Alt+p	Move focus to previous item
End	Move focus to bottom of list
Enter	Open selected work item
Home	Move focus to top of list
+	Expand current row
-	Collapse current row
Ctrl+s	Save changes (results)
F5	Refresh

Install Team Explorer

Team Explorer is a plug-in for Visual Studio. You gain access to Team Explorer when you install the free Visual Studio Community version, another version of Visual Studio, or Visual Studio Team Explorer 2017.

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Next steps

Learn more about working in Team Explorer.