Keyboard Shortcuts

Zoom keyboard shortcuts let you navigate Zoom settings without using your mouse. They are available in your Zoom desktop client settings under Keyboard Shortcuts, and you can view and edit keyboard shortcuts. The shortcuts work in both Windows and Mac and are described in this article. 

To view keyboard shortcuts on your desktop app, click the home tab and then the Settings icon:

Click on the Keyboard Shortcuts tab on the let navigation menu.

Editing shortcuts

You can edit a shortcut by clicking on the shortcut and then pressing the shortcut key that you would like to use. You can undo this procedure by selecting restore default. 

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.                          

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 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
  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/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.

Available Mac Keyboard 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
• 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

A complete list of keyboard shortcuts including Chat and Phone shortcuts, can be found here: https://support.zoom.us/hc/en-us/articles/205683899-Hot-keys-and-keyboard-shortcuts