We have designed Aha! to be quick and intuitive to navigate. If you prefer keyboard and mouse shortcuts, then this article will help you and your team move faster together.
Click any of these anchor links to skip ahead:
- Format text
- Use Markdown formatting
- Format presentations
- Edit Aha! records
- Record-specific shortcuts
- Navigate around Aha!
- Other shortcuts
Format text
Aha! supports both standard and Markdown formatting in the text editor.
| Aha! function | Mac shortcut | Windows shortcut |
| Header 1 | Cmd+Opt+1 | Ctrl+Alt+1 |
| Header 2 | Cmd+Opt+2 | Ctrl+Alt+2 |
| Header 3 | Cmd+Opt+3 | Ctrl+Alt+3 |
| Header 4 | Cmd+Opt+4 | Ctrl+Alt+4 |
| Header 5 | Cmd+Opt+5 | Ctrl+Alt+5 |
| Header 6 | Cmd+Opt+6 | Ctrl+Alt+6 |
| Bold text | Cmd+B | Ctrl+B |
| Italicize text | Cmd+I | Ctrl+I |
| Underline text | Cmd+U | Ctrl+U |
| Left align text | Cmd+Shift+L | Ctrl+Shift+L |
| Center align text | Cmd+Shift+C | Ctrl+Shift+R |
| Right align text | Cmd+Shift+R | Ctrl+Shift+C |
| Justify align text | Cmd+Shift+J | Ctrl+Shift+J |
| Create bulleted list | *+Space -+Space |
*+Space -+Space |
| Create numbered list | 1.+Space | 1.+Space |
| Insert code snippet | Cmd+/ | Ctrl+/ |
| Clear text formatting | Cmd+\ | Ctrl+Space Ctrl+\ |
| Fullscreen text editor view | Cmd+Shift+Enter | Ctrl+Shift+Enter |
Use Markdown formatting
Aha! utilizes a subset of Markdown that does not include every Markdown syntax.
| Aha! function | Markdown shortcut |
| Bold text | __text__ **text** |
| Italicize text | _text_ *text* |
| Strikethrough text | ~text~ ~~text~~ |
| Insert hyperlink | [link text](link URL) |
| Header 1 | #+Space |
| Header 2 | ##+Space |
| Header 3 | ###+Space |
| Header 4 | ####+Space |
| Quote format | >+Space |
| Insert code snippet | `text` |
| Checklist |
[]+Space |
| Numbered list |
1.+Space |
| Bulleted list |
-+Space |
Format presentations
Aha! presentations allow you to share your strategy, work, and progress with stakeholders inside and outside your Aha! account.
| Aha! function | Mac shortcut | Windows shortcut |
| Next/Previous slide | L/R arrow keys | L/R arrow keys |
| Align object horizontally or vertically | Shift+mouse click and drag |
Shift+mouse click and drag |
| Delete slide or slide element | Delete |
Delete Backspace |
| Cut a slide or slide element | Cmd+X | Ctrl+X |
| Copy a slide or slide element | Cmd+C | Ctrl+C |
| Paste a slide or slide element | Cmd+V | Ctrl+V |
| Undo last action | Cmd+Z | Ctrl+Z |
Edit Aha! records
| Aha! function | Mac shortcut | Windows shortcut |
| Add watcher | Shift + W | Shift + W |
| Add comment | C | C |
| Assign record | Shift+A | Shift+A |
| Change record status | Shift+S | Shift+S |
| Copy record link | Shift+L | Shift+L |
| Download attachments from preview | Cmd+D | Ctrl+D |
Record-specific shortcuts
| Aha! record | Aha! function | Mac shortcut | Windows shortcut |
|
Notes |
Create note from template | Cmd + A | Ctrl + A |
|
Feature |
Expand or collapse parking lot view |
P | P |
| Feature Activity |
Add release Add schedule |
Cmd+Shift+A | Ctrl+Shift+A |
Navigate around Aha!
| Aha! function | Mac shortcut | Windows shortcut |
| Next field | Tab | Tab |
| Previous field | Shift+Tab | Shift+Tab |
| Select multiple record cards as a group | Shift+mouse click | Shift+mouse click |
| Select multiple record cards individually | Cmd+mouse click | Ctrl+mouse click |
| Open workspace hierarchy | S | S |
| Open record history | Cmd+Shift+H | Ctrl+Shift+H |
Other shortcuts
| Aha! function | Mac shortcut | Windows shortcut |
| Undo last action | Cmd+Z | Ctrl+Z |
| Redo last action | Cmd+Y | Ctrl+Y |
| Submit form | Cmd+Return | Ctrl+Enter |
| Add record | A | A |
| Close detail drawer | Esc | Esc |
| Open Saved views modal | Shift+V | Shift+V |
| Search Aha! | / | / |
| View all keyboard shortcuts | ? | ? |