The Task Tracker is designed with enhanced keyboard navigation, promoting inclusive accessibility for both power users and people of all abilities.
Selecting and Editing Cells
Similar to a spreadsheet, single-clicking a cell selects the cell, while double-clicking a cell enters edit mode. Some things to keep in mind:
- When a cell is selected, you can begin typing to edit the cell directly. Any existing value will be overwritten.
- To open drop-down menus—such as the Status field or Type field—you must double-click the cell. The Task Actions menu opens with a single click.
- When a cell is selected, pasting into the cell will overwrite its contents.
Keyboard Shortcuts
Navigation
| Action | macOS | Windows |
| Move up | ↑ | |
| Move down |
While a cell is selected: ↓ While editing a cell: Return |
While a cell is selected: ↓ While editing a cell: Enter |
| Move left |
While a cell is selected: ← or Shift + Tab While editing a cell: Shift + Tab |
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| Move right |
While a cell is selected: → or Tab While editing a cell: Tab |
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| Check or uncheck a task (while checkbox cell is selected) | Return or Space | Enter or Space |
| Move to beginning (leftmost cell) | Fn + ← | Home |
| Move to end (rightmost cell) | Fn + → | End |
| Move to first cell | Ctrl + Fn + ← | Ctrl + Home |
| Move to last cell | Ctrl + Fn + → | Ctrl + End |
Editing
| Action | macOS | Windows |
| Edit cell / Enter edit mode | Return | Enter |
| Save a cell's content, exit edit mode, and move down | Return | Enter |
| Undo † | Cmd+Z | Ctrl+Z |
| Redo † | Cmd+Y | Ctrl+Y |
| Revert a cell's original content and exit edit mode | Escape | |
| Copy a cell * | Cmd + C | Ctrl + C |
| Paste into a cell * | Cmd + V | Ctrl + V |
| Open a drop-down menu or date picker | Return | Enter |
| Navigate through the options in a drop-down menu | ↑ or ↓ | |
| Select an option in a drop-down menu and save | Return | Enter |
| Close a drop-down menu or date picker without saving | Escape | |
| Create a new task while at bottom of table | Return | Enter |
*Copy and paste is not currently supported for the following editable fields:
- Archived
- Assignees
- Resource Estimated Hours
† Undo and redo is not supported for the following:
- Deleting tasks
- Archived column
- Duration column—If the task does not have a start or end date when the duration is set, the duration change is not undoable using the Undo button in the toolbar.
- To Dos column
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Bulk actions
Note: Only the Privacy bulk action is supported.
Selecting Tasks
To select several tasks at once, check a task, press Shift on your keyboard, then check a second task. All the tasks between the first and second task will be selected. To select subtasks as well, be sure to expand the hierarchy before selecting the tasks.
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This article has been updated to include information on the Undo and Redo actions in Task Tracker.
This article has been updated to include information on which bulk actions are supported with Undo and Redo functionality.
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