Keyboard shortcuts

Shortcuts work on every plan. They are ignored while the cursor is in a text box, so typing an item title never casts a vote.

Vote with the number keys#

Number keys cast a vote for anyone eligible to vote on the item currently on the stage — not just the moderator.

Deck	Press	Result
Numeric (Fibonacci, Modified Fibonacci, Powers of Two, Hours)	The number printed on the card	Votes that card — 3, 13, 100
Numeric, multi-digit	The digits in sequence	Waits about two-thirds of a second for a longer match, so 1 then 3 votes 13 rather than 1
Non-numeric (T-Shirt Size, mostly-text custom decks)	1–9	Votes the card in that position, left to right

On a numeric deck, cards whose labels are not whole numbers — 0.5, ½, ? — have no keystroke. Pick them with the mouse or from the focused hand.

Number keys do nothing while an async voting ballot is open, so a stray keystroke cannot vote on the live round you are not looking at.

Moderator round controls#

While you hold moderator controls and an item is on the stage, five keys drive the round. Each mirrors a button in the action bar and is inert whenever that button would be.

Key	Action	Active when
S	Start voting	Voting is paused
R	Reveal votes	Votes are in and not yet revealed
A	Accept the estimate	Votes are revealed
N	Next item — skips the current one	The round is open
C	Clear votes and re-open voting	The round is open

N and C throw away work, so both ask for confirmation once anyone has voted. Combinations with Cmd, Ctrl or Alt are ignored, leaving browser shortcuts alone.

Move around without a mouse#

Keys	Where	Effect
Tab / Shift+Tab	Anywhere	Move between controls
← / →	Your hand	Move focus across the cards
Enter or Space	Your hand	Vote the focused card, or retract if it is already yours
← / →	The guided tour	Step back and forward through it

Dragging is never the only way to reorder anything. A queue row's menu offers Move up and Move down, and custom deck cards carry chevron buttons in room settings.

Dialogs and text boxes#

Keys	Effect
Esc	Closes the dialog on top — settings, the add-work-items panel, the ballot, the guided tour, confirmations
Tab	Stays inside the open dialog; focus returns to whatever opened it on close
Cmd/Ctrl+Enter	Submits a retro reflection, saves one you are editing, or advances the Split wizard