Q: “If I type before a cloud Jira page loads completely, Jira thinks I’m trying to use keyboard shortcuts (like ‘unassign ticket’!). This is super-dangerous. How do I fix this?“
A: Turn off keyboard shortcuts in cloud Jira by following these two steps:
- From any cloud Jira page, type a questionmark. This should bring up the Keyboard Shortcuts window:

2. Turn off the “Keyboard shortcuts are enabled” toggle.
(Thanks to Atlassian’s Matt Tse for the tip.)