Keyboard shortcuts for Microsoft Teams for your personal life [MS]

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Keyboard shortcuts for Microsoft Teams for your personal life

Keyboard shortcuts for Microsoft Teams for your personal life

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Many users find that using an external keyboard with keyboard shortcuts for Microsoft Teams for your personal life on Windows 11 helps them work more efficiently. For users with mobility or vision disabilities, keyboard shortcuts can be easier than using the touchscreen and are an essential alternative to using a mouse.

Notes: 

• The shortcuts in this topic refer to the US keyboard layout. Keys for other layouts might not correspond exactly to the keys on a US keyboard.

• A plus sign (+) in a shortcut means that you need to press multiple keys at the same time.

• A comma sign (,) in a shortcut means that you need to press multiple keys in order.

• You can easily access the keyboard shortcuts list from within Microsoft Teams. Press Ctrl+E to go to the Search field, type /keys, and then press Enter.

In this topic

• General

• Navigation

• Messaging

• Meetings and calls

• Debug

General

To do this	Press
Show keyboard shortcuts	Ctrl+Period (.)
Go to Search	Ctrl+E
Open filter	Ctrl+Shift+F
Start a new chat	Ctrl+N
Open Settings	Ctrl+Comma (,)
Zoom in	Ctrl+Equals sign ( = )
Zoom out	Ctrl+Minus sign (-)
Reset zoom level	Ctrl+0

Navigation

To do this	Press
Open Activity	Ctrl+1
Open Chat	Ctrl+2
Open Calendar	Ctrl+3

Messaging

To do this	Press
Expand compose box	Ctrl+Shift+X
Send (expanded compose box)	Ctrl+Enter
Start new line	Shift+Enter
Mark as important	Ctrl+Shift+I
Search current chat/channel messages	Ctrl+F
Bring focus from the chat in the chat list to the best focusable message	Spacebar
Bring focus from the chat in the chat list to the compose box	Enter
Bring focus to the compose box from either the chat list or the right pane	Alt+Shift+C
Bring focus to the chat list from the right pane or compose box	Esc or Ctrl+L
Move to the next focusable object	The Tab key
Move to the previous focusable object	Shift+Tab
Open context menu	Shift+F10
Pop out a new chat	Ctrl+Enter

Keyboard navigation in lists and messages

1. Navigate between list items in the left pane, such as the Activity feed, with the Up and Down arrow keys.

2. To bring the focus to the compose box at the end of the currently active thread, press Enter.

3. To navigate in a thread, press Shift+Tab to move the focus to the messages in the thread, and then use the Up and Down arrow keys. You can react to messages by pressing Enter, pressing the arrow keys to find the reaction you want, and pressing Enter to select it.

   You can also return to the compose box by pressing the Tab key or to the last message in the thread by pressing Spacebar.

4. To return to the list from a message or the compose box, press Ctrl+L.

Meetings and calls

To do this	Press
Accept video call	Ctrl+Shift+A
Accept audio call	Ctrl+Shift+S
Decline call	Ctrl+Shift+D
Start video call	Ctrl+Shift+U
Toggle mute	Ctrl+Shift+M
Announce raised hands (screen reader)	Ctrl+Shift+L
Raise or lower your hand	Ctrl+Shift+K
Start screen share session	Ctrl+Shift+E
Toggle video	Ctrl+Shift+O
Go to sharing toolbar	Ctrl+Shift+Spacebar
Decline screen share	Ctrl+Shift+D
Accept screen share	Ctrl+Shift+A
Admit people from lobby notification	Ctrl+Shift+Y
Toggle background blur	Ctrl+Shift+P
Schedule a meeting	Alt+Shift+N
Go to current time	Alt+Period (.)
Go to previous day/week	Ctrl+Alt+Left arrow key
Go to next day/week	Ctrl+Alt+Right arrow key
View day	Ctrl+Alt+1
View workweek	Ctrl+Alt+2
View week	Ctrl+Alt+3
Save/send meeting request	Ctrl+S
Join from meeting details	Alt+Shift+J
Turn camera off	Ctrl+O

Debug

To do this	Press
Download diagnostic logs	Ctrl+Alt+Shift+1

See also

Keyboard shortcuts for Microsoft Teams

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