Know Some “Shortcut” Buttons on Zoom for Easier Meetings

The Zoom Meetings video teleconferencing platform has been increasingly loved by users since the Covid-19 pandemic hit.

Moreover, the Zoom application can run across platforms, so smartphone users can meet virtually in one “room” with users on a PC or laptop.

Now, to make it easier for PC users, Zoom provides various shortcut keys that can be done via the keyboard.

These buttons function to run various commands in the Zoom application. The Alt + A key combination on the keyboard, for example, can be pressed together to mute or turn on the microphone.

Then, if you want to turn off the webcam or video, you can easily press the Alt + V keys on the keyboard simultaneously.

Muting audio/video in this way seems to be more efficient than the normal way. Because you don’t need to click on several menus to simply turn on or off a feature.

Users also don’t have to bother reaching for the mouse and looking for where the features they want to turn off are located.

For more details, the following is a list of shortcut keys for operating the Zoom application on a computer with a keyboard.

Windows version of Zoom

Common shortcut keys:

• F6: scroll through windows in the Zoom app
• Ctrl+Alt+Shift: switch main view to Zoom meeting control button

Shortcut keys in the Meeting view :

• Spacebar (press/release): temporarily activate the microphone
• PageUp: view video views of the previous 25 people in Gallery View mode
• PageDown: see how the next 25 people’s videos will look in Gallery View mode
• Alt: hide/unhide meeting control buttons
• Alt+F1: change the meeting view to “Active Speaker View” mode
• Alt+F2: change the meeting view to Gallery View mode
• Alt+F4: Closes the currently displayed window Zoom
• Alt+V: turn off/on webcam /video
• Alt+A: mute/turn on microphone/audio
• Alt+M: mute/unmute all participant audio (only for hosts )
• Alt+S: launch/close the Share Screen window (can only be active when the meeting control button is displayed)
• Alt+Shift+S: start/stop the Share Screen feature (can only be active when the meeting control button is displayed)
• Alt+T: suspend/resume the Share Screen feature (only active when the meeting control button is displayed)
• Alt+R: start/stop locally stored meeting recording
• Alt+R: start/stop meeting recordings stored in the cloud
• Alt+P: suspend or resume meeting recording
• Alt+N: switch main camera for video capture
• Alt+F: enter/exit full screen view ( full screen )
• Alt+H: show/hide text conversation window
• Alt+U: show/hide participant list window
• Alt+I: opens a window to invite participants
• Alt+Y: use the raise / lower hand feature
• Alt+Shift+R: request remote control access to host
• Alt+Shift+G: cut off remote control access granted by the host
• Ctrl+2: reads the name of the person speaking
• Ctrl+Alt+Shift+H: show/hide meeting controls (which are floating, for example when the Share Screen feature is active)

Shortcut keys in Chat view:

• Alt+Shift+T: take a screenshot ( screenshot )
• Alt+L: change the appearance of the conversation window (portrait/landscape)
• Ctrl+W: close the conversation window
• Ctrl+Up: view the contents of past conversations
• Ctrl+Down: view the contents of the new conversation
• Ctrl+T: opens the conversation window to the participant
• Ctrl+F: search the contents of the conversation
• Ctrl+Tab: move conversation to next tab (right)
• Ctrl+Shift+Tab: move the conversation to the previous tab (left)

Shortcut keys in Phone view:

• Ctrl+Shift+P: call the selected/blocked number
• Ctrl+Shift+A: answer incoming Zoom calls
• Ctrl+Shift+E: end Zoom call
• Ctrl+Shift+D: reject incoming Zoom calls
• Ctrl+Shift+M: turn on/off microphone
• Ctrl+Shift+H: toggle incoming/outgoing calls/from waiting mode

MacOS version zoom

Common shortcut keys:

• Command+W: close the currently open window
• Command+L: change the view to portrait/landscape mode
• Ctrl+T: move from tab to tab

Shortcut keys in Meeting view:

• Command+J: join the meeting
• Command+Control+V: start the meeting
• Command+J: schedule a meeting
• Command+Control+S: activate the Screen Share feature ( direct share )
• Command+Shift+A: mute/unmute audio
• Command+Control+M: mute all participant audio ( host only )
• Command+Control+U: turn on audio for all participants ( host only )
• Spacebar: temporarily mute/unmute the microphone
• Command+Shift+V: turn off/on video camera
• Command+Shift+N: change main camera
• Command+Shift+S: turn on/off the Screen Share feature
• Command+Shift+T: suspend/resume Screen Share feature
• Command+Shift+R: start a locally saved recording
• Command+Shift+C: start a cloud saved recording
• Command+Shift+P: suspend/resume recording
• Command+Shift+W: switch modes from Active Speaker View or Gallery View
• Ctrl+P: view previous 25 people’s video views in Gallery View mode
• Ctrl+N: see video views of the next 25 people in Gallery View mode
• Command+U: show/hide participant list window
• Command+Shift+H: show/hide conversation window
• Command+I: opens a window to invite participants
• Option+Y: use the raise/lower hand feature
• Ctrl+Shift+R: request remote control access to host
• Ctrl+Shift+G: stop remote control access granted by the host
• Command+Shift+F: exit/enter full screen
• Command+Shift+M: make the Zoom window smaller
• Ctrl+Option+Command+H: show/hide Zoom meeting controls
• Ctrl+Shift+R: request remote control access to host
• Ctrl+Shift+G: stop remote control access to the host
• Ctrl+\: displays the Zoom meeting control buttons
• Command+W: opens the window to end the Zoom meeting

Shortcut keys in Chat view:

• Command+K: opens the conversation window to the participant
• Command+T: take a screenshot ( screenshot )

Shortcut keys in Phone view:

• Ctrl+Shift+C: call the selected/blocked number
• Ctrl+Shift+A: answer incoming Zoom calls
• Ctrl+Shift+D: end Zoom call
• Ctrl+Shift+E: reject incoming Zoom calls
• Ctrl+Shift+M: turn on/off microphone
• Ctrl+Shift+H: toggle incoming/outgoing calls/from waiting mode