Hot Keys and Keyboard Shortcuts: Windows & Mac

There are keyboard shortcuts that you can use on the Zoom Desktop Client for Windows and Mac 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 client settings, under Accessibility.

View  keyboard shortcuts on your desktop app, click the settings icon:

Advance to the Accessibility tab to view all of the shortcuts, and change the live captions font size:

Available Windows Keyboard Shortcuts

• F6: Navigate among Zoom popup windows.
• Ctrl+Alt+Shift: Move focus to Zoom's meeting controls
• 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 control toolbar in Accessibility Settings
• Alt+F1: Switch to active speaker view in video meeting
• Alt+F2: Switch to gallery video view in video meeting
• Alt+V: Start/Stop Video
• Alt+A: Mute/unmute audio
• Alt+M: Mute/unmute audio for everyone except host Note: For the meeting host only
• 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 local recording
• Alt+C: Start 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

Available Mac Keyboard Shortcuts:

• Command(⌘)+Shift+A: Mute/unmute audio
• 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+F: Enter or exit full screen
• Command(⌘)+Shift+M: Switch to minimal window
• Command(⌘)+Control+M: Mute audio for everyone except host Note: For the meeting host only
• Command(⌘)+Control+U: Unmute audio for everyone except host Note: For the meeting host only
• Command(⌘)+Shift+W: Switch to active speaker view
• Command(⌘)+Shift+W: Switch to gallery video view
• Control+P: View previous 25 participants in gallery view
• Control+N: View next 25 participants in gallery view
• Command(⌘)+Shift+H: Show/hide In-Meeting Chat Panel
• Command(⌘)+U: Display/hide Participants panel
• Command(⌘)+I: Open invite window
• Command(⌘)+W: Prompt to End or Leave Meeting
• Option+Y: Raise hand/lower hand
• Ctrl+Shift+R: Gain remote control
• Ctrl+Shift+G: Stop remote control