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Assign the work item to someone

A

Windows Web app Jira Cloud

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To assign the work item to someone in Jira, press A. It is listed for Windows, and no Mac version is documented here. It works in the browser version.

Where it works: Work item selected

Where this comes from

Use keyboard shortcuts - Jira Cloud

Documentation checked on 2026-09-14. That is a documentation review, not a test run inside the application.

The same task in other apps

Assign the selected task Asana Tab + A
Choose the assignee ClickUp Shift + A
Assign or reassign the task Todoist Shift + R

More Jira shortcuts

Assign the work item to yourself I
Add a comment M
Show the keyboard shortcut list ?
Create a work item C
Move down to the next work item J
Move up to the previous work item K
Go to the next column N
Go to the previous column P

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