Hot Keys and Keyboard Shortcuts for Zoom

When to Use?

There are keyboard shortcuts that allow you to navigate the Zoom settings without using your mouse. They are listed in this article and also available in your Zoom desktop app settings, under Keyboard shortcuts.

You can view and edit keyboard shortcuts in your Keyboard shortcuts settings.

  1. Sign in to the Zoom desktop app.
  2. Click your profile picture, then click Settings.
  3. Click Keyboard shortcuts.
    The keyboard shortcuts will appear.

Edit shortcuts

You can edit a shortcut by clicking on the shortcut and then pressing the shortcut key that you would like to use. 

Some of the shortcuts can be used as global shortcuts, meaning they will work even when Zoom is not in focus. To enable a shortcut globally, check the option next to the shortcut. 

Procedure

Windows shortcuts

Meeting

  • Ctrl + Alt + Shift: Change focus to Zoom Meeting controls (on top when sharing screen)
  • PageUp: View the previous page of video participants in gallery view
  • PageDown: View the next page of video participants in gallery view
  • Alt: Toggle the option Always show meeting controls in General settings
  • Alt + F1: Switch to Speaker view 
  • Alt + F2: Switch to Gallery view 
  • 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 (for host only)
  • Alt + S: Open share screen window or stop screen share if already sharing
    Note: This will only work when meeting control toolbar has focus.
  • Alt + Shift + S: Show/hide windows and applications available to share
    Note: This will only work when meeting control toolbar has focus.
  • Alt + T: Pause or resume screen share 
    Note: This will only work when meeting control toolbar has focus.
  • Alt + R: Start/stop computer recording
  • Alt + C: Start/stop cloud recording
  • Alt + P: Pause/resume recording
  • Alt + N: Switch camera
  • Alt + F: Enter or exit full screen mode
  • Alt + H: Show/hide in-meeting chat panel
  • Alt + U: Show/hide participants panel
  • Alt + I: Open invite window
  • Alt + Shift + I: Copy invitation link
  • Alt + Y: Raise/lower hand
  • Alt + Q: Display prompt to end or leave meeting
  • Alt + Shift + R: Begin remote control
  • Alt + Shift + G: Revoke/give up remote control permission
  • Ctrl + 2: Read active speaker name
  • Ctrl + Alt + Shift + H: Show/hide floating meeting controls
  • Ctrl + +: Increase chat display size
  • Ctrl + -: Decrease chat display size
  • Alt + Shift + E: Focus input field (only usable when in chat window)
  • Ctrl + Shift + U: Focus last received parent message in the chat history (only usable when in the chat window)
  • Control + L: Focus list of chats (only usable when in the chat window)
  • Ctrl + Shift + N: Jump to start of unread messages (only usable when in the chat window)
  • Ctrl + N: Start new chat with meeting participants (only usable when in the chat window)
  • Ctrl + Shift + O: Open the AI Companion window (only opens the in-meeting chat AI Companion)
  • Ctrl + Shift + Y: Open Reactions panel
    • Alt + Shift + 4: Send audible clap
    • Alt + Shift + 5: Send thumbs up
    • Alt + Shift + 6: Send heart
    • Alt + Shift + 7: Send joy
    • Alt + Shift + 8: Send open mouth
    • Alt + Shift + 9: Send tada

Team Chat

  • Alt + Shift + T: Screenshot
  • Ctrl + W: Hide current chat session
  • Ctrl + Up: Go to previous chat
  • Ctrl + Down: Go to next chat
  • Alt + Left: Back in chat history
  • Alt + Right: Forward in chat history
  • Ctrl + N: Start a new chat
  • Ctrl + L: Focus to list of all chats and channels
  • Ctrl + Shift + U: Focus keyboard to latest message in current group chat or channel
  • Ctrl + Alt + I: Add member to current group chat or channel
  • Alt + N: Jump to start of new messages in the current group chat or channel
  • Ctrl + K: Insert a hyperlink

Note: There are also additional shortcuts for editing chat messages.

