Keyboard shortcuts

Helix Plan features several keyboard shortcuts, which enable you to quickly perform various actions without using a mouse or trackpad.

Which shortcuts are available will depend on whether you are editing text - such as comments, user stories, or descriptions - or using the general Helix Plan interface.

The following list contains the keyboard shortcuts available when editing text, sorted by function:

Function Windows Mac
Insert and immediately edit an image Ctrl + Shift + V ⌘+ Shift + V
Insert a tab Ctrl + Tab ⌘+ Tab
Insert an image Ctrl + V ⌘+ V
Save changes Ctrl + S ⌘+ S

The following list contains all general keyboard shortcuts, sorted by function:

Function Windows Mac
Add more users to task Ctrl + R ⌘ + R
Arrange selected tasks Ctrl + Shift + A ⌘ + Shift + A
Arrange tasks by extra column 1-9 numeric Ctrl + Shift + Number 1-9 ⌘ + Shift + Number 1-9
Collapse all under sub project Ctrl + Left ⌘ + Left
Connect items by number Ctrl + Shift + L ⌘ + Shift + L
Connect selected Ctrl + Shift + T ⌘ + Shift + T
Copy to clipboard Ctrl + C ⌘ + C
Customize bug workflow (in QA view) Ctrl + Shift + W ⌘ + Shift + W
Cut to clipboard Ctrl + X ⌘ + X
Delegate sub project to Ctrl + Shift + G ⌘ + Shift + G
Delete/Return to backlog Delete Delete
Disconnect selected tasks Ctrl + Shift + D ⌘ + Shift + D
Expand all under sub project Ctrl + Right ⌘ + Right
Find bugs committed to this sprint Ctrl + Shift + Q ⌘ + Shift + Q
Flag as user story Ctrl + Shift + U ⌘ + Shift + U
Go to item in Board view Ctrl + Shift + C ⌘ + Shift + C
Go to item in Priority view Ctrl + Shift + V ⌘ + Shift + V
Go to item in Planning section Ctrl + G ⌘ + G
Go to item in Schedule view Ctrl + Shift + X ⌘ + Shift + X
Import Helix Plan XML Ctrl + I ⌘ + I
Indent selected items Tab Tab
Insert new item Ctrl + N / Insert ⌘ + N
Break down selected item Ctrl +Shift + N ⌘ + Shift + N
Insert release Ctrl + M Ctrl + M
Insert scheduled sub project Ctrl + U ⌘ + U
Link to items Ctrl + Shift + B ⌘ + Shift + B
Compress Ctrl + Shift + Home ⌘ + Shift + Home
Move items/tasks vertically Ctrl + Shift + Up / Down(Alt Gr + Up / Down) ⌘ + Shift + Up / Down
Open backlog Ctrl + D ⌘ + D
Open reports dialog Ctrl + Shift + R ⌘ + Shift + R
Outdent selected items Shift + Tab ⌘ + Tab
Paste from clipboard Ctrl + V ⌘ + V
Pipelines and workflows Ctrl + Shift + W ⌘ + Shift + W
Print Ctrl + P ⌘ + P
Redo Ctrl + Y ⌘ + Y
Reply to/post reply comment Ctrl + Enter ⌘ + Enter
Save schedule in project history Ctrl + K ⌘ + K
Screenshot tool (in QA view) Ctrl + Shift + M ⌘ + Shift + M
Select all items Ctrl + A ⌘ + A
Set hyperlink on selected items Ctrl + Shift + H ⌘ + Shift + H
Show task in timeline view Ctrl + S ⌘ + S
Sort selected tasks by start date Ctrl + T ⌘ + T
Sort tasks by extra column 1-9 numeric Ctrl + Number 1-9 ⌘ + Number 1-9
Switch between agile and gantt scheduling interface Ctrl + W ⌘ + W
Tag to multiple releases Ctrl + Shift + P ⌘ + Shift + P
Tag to nearest release Ctrl + L ⌘ + L
Toggle find window Ctrl + F ⌘ + F
Undo Ctrl + Z ⌘ + Z
View change history Ctrl + Shift + I ⌘ + Shift + I
View options Ctrl + O ⌘ + O
View project history Ctrl + J ⌘ + J
View selected items only Ctrl + Shift + S ⌘ + Shift + S
Zoom view 100% Ctrl + 0 ⌘ + 0
Zoom view in Ctrl + Plus ⌘ + Plus
Zoom view out Ctrl + Minus ⌘ + Minus