Use keyboard shortcuts to speed up your workflow. The main keyboard shortcuts are shown below. Learn about rich text formatting in Asana.
It's important to note that some shortcuts may not work if you're using a keyboard with a non-English input. iPad users can hold down the command key to see all available shortcuts.
It's important to note that some shortcuts may not work if you're using a keyboard with a non-English input. iPad users can hold down the command key to see all available shortcuts.
Inbox
Inbox | macOS | Windows |
|---|---|---|
Move up/down | K / J | K / J |
Jump to Activity tab | A | A |
Jump to Archive tab | D | D |
Join or leave task | F | F |
Archive | Ior E | Ior E |
Move to inbox | U | U |
Tasks
Tasks | macOS | Windows |
Quick add task | Tab-Q | Tab-Q |
Delete selected task(s) | Tab-Del | Tab-Del |
Complete selected task(s) | ⌘↵ Return | Ctrl-↵ Return |
Open task details | Tab↵ Return | Tab↵ Return |
Close task details | Esc | Esc |
Set due date | Tab-D | Tab-D |
Assign to me | Tab-M | Tab-M |
Jump to task description | Tab-R | Tab-R |
Like selected task | Tab-K | Tab-K |
Comment on task | Tab-C | Tab-C |
Add collaborators | Tab-F | Tab-F |
Join task | Tab-J | Tab-J |
Leave task | Tab-L | Tab-L |
Add tag | Tab-T | Tab-T |
Add task(s) to project | Tab-P | Tab-P |
Add subtask(s) | Tab-S | Tab-S |
View full screen | Tab-X | Tab-X |
Task actions
Task actions | macOS | Windows |
|---|---|---|
Create a new task | ↵ Return | ↵ Return |
Create a new task above the current task | ⇧↵ Return | ⇧↵ Return |
Create a section | Tab-N | Tab-N |
Create a follow-up task | ⇧Tab-F | ⇧Ctrl-F |
Change selected task | ↑/ ↓ | ↑/ ↓ |
Move selected task(s) up/down | ⌘↑ / ⌘↓ | Ctrl-↑ / Ctrl-↓ |
Move selected task(s) to next/previous section | ⌘⇧↑ / ⌘⇧↓ | Ctrl-Shift-↑ / Ctrl-Shift-↓ |
Copy selected tasks | ⌘C | Ctrl-C |
Paste tasks (one per line) | ⌘V | Ctrl-V |
Navigation
Navigation | macOS | Windows |
|---|---|---|
Tab-Z | Tab-Z | |
Tab-I | Tab-I | |
Navigate to Home | Tab-H | Tab-H |
Tab-O | Tab-O | |
Tab-C | Tab-C | |
Tab-A | Tab-A | |
Tab-D | Tab-D | |
Tab-F | Tab-F | |
Tab-T | Tab-T | |
Tab-S | Tab-S | |
Tab-/ | Tab-/ | |
Enable list view field navigation | →→ | →→ |
Selection
Selection | macOS | Windows |
|---|---|---|
Change selection | ↑ / ↓ | ↑ / ↓ |
Select range | ⇧-Click | Shift-Click |
Select range | ⇧↑/ ⇧↓ | Shift-↑/ Shift-↓ |
⌘-Click | Ctrl-Click |
Application
Application | macOS | Windows |
|---|---|---|
Show keyboard shortcuts | ⌘/ | Ctrl-/ |
ESC | ESC | |
Enter focus mode | Tab-X | Tab-X |
Tab-Q | Tab-Q | |
Post comment (from comment field) | Tab-↵ | Tab-↵ |
What it sounds like* | Tab-B | Tab-B |
Desktop
Desktop | macOS | Windows |
|---|---|---|
New window | ⌘-N | Ctrl-N |
New tab | ⌘-T | Ctrl-T |
Close tab | ⌘-W | Ctrl-W |
Close window | ⌘-Shift-W | Ctrl-Shift-W |
Reopen closed tab | ⌘-Shift-T | Ctrl-Shift-T |
Next tab | ⌘-Option-Right arrow | Ctrl-Tab |
Prev tab | ⌘-Option-Left arrow | Ctrl-Shift-Tab |
Move tab right | Ctrl-Shift-PgUp | Ctrl-Shift-PgUp |
Move tab left | Ctrl-Shift-PgDn | Ctrl-Shift-PgDn |
Minimize the window | ⌘-M | Ctrl-M |
Hide Asana | ⌘-H | Ctrl-H |
Quit Asana | ⌘-Q | Ctrl-Q |
Create task | ⌘-Shif-+ | Ctrl-Shift-+ |
*To use the Tab-B keyboard shortcut, you must enable the Tab-B hack from Settings