---
title: Zoom
date: 2022-11-23 16:23:31.704621
background: bg-[#2858ee]
tags:
  -
  - mac
categories:
  - Keyboard Shortcuts
intro: |
  A visual cheat-sheet for the 32 keyboard shortcuts found in Zoom. These shortcuts are for MacOS, for Windows visit /zoom-windows.
---

## Mac Keyboard Shortcuts {.cols-2}

### Meetings I

| Shortcut          | Action                                                              |
| ----------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| `Cmd` `J`         | Join meeting                                                        |
| `Cmd` `Ctrl` `V`  | Start meeting                                                       |
| `Cmd` `J`         | Schedule meeting                                                    |
| `Cmd` `Ctrl` `S`  | Screen share via direct share                                       |
| `Cmd` `Shift` `A` | Mute or unmute audio                                                |
| `Cmd` `Ctrl` `U`  | Mute audio for everyone except the host, only available to the host |
| `Space`           | Push to talk                                                        |
| `Cmd` `Shift` `V` | Start or stop video                                                 |
| `Cmd` `Shift` `N` | Switch camera                                                       |
| `Cmd` `Shift` `S` | Start or stop screen share                                          |
| `Cmd` `Shift` `T` | Pause or resume screen share                                        |
| `Cmd` `Shift` `R` | Start local recording                                               |
| `Cmd` `Shift` `C` | Start cloud recording                                               |

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### Meetings II

| Shortcut               | Action                                                                   |
| ---------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
| `Cmd` `Shift` `P`      | Pause or resume recording                                                |
| `Cmd` `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                                |
| `Cmd` `U`              | Display or hide participants panel                                       |
| `Cmd` `Shift` `H`      | Show or hide in-meeting chat panel                                       |
| `Cmd` `I`              | Open invite window                                                       |
| `Opt` `Y`              | Raise hand or lower hand                                                 |
| `Ctrl` `Shift` `R`     | Gain remote control                                                      |
| `Ctrl` `Shift` `G`     | Stop remote control                                                      |
| `Cmd` `Shift` `F`      | Enter or exit full screen                                                |
| `Cmd` `Shift` `M`      | Switch to minimal window                                                 |
| `Ctrl` `Opt` `Cmd` `H` | Show or hide meeting controls                                            |
| `Cmd` `W`              | Prompt to end or leave meeting                                           |

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### Chat Shortcuts

| Shortcut  | Action                    |
| --------- | ------------------------- |
| `Cmd` `K` | Jump to chat with someone |
| `Cmd` `T` | Screenshot                |

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### General Shortcuts

| Shortcut   | Action                                                          |
| ---------- | --------------------------------------------------------------- |
| `Cmd` `W`  | Close the current window                                        |
| `Cmd` `L`  | Switch to portrait or landscape view, depending on current view |
| `Ctrl` `T` | Switch from one tab to the next                                 |

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## Windows Keyboard Shortcuts {.cols-2}

### All Shortcuts II

| Shortcut             | Action                                                                            |
| -------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| `F6`                 | Navigate among Zoom popup windows                                                 |
| `Ctrl` `Alt` `Shift` | Move focus to Zoom's meeting controls                                             |
| `PgUp`               | View previous 25 video stream in gallery view                                     |
| `PgDn`               | View next 25 video stream in gallery view                                         |
| `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 or stop video                                                               |
| `Alt` `A`            | Mute or unmute audio                                                              |
| `Alt` `M`            | Mute or unmute audio for everyone except host, available to the meeting host only |
| `Alt` `S`            | Launch share screen window and stop screen share                                  |
| `Alt` `Shift` `S`    | Start or stop new screen share                                                    |
| `Alt` `T`            | Pause or resume screen share                                                      |
| `Alt` `R`            | Start or stop local recording                                                     |
| `Alt` `C`            | Start or stop cloud recording                                                     |
| `Alt` `P`            | Pause or resume recording                                                         |
| `Alt` `N`            | Switch camera                                                                     |
| `Alt` `F`            | Enter or exit full screen                                                         |

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### All Shortcuts II

| Shortcut                 | Action                                 |
| ------------------------ | -------------------------------------- |
| `Alt` `F`                | Enter or exit full screen              |
| `Alt` `H`                | Display or hide in-meeting chat panel  |
| `Alt` `U`                | Display or hide participants panel     |
| `Alt` `I`                | Open invite window                     |
| `Alt` `Y`                | Raise or 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 or hide floating meeting controls |
| `Alt` `Shift` `T`        | Screenshot                             |
| `Alt` `L`                | Switch to portrait or landscape view   |
| `Ctrl` `W`               | Close current chat session             |
| `Ctrl` `Up`              | Go to previous chat                    |
| `Ctrl` `Down`            | Go to next chat                        |
| `Ctrl` `T`               | Jump to chat with someone              |
| `Ctrl` `F`               | Search                                 |
| `Ctrl` `Tab`             | Move to the next tab                   |
| `Ctrl` `Shift` `Tab`     | Move to the previous tab               |

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## Also see

- [Keyboard shortcuts for Zoom on MacOS](https://support.zoom.us/hc/en-us/articles/205683899-Hot-Keys-and-Keyboard-Shortcuts-for-Zoom)
  _(support.zoom.us)_
- [Keyboard shortcuts for Zoom on Windows](https://support.zoom.us/hc/en-us/articles/205683899-Hot-Keys-and-Keyboard-Shortcuts-for-Zoom)
  _(support.zoom.us)_