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Keyboard shortcuts for Azure DevOps and Team Explorer

Azure DevOps Services | Azure DevOps Server 2022 - Azure DevOps Server 2019

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:

Screenshot that shows Azure DevOps 2020 global keyboard shortcuts.

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

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

Screenshot that shows Azure DevOps 2019 global keyboard shortcuts.

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:

Screenshot that shows Azure DevOps 2020 Repos Git keyboard shortcuts.

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:

Screenshot that shows Azure DevOps 2020 Repos TFVC keyboard shortcuts.

Code shortcuts

Shortcut Action
r Select repository
e Open explorer
h Open history
b Open branches (Git)
q Open pull requests (Git)
c, p Create pull request (Git)

Files shortcuts

Shortcut Action
1 Open contents
2 Open history
t Move focus to directory path
w Select branch (Git)
y Switch to commit (Git)
c, b Create branch (Git)

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

Screenshot that shows Azure DevOps 2019 Repos Code page and File Explorer keyboard shortcuts.

Work items

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

Note

Shortcuts you can use in a work item are available in the web portal for Azure DevOps Server 2019 and later versions.

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:

Screenshot that shows Azure DevOps 2020 work items page keyboard shortcuts.

Shortcut Action
l Open backlog
b Open board
i Open current iteration
t Open task board
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:

Screenshot that shows Azure DevOps 2019 work items page keyboard shortcuts.

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.

Note

Shortcuts for work item forms are available in the web portal for Azure DevOps Server 2019 and later versions.

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:

Screenshot that shows Azure DevOps 2020 work item form keyboard shortcuts.

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)

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

Screenshot that shows Azure DevOps 2019 work item form keyboard shortcuts.

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:

Screenshot that shows the Azure DevOps 2020 rich text editor toolbar.

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

The rich text formatting toolbar appears above each text box that can be formatted. It becomes active only when you select the text box.

Here's an example of the toolbar in a text box:

Screenshot that shows the Azure DevOps 2019 rich text editor toolbar.

You can use the following keyboard shortcuts when you work in the editor in a web browser running on a Windows operating system.

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
Ctrl+Spacebar Remove formatting

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:

Screenshot that shows Azure DevOps 2020 board shortcuts.

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:

Screenshot that shows Azure DevOps 2019 board shortcuts.

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:

Screenshot that shows Azure DevOps 2020 Boards Backlogs page keyboard shortcuts.

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

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

Screenshot that shows Azure DevOps 2019 Boards Backlogs page keyboard shortcuts.

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:

Screenshot that shows Azure DevOps 2020 Queries page keyboard shortcuts.

Shortcut Action
c, q Add 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:

Screenshot that shows Azure DevOps 2019 Queries page keyboard shortcuts.

Delivery plans

To toggle between card details and card titles only, select t.

Note

Select ? to access global and service-specific shortcuts.

Shortcut Action
Home Select first item
Enter Open item
n New item
Ctrl+Up arrow Move item up
Ctrl+Down arrow Move item down
Ctrl+Left arrow Move item left
Ctrl+Right arrow Move item right
Shift+Left arrow Pan timeline left
Shift+Right arrow Pan timeline right
u Collapse all backlogs
o Expand all backlogs
Shift+Page up Focus on previous team
Shift+Page down Focus on next team
Ctrl+Shift+f Filter results

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

Screenshot that shows Delivery plans page keyboard shortcuts.

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:

Screenshot that shows Test page keyboard shortcuts.

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:

Screenshot that shows Test Plans page keyboard shortcuts.

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:

Screenshot that shows Test parameters page keyboard shortcuts.

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:

Screenshot that shows Test runs page keyboard shortcuts.

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:

Screenshot that shows Azure DevOps 2020 manage Wiki page keyboard shortcuts.

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:

Screenshot that shows Azure DevOps 2020 edit Wiki page keyboard shortcuts.

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+f Filter page

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

Screenshot that shows Azure DevOps 2019 manage Wiki page keyboard shortcuts.

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:

Screenshot that shows Azure DevOps 2019 edit Wiki page keyboard shortcuts.

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.

Next steps

Learn more about working in Team Explorer.