Check Out This Great List of Zoom Keyboard Shortcuts
by Avantix Learning Team | Updated April 5, 2021
Applies to: Zoom® Desktop App (Windows and Mac)
As a tool for virtual calls, meetings and webinars, Zoom has exploded recently with a huge group of users transitioning to working remotely. Millions of people are now accessing Zoom for business and personal use and there is a free version as well as paid versions. We’ve put together a complete list of keyboard shortcuts for both Windows and Mac users to help you work for effectively with Zoom.
Windows Shortcuts
General
Show or hide floating meeting controls – Ctrl + Alt + Shift + H
Move focus to Zoom meeting controls – Ctrl + Alt + Shift
Always show meeting controls – Alt
Open invite window – Alt + I
Close the current window – Alt + F4
Search – Ctrl + F
End Meeting – Alt Q
Audio and video
Mute or unmute audio – Alt + A
Mute or unmute audio for everyone except host – Alt + M
Start or stop video – Alt + V
Control views
Show or hide participants panel – Alt + U
Switch to active speaker view in video meeting – Alt + F1
Switch to gallery video view in video meeting – Alt + F2
View previous 25 participants in gallery view – Ctrl + P
View next 25 participants in gallery view – Ctrl + N
Enter or exit full-screen – Alt + F
Switch to portrait or landscape view – Alt + L
View previous video stream in gallery view – PageUp
View next video stream in gallery view – PageDown
Move to the next tab – Ctrl + Tab
Move to the previous tab – Ctrl + Shift + Tab
Switch between Zoom windows – F6
Chat
Show or hide chat panel – Alt + H
Close current chat session – Ctrl + W
Go to previous chat – Ctrl + Up Arrow
Go to next chat – Ctrl + Down Arrow
Jump to chat with someone – Ctrl + T
Increase chat display size – Ctrl + + (plus sign)
Screen sharing
Launch share screen window and stop screen share (meeting control toolbar must have the focus) – Alt + S
Start or stop new screen share (meeting control toolbar must have the focus) – Alt + Shift + S
Pause or resume screen share (meeting control toolbar must have the focus) – Alt + T
Record a meeting
Start or stop local recording – Alt + R
Start or stop cloud recording – Alt + C
Pause or resume recording – Alt + P
Switch camera – Alt + N
Take a screenshot – Alt + Shift + T
Communicate or collaborate
Raise or lower hand – Alt + Y
Gain remote control – Alt + Shift + R
Stop remote control – Alt + Shift + G
Mac Shortcuts
Meetings
Join a meeting – Command (⌘) + J
Start a meeting – Command (⌘) + Ctrl + V
Schedule a meeting – Command (⌘) + J
Prompt to end or leave meeting – Command (⌘) + W
General
Show or hide floating meeting controls – Command (⌘) + Ctrl + Option + H
Toggle Always Show meeting controls option in Settings – Ctrl + forward slash (\\\\)
Open invite window – Command (⌘) + I
Close the current window – Command (⌘) + W
Search – Command (⌘) + F
Audio and video
Mute or unmute audio – Command (⌘) + Shift + A
Mute or unmute audio for everyone except host (only available to the host) – Command (⌘) + Ctrl + M
Unmute audio for everyone except host (only available to host) – Command (⌘) + Ctrl + U
Push to talk – Spacebar
Start or stop video – Command (⌘) + Shift + V
Switch camera – Command (⌘) + Shift + N
Control views
Show or hide participants panel – Command (⌘) + U
Switch to active speaker view or gallery view – Command (⌘) + Shift W
View previous 25 participants in gallery view – Ctrl + P
View next 25 participants in gallery view – Ctrl + N
Enter or exit full screen – Command (⌘) + Shift + F
Switch to portrait or landscape view – Command (⌘) + L
View previous video stream in gallery view – PageUp
View next video stream in gallery view – PageDown
Move to the next tab – Command (⌘) + T
Switch to minimal window – Command (⌘) + Shift + M
Chat
Show or hide chat panel – Command (⌘) +Shift + H
Close current chat session – Command (⌘) + W
Go to previous chat – Command (⌘) + Up Arrow
Go to next chat – Command (⌘) + Down Arrow
Jump to chat with someone – Command (⌘) + K
Screen sharing
Screen share via direct share – Command (⌘) + Ctrl + S
Start or stop screen share – Command (⌘) + Shift + S
Pause or resume screen share – Command (⌘) + Shift + T
Record meetings
Start local recording – Command (⌘) + Shift + R
Start cloud recording – Command (⌘) + Shift + C
Pause or resume recording – Command (⌘) + Shift + P
Take a screenshot – Command (⌘) + T
Communicate or collaborate
Raise or lower hand – Option + Y
Gain remote control – Ctrl + Shift + R
Stop remote control – Ctrl + Shift + G
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