Zoom, Zoom! It’s the best video conferencing tool out there. Why? Because it’s easy to use and a great way to meet prospects, clients, and even employees from near and far. It’s true! In fact, I use Zoom most often when conducting sales meetings with new prospects and existing customers. 

Zoom is a great way to meet people. But, if you’re like me, sometimes it’s hard to use your keyboard when you’re looking for someone to talk to. I found some tips and tricks that made it easier for me to use the program and was able to save a lot of time by using them! Now my mouse is working better now than ever before with these shortcuts in place! 

Zoom Keyboard Shortcuts for Windows 

General Shortcuts

  • F6: Navigate among Zoom popup windows.
  • Ctrl+Alt+Shift: Move focus to Zoom’s meeting controls

Shortcuts During Meeting

  • PageUp: View previous 25 video stream in gallery view
  • PageDown: View next 25 video stream in gallery view
  • Alt: Turn on/off the option Always show meeting controls in General settings
  • Alt+F1: Switch to active speaker view in video meeting
  • Alt+F2: Switch to gallery video view in video meeting
  • Alt+F4: Close the current window
  • Alt+V: Start/stop video
  • Alt+A: Mute/unmute audio
  • Alt+M: Mute/unmute audio for everyone except host
  • Alt+S: Launch share screen window and stop screen share
    Note: Will only work when meeting control toolbar has focus
  • Alt+Shift+S: Start/stop new screen share
    Note: Will only work when meeting control toolbar has focus
  • Alt+T: Pause or resume screen share
    Note: Will only work when meeting control toolbar has focus
  • Alt+R: Start/stop local recording
  • Alt+C: Start/stop cloud recording
  • Alt+P: Pause or resume recording
  • Alt+N: Switch camera
  • Alt+F: Enter or exit full screen
  • Alt+H: Display/hide in-meeting chat panel
  • Alt+U:Display/hide participants panel
  • Alt+I: Open invite window
  • Alt+Y: Raise/lower hand
  • Alt+Shift+R: Gain remote control
  • Alt+Shift+G: Stop remote control
  • Ctrl+2: Read active speaker name
  • Ctrl+Alt+Shift+H: Show/hide floating meeting controls
  • Alt+Q: Display prompt to end or leave meeting.

Chat Shortcuts

  • Alt+Shift+T: Screenshot
  • Switch to Portrait/Landscape View: Alt+L
  • Ctrl+W: Close current chat session
  • Ctrl+Up: Go to previous chat
  • Ctrl+Down: Go to next chat
  • Ctrl+T: Jump to chat with someone
  • Ctrl+F: Search
  • Ctrl+Tab: Move to the next tab (right)
  • Ctrl+Shift+Tab: Move to the previous tab (left)

Mobile Shortcuts

  • Ctrl+Shift+P: Call highlighted phone number
  • Ctrl+Shift+A: Accept inbound call.
  • Ctrl+Shift+E: End current call.
  • Ctrl+Shift+D: Decline inbound call.
  • Ctrl+Shift+M: Mute/unmute mic.
  • Ctrl+Shift+H: Hold/unhold call.

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Zoom Keyboard Shortcuts for Mac

General Shortcuts

  • Command(⌘)+W: Close the current window
  • Command(⌘)+L: Switch to portrait or landscape View, depending on current view
  • Ctrl+T: Switch from one tab to the next

Shortcuts During Meeting

  • Command(⌘)+J: Join meeting
  • Command(⌘)+Control+V: Start meeting
  • Command(⌘)+J: Schedule meeting
  • Command(⌘)+Control+S: Screen share using direct share
  • Command(⌘)+Shift+A: Mute/unmute audio
  • Command(⌘)+Control+M: Mute audio for everyone except the host (only available to the host)
  • Command(⌘)+Control+U: Unmute audio for everyone except host (only available to the host)
  • Space: Push to talk
  • Command(⌘)+Shift+V: Start/stop video
  • Command(⌘)+Shift+N: Switch camera
  • Command(⌘)+Shift+S: Start/stop screen share
  • Command(⌘)+Shift+T: Pause or resume screen share
  • Command(⌘)+Shift+R: Start local recording
  • Command(⌘)+Shift+C: Start cloud recording
  • Command(⌘)+Shift+P: Pause or resume recording
  • Command(⌘)+Shift+W: Switch to active speaker view or gallery view, depending on current view
  • Ctrl+P: View previous 25 participants in gallery view
  • Ctrl+N: View next 25 participants in gallery view
  • Command(⌘)+U: Display/hide participants panel
  • Command(⌘)+Shift+H: Show/hide in-meeting chat panel
  • Command(⌘)+I: Open invite window
  • Option+Y: Raise hand/lower hand
  • Ctrl+Shift+R: Gain remote control
  • Ctrl+Shift+G: Stop remote control
  • Command(⌘)+Shift+F: Enter or exit full screen
  • Command(⌘)+Shift+M: Switch to minimal window
  • Command(⌘)+Shift+D: Enable/disable dual monitor mode.
  • Ctrl+Option+Command+H: Show/hide meeting controls
  • Ctrl+Shift+R: Gain remote control
  • Ctrl+Shift+G: Stop remote control
  • Ctrl+\: Toggle the Always Show meeting controls option in General settings
  • Command(⌘)+W: Prompt to End or Leave Meeting

Chat Shortcuts

  • Command(⌘)+K: Jump to chat with someone
  • Command(⌘)+T: Screenshot

Mobile Shortcuts

  • Ctrl+Shift+C: Call highlighted phone number.
  • Ctrl+Shift+A: Accept inbound call.
  • Ctrl+Shift+D: Decline inbound call.
  • Ctrl+Shift+E: End current call.
  • Ctrl+Shift+M: Mute/unmute mic.
  • Ctrl+Shift+H: Hold/unhold call.

Zoom Keyboard Shortcuts for iOs

If you are using an iPad with a keyboard, You can use the following zoom keyboard shortcuts:

  • Command + Shift + A: Mute/unmute my audio
  • Command + Shift + V: Start/stop my video
  • Command + Shift + H: Display/hide chat
  • Command + Shift + M: Minimize meeting
  • Command + U: Display/hide manage participants
  • Command + W: Close the front window, such as the participants or meeting settings window

Zoom is a great tool. But without keyboard shortcuts, it’s like a Lamborghini with only one gear! That’s why we put together this blog post to help you navigate Zoom faster and unlock the full potential of using Zoom. You’re welcome!

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