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Jama Connect User Guide

Keyboard shortcuts

Use the following shortcuts to navigate throughout the Jama Connect application.

Note

In general, Mac users can substitute the Cmd key for the Ctrl key and the Option key for the Alt key. Depending on your keyboard, you might also have to press the Fn key.

Table 1. General navigation

Key command

Function

Esc

Close an open window. 

Tab

Navigate from field to field in List View or Single Item View.

Enter

Selects a highlighted button or open a selected item.

Arrow keys

Scroll through items, tags, releases, baselines, or test plans in the left panel.



Table 2. Inline editing in List View

Key command

Function

Esc

Cancel unsaved changes.

Tab

Move cursor between editable fields.

Enter

Save changes and move to the next item in the list.



Table 3. Rich text accessibility

Key command

Function

Alt + 0

Open window with accessibility instructions.

Alt + F10

Enter the toolbar or the tab list of the open window.

Ctrl + right-click (Windows)

control + command + click (Mac)

Access native browser spellcheck menu.

Tab

Move to the right between groups of toolbar buttons.

Shift + tab

Move to the left between groups of toolbar buttons.

Right arrow

Move to the next button to the right.

Left arrow

Move to the next button to the left.

Enter

Activate a selected button or menu option.



Table 4. Rich text navigation

Key command

Function

Home

Jump to the beginning of the line.

Ctrl + Home

Jump to the beginning of the document.

End

Jump to the end of the line.

Ctrl + End

Jump to the end of the document.

PgDn

Scroll down the document by the length of the editing area.

PgUp

Scroll up the document by the length of the editing area.

Ctrl + L

Open the link window.



Table 5. Rich text writing and formatting

Key command

Function

Shift  + Enter

Add a line break.

Ctrl + Z

Undo the last change.

Ctrl + Y

Redo the last change.

Ctrl + C

Copy a text fragment to the clipboard.

Ctrl + V, Shift + Insert

Paste a text fragment from the clipboard.

Ctrl + X, Shift +  Del

Cut a text fragment to the clipboard.

Ctrl + B

Apply or remove bold formatting. 

Ctrl + I 

Apply or remove italic formatting. 

Ctrl + U

Apply or remove underline.

Ctrl + A 

Select all field contents.

Shift + Arrow

Select text letter by letter.

Ctrl + Shift + Arrow

Select text word by word.

Shift + End

Select a text fragment from the cursor to the end of the line.

Shift + Home

Select a text fragment from the beginning of the line to the cursor.

Ctrl + Shift + End

Select a text fragment from the cursor to the end of the document.

Ctrl + Shift + Home

Select a text fragment from the beginning of the document to the cursor.

Shift + PgDn

Select a text fragment of approximately the length of the editing area, starting from the cursor and going down.

Shift + PgUp

Select a text fragment of approximately the length of the editing area, starting from the cursor and going up.



Table 6. Review navigation

Key command

Function

Tab

Move from one highlighted comment to another.



Table 7. Test case authoring

Key command

Function

Tab + Shift

Move cursor between editable fields and row actions.

Esc

Move focus from cell to row, row to table.

arrow-up and arrow-down

When focus is placed on row, navigate up and down through table rows.

When focus is placed in cell, navigate through lines of text.

Enter

When focus is placed in cell, enter a line return when rich text is enabled.

When focus is placed on row action, the action is performed.

When focus is placed on Add step, add a new step and move cursor to the first cell of new row.



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