Keyboard "shortcuts" are enabled by default for Atlassian products, and they're extremely annoying.
Quick way disable keyboard shortcuts for Jira:
- Type
?(Question mark) - Toggle the switch
Another way to enable/disable keyboard shortcuts for Jira:
- Open a ticket, for example
https://YOURCOMPANY.atlassian.net/browse/FOO-1234 - Click the three dots
...in the top right of the page (or type Ctrl-K) to open the command palette - Type "keyboard" to search for the keyboard shortcuts page, click it
- Toggle the "Keyboard shortcuts are enabled" switch in the top right
To disable keyboard shortcuts for Confluence:
- Go to
https://YOURCOMPANY.atlassian.net/wiki/users/viewmysettings.action - Click
Edit - Uncheck Keyboard Shortcuts | Enable
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