Phone

  • Ctrl + 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 call
  • Ctrl + Shift + H: Hold/unhold call
  • Ctrl + Shift + T: Transfer call

General

  • Ctrl + Shift + O: Open the AI Companion panel (out of meeting)
  • Ctrl + Shift + J: Open the Calendar panel
  • Alt + F4: Close current window
  • Ctrl + F: Search
  • F6: Navigate among Zoom popup windows
  • Ctrl + Tab: Switch to next product tab
  • Ctrl + Shift + Tab: Switch to previous product tab 
  • Ctrl + 1-8: Switch to the specified product tab
  • Ctrl + 9: Switch to the last product tab
  • Alt + L: Switch between Portrait and Landscape views
  • Ctrl + Alt + Shift + D: Start network diagnostic

macOS Shortcuts

Meeting

  • Command(⌘) + J: Join meeting
  • Command(⌘) + Control + V: Start meeting
  • Command(⌘) + D: 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. Press and hold to temporarily unmute
  • 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/stop computer recording
  • Command(⌘) + Shift + C: Start/stop cloud recording
  • Command(⌘) + Shift + P: Pause/resume recording
  • Command(⌘) + Shift + W: Switch between speaker view, multi-speaker view, and gallery view
  • Ctrl + P: View the previous page of video participants in gallery view
  • Ctrl + N: View the next page of video participants in gallery view
  • Command(⌘) + U: Show/hide participants panel
  • Command(⌘) + Shift + H: Show/hide in-meeting chat panel
  • Command(⌘) + I: Open invite window
  • Command(⌘) + Shift + I: Copy invite link
  • Option + Y: Raise hand/lower hand
  • Ctrl + Shift + R: Begin remote control
  • Ctrl + Shift + G: Revoke/give up the remote control permission
  • Command(⌘) + Shift + F: Enter or exit full screen
  • Command(⌘) + Shift + M: Switch to minimal window
  • Command(⌘) + Shift + D: Enable/disable dual monitor mode
  • Control + Option + Command+ H: Show/hide floating meeting controls
  • Command(⌘) + 2: Read active speaker name
  • Ctrl + \: Toggle the Always Show meeting controls option in General settings
  • Shift + Command(⌘) + Y: Open meeting reactions panel
  • Option + Command(⌘) + 4: Send meeting reaction (clapping hands)
  • Option + Command(⌘) + 5: Send meeting reaction (thumbs up)
  • Option + Command(⌘) + 6: Send meeting reaction (love/heart)
  • Option + Command(⌘) + 7: Send meeting reaction (haha/joy)
  • Option + Command(⌘) + 8: Send meeting reaction (wow/open mouth)
  • Option + Command(⌘) + 9: Send meeting reaction (celebrate/tada)
  • Shift + Command(⌘) + U: Focus last received parent message (only usable while in chat panel)
  • Shift + Command(⌘) + E: Focus chat input field (only usable while in chat panel)
  • Command(⌘) + N: Create new chat with meeting participants (only usable while in chat panel)
  • Shift + Command(⌘) + O: Opens AI Companion panel (in-meeting only)

Team Chat

  • Command(⌘) + T: Screenshot
  • Command(⌘) + F: Search in chat or channel
  • Command(⌘) + [ : Back in chat history
  • Command(⌘) + ] : Forward in chat history
  • Command(⌘) + N: New message
  • Option + Command(⌘) + 0: Collapse all
  • Command(⌘) + Option + I: Add member to current group chat or channel
  • Command(⌘) + Shift + L: Focus keyboard to list of all chats and channels
  • Command(⌘) + Control + N: Jump to start of new messages in current group chat or channel
  • Command(⌘) + Shift + U: Focus on latest message in current group chat or channel
  • Shift + Command(⌘) + E: Focus chat input field

Note: There are also additional shortcuts for editing chat messages.

Clips

  • Shift + Command(⌘) + C: Record new clip

Phone

  • Control + Shift + C: Call highlighted phone number or search directory
  • Control + Shift + A: Accept inbound call
  • Control + Shift + D: Decline inbound call
  • Control + Shift + E: End the current call
  • Control + Shift + M: Mute/unmute call
  • Control + Shift + H: Hold/unhold call
  • Control + Shift + T: Transfer call

General

  • Command(⌘) + E: Global search
  • Command(⌘) + +: Increase chat display size
  • Command(⌘) + -: Decrease chat display size
  • Command(⌘) + 0: Reset chat display size
  • Command(⌘) + W: Close current window
  • Command(⌘) + Option + Shift + D: Start Zoom Client Healthcheck
  • Control + Tab: Move to the next product tab
  • Control + Shift + Tab: Move to the previous product tab
  • Command(⌘) + 9: Move to the last product tab
  • Command(⌘) + 1-8: Switch to the specified product tab
  • Command(⌘) + L: Switch between Portrait and Landscape views
  • Control + Option + Shift + V: Share Log
  • Shift + Command(⌘) + O: Show/hide AI Companion side panel
  • Shift + Command(⌘) + J: Show/hide Calendar side panel

iOS Shortcuts

If you are using an iPad with a keyboard, the following shortcuts are available in a Zoom meeting:

  • 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
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