Azure DevOps keyboard shortcuts
Azure DevOps is Microsoft's web platform for code, boards, pipelines, and test plans. Its shortcuts change with the part you're in: global navigation, Repos, work items and the rich-text editor, Boards and backlogs, queries, Test Plans, and Wiki.
Windows, macOS · 147 shortcutsRepos
Repos keys apply only on the corresponding Git or TFVC page. The same number keys change meaning between the repository overview and Files view.
| Action | Shortcuts |
|---|---|
| Toggle full-screen mode | Windows / macOSZ |
| Open Explorer | Windows / macOSE |
| Open repository history | Windows / macOSH |
| Open branches | Windows / macOSB |
| Open pull requests | Windows / macOSQ |
| Create a pull request | Windows / macOSC then P |
| Select a repository | Windows / macOSR |
| Open file contents | Windows / macOS1 |
| Open file history | Windows / macOS2 |
| Move focus to the directory path | Windows / macOST |
| Select a branch | Windows / macOSW |
| Open TFVC Files | Windows / macOSE |
| Open TFVC changesets | Windows / macOSC |
| Open TFVC shelvesets | Windows / macOSV |
Work items and forms
Work-item list keys open Boards views. Form keys save, assign, copy, or move among work-item tabs while a form is open.
| Action | Shortcuts |
|---|---|
| Open work items | Windows / macOSW |
| Open the backlog | Windows / macOSL |
| Open the board | Windows / macOSB |
| Open the sprint | Windows / macOSI |
| Open queries | Windows / macOSQ |
| Toggle work-item full screen | Windows / macOSZ |
| Filter work-item results | Windows / macOSCtrl + Shift + F |
| Copy the selected work item | Windows / macOSCtrl + C |
| Delete the selected work item | Windows / macOSDelete |
| Assign the work item to yourself | Windows / macOSAlt + I |
| Go to the discussion | Windows / macOSCtrl + Shift + D |
| Save work-item changes | Windows / macOSCtrl + S |
| Copy the work-item title | Windows / macOSShift + Alt + C |
| Move to the form tab on the left | Windows / macOSCtrl + Shift + , |
| Move to the form tab on the right | Windows / macOSCtrl + Shift + . |
| Save and close the work item | Windows / macOSCtrl + Enter |
Rich-text editor
These commands apply inside Azure DevOps formatted text fields. Microsoft publishes separate Control and Command bindings for Windows and macOS.
| Action | Shortcuts |
|---|---|
| Bold | WindowsCtrl + B macOSCmd + B |
| Copy text | WindowsCtrl + C macOSCmd + C |
| Italic | WindowsCtrl + I macOSCmd + I |
| Insert a hyperlink | WindowsCtrl + K macOSCmd + K |
| Save | WindowsCtrl + S macOSCmd + S |
| Underline | WindowsCtrl + U macOSCmd + U |
| Paste text | WindowsCtrl + V macOSCmd + V |
| Undo | WindowsCtrl + Z macOSCmd + Z |
| Create a bulleted list | WindowsCtrl + . macOSCmd + . |
| Create a numbered list | WindowsCtrl + / macOSCmd + / |
| Open the emoji library | Windows / macOSShift + : |
Boards and backlogs
Board commands move cards within columns and swimlanes. Backlog letter pairs are sequential, while F+I is the published alternate for Insert.
| Action | Shortcuts |
|---|---|
| Add a new board item | Windows / macOSN |
| Add a new child item | Windows / macOSC |
| Select the first item | Windows / macOSHome |
| Open the selected item | Windows / macOSEnter |
| Filter board results | Windows / macOSCtrl + Shift + F |
| Move the item up | Windows / macOSCtrl + Up |
| Move the item down | Windows / macOSCtrl + Down |
| Move the item left | Windows / macOSCtrl + Left |
| Move the item right | Windows / macOSCtrl + Right |
| Move the item to the top of its column | Windows / macOSCtrl + Home |
| Move the item to the bottom of its column | Windows / macOSCtrl + End |
| Move the item to the swimlane above | Windows / macOSCtrl + Shift + Up |
| Move the item to the swimlane below | Windows / macOSCtrl + Shift + Down |
| Rename the item | Windows / macOSF2 |
| Show or hide empty fields | Windows / macOSE |
| Expand all swimlanes | Windows / macOSO |
| Collapse all swimlanes | Windows / macOSU |
| Select the previous swimlane | Windows / macOSShift + Page Up |
| Select the next swimlane | Windows / macOSShift + Page Down |
| Move the item to the backlog | Windows / macOSM then B |
| Move the item to the current iteration | Windows / macOSM then I |
| Move the item to the next iteration | Windows / macOSM then N |
| Add a child item | Windows / macOSInsertorF then I |
| Filter backlog results | Windows / macOSCtrl + Shift + F |
Queries and Delivery Plans
Query navigation keeps the letter and Alt-letter alternatives. Delivery Plan arrows move cards or pan the timeline depending on the modifier.
