Watch multiple issues

You can choose to watch multiple issues so you’ll receive notifications when things happen to those issues.

Manage watching multiple issues from the backlog

You can only manage watching multiple issues from the backlog if you’re in a software project.

To watch multiple issues from the board:

Select multiple issues from the backlog. You can either:
1. use the issue checkboxes
2. hold Ctrl (Windows) or Command (Mac) while selecting issues
3. hold the Shift key to select a group of adjacent issues
Select More actions (•••) on one of the selected issues, then select Bulk change.
Select Watch Issues and select Next.
Select Confirm.

To stop watching multiple issues from the board:

Select multiple issues from the backlog. You can either:
1. use the issue checkboxes
2. hold Ctrl (Windows) or Command (Mac) while selecting issues
3. hold the Shift key to select a group of adjacent issues
Select More actions (•••) on one of the selected issues, then select Bulk change.
Select Stop Watching Issues and select Next.
Select Confirm, then Acknowledge.

You can only manage watching multiple issues from the board if you’re in a software project.

To watch multiple issues from the board:

Select multiple issues from the board. You can either:
1. hold Ctrl (Windows) or Command (Mac) while selecting issues
2. hold the Shift key to select a group of adjacent issues
Right-click or select More actions (•••) on one of the selected issues, then select Bulk change.
Select Watch Issues and select Next.
Select Confirm.

To stop watching multiple issues from the board:

Select multiple issues from the board. You can either:
1. hold Ctrl (Windows) or Command (Mac) while selecting issues
2. hold the Shift key to select a group of adjacent issues
Right-click or select More actions (•••) on one of the selected issues, then select Bulk change.
Select Stop Watching Issues and select Next.
Select Confirm, then Acknowledge.

To watch multiple issues from the issue navigator:

Adjust the search criteria to show the appropriate list of issues.
Select Import and bulk change issues (•••) and choose Bulk Change all <n> issues.
Select the issues you'd like to perform the bulk operation on, and select Next.
Select Watch Issues and select Next.
Select Confirm.

To stop watching multiple issues from the issue navigator:

Adjust the search criteria to show the appropriate list of issues.
Select Import and bulk change issues (•••) and choose Bulk Change all <n> issues.
Select the issues you'd like to perform the bulk operation on, and select Next.
Select Stop Watching Issues and select Next.
Select Confirm, then Acknowledge.

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