| Action | Shortcuts |
|---|---|
| Create a new query | Windows / macOSC then Q |
| Refresh the query | Windows / macOSRorAlt + R |
| Return to the query | Windows / macOSAlt + Q |
| Move to the next query item | Windows / macOSJorAlt + N |
| Move to the previous query item | Windows / macOSKorAlt + P |
| Filter query results | Windows / macOSCtrl + Shift + F |
| Toggle card details and card titles | Windows / macOST |
| Select the first Delivery Plan item | Windows / macOSHome |
| Open the selected Delivery Plan item | Windows / macOSEnter |
| Create a Delivery Plan item | Windows / macOSN |
| Move the Delivery Plan item up | Windows / macOSCtrl + Up |
| Move the Delivery Plan item down | Windows / macOSCtrl + Down |
| Move the Delivery Plan item left | Windows / macOSCtrl + Left |
| Move the Delivery Plan item right | Windows / macOSCtrl + Right |
| Pan the timeline left | Windows / macOSShift + Left |
| Pan the timeline right | Windows / macOSShift + Right |
| Collapse all Delivery Plan backlogs | Windows / macOSU |
| Expand all Delivery Plan backlogs | Windows / macOSO |
| Focus the previous team | Windows / macOSShift + Page Up |
| Focus the next team | Windows / macOSShift + Page Down |
| Filter Delivery Plan results | Windows / macOSCtrl + Shift + F |
Test Plans
Test-area shortcuts are available in Azure DevOps Services and TFS 2015.2 or later. Test status and view pairs are sequential.
| Action | Shortcuts |
|---|---|
| Open test plans | Windows / macOSN |
| Open shared parameters | Windows / macOSM |
| Open test runs | Windows / macOSR |
| Open machines | Windows / macOSH |
| Open tests | Windows / macOS1 |
| Open charts | Windows / macOS2 |
| Execute tests | Windows / macOSE |
| Mark selected tests as blocked | Windows / macOST then B |
| Fail selected tests | Windows / macOST then F |
| Mark selected tests as not applicable | Windows / macOST then N |
| Pass selected tests | Windows / macOST then P |
| Reset selected tests to active | Windows / macOST then R |
| Filter test-plan results | Windows / macOSCtrl + Shift + F |
| View the test grid | Windows / macOSV then G |
| View the parameter-set grid | Windows / macOS1 |
| Open parameter properties | Windows / macOS2 |
| Add a parameter set | Windows / macOSC then S |
| Add a test case | Windows / macOSC then T |
| Toggle the test-cases pane | Windows / macOSV then T |
| Open test runs | Windows / macOS1 |
| Open the test-runs filter | Windows / macOS2 |
Wiki
Wiki management commands act on the page tree. Editing commands apply only while the Wiki editor has focus.
| Action | Shortcuts |
|---|---|
| Add a new Wiki page | Windows / macOSN |
| Edit the Wiki page | Windows / macOSE |
| Create a new subpage | Windows / macOSC |
| Move the page down in the order | Windows / macOSCtrl + Down |
| Move the page up in the order | Windows / macOSCtrl + Up |
| Print the page | Windows / macOSCtrl + P |
| Create a work item from selected text | Windows / macOSCtrl + Shift + B |
| Bold text | Windows / macOSCtrl + B |
| Italicize text | Windows / macOSCtrl + I |
| Insert a hyperlink | Windows / macOSCtrl + K |
| Copy text | Windows / macOSCtrl + C |
| Paste copied text | Windows / macOSCtrl + V |
| Format tables | Windows / macOSCtrl + Shift + F |
| Save Wiki changes | Windows / macOSCtrl + S |
| Save and close the Wiki editor | Windows / macOSCtrl + Enter |
| Close the Wiki editor | Windows / macOSEsc |
Source
Microsoft Azure DevOps web portal keyboard shortcuts · Checked
Azure DevOps Services and Azure DevOps Server web-portal shortcuts from Microsoft's February 17, 2026 reference, checked August 31, 2026. Portal Control chords are preserved literally on both platforms where Microsoft publishes one shared table. The rich-text editor uses the separate Windows and macOS bindings supplied by Microsoft.