Zoom is a video-conferencing application and software. It’s a cloud meeting platform. One can use it on Android, or Mac cell phone and at the same time on Windows, or Mac-based Laptop the computer. The software attracted the consideration of users during the pandemic of Covid-19. As it gave the solution for online classes and meeting for the employees doing work from home. As it gives a solution to conduct the online meeting from the different remote locations with Video conferencing. While pandemic zoom was the most downloaded app in comparison to Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. It was downloaded more than 100 million times from the google play store. In the free version of zoom 100 individuals can conduct a meeting at once for 45 minutes. Zoom gives the features of sharing the screen of a Laptop or cell phone.
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Let us see the process of using zoom-
Download the application of zoom from google or IOS. If you are using a computer, go to the website of zoom or follow this link- https://zoom.us/download
Sign in to the application or software.
Click on the option of “Schedule Meeting”
Choose the Date and Time
Change the other personal setting if required.
Click on Save
Now you can share the link to the meeting on WhatsApp or via email.
Zoom gives you the benefit to control the meeting. You can mute the participants and you can allow the participants as well. While locking the meeting, new participants will not be allowed to enter the meeting. The participants can raise their hands if they are muted and want to speak anything. You as the creator of the meeting can allow an individual to speak. The creator also gets the tools like- a whiteboard, virtual background, room polling, waiting room, etc.
The waiting room is a very good facility for the zoom platform. This is beneficial for the interviews, and one-to-one examination. With the help of the waiting room, the privacy of the meeting gets increased. It restricts the unnecessary individuals to enter the meeting.
To manage the participants in the meeting zoom gives the benefit to give admin rights to the various participants. This helps to manage a meeting where there are multiple participants.
This article will teach you some zoom shortcut keys that will allow you to quickly manage your meetings, change the layout, or toggle a portion of the interface on and off with just a few key presses. These shortcut keys will help you become a Zoom expert! You can also download these shortcuts for future use.
Zoom Keyboard Shortcut Keys for Mac And Windows
Zoom Shortcut Keys for Window PC
1.Control your audio and video:
Start/stop video
Alt + V
Mute/unmute audio
Alt + A
Mute/unmute audio for everyone except the host
Alt + M
Launch share screen window and stop screen share
Alt + S
Start/stop new screen share
Alt + Shift + S
Pause or resume screen share
Alt + T
2.Recording the meeting:
Start/stop local recording
Alt + R
Start/stop cloud recording
Alt + C
Pause or resume recording
Alt + P
Switch camera
Alt + N
Screenshot
Alt + Shift + T
3.Control your view:
Navigate among Zoom pop-up windows
F6
Move focus to Zoom’s meeting controls
Ctrl + Alt + Shift
View previous 25 videostream in gallery view
PageUp
View next 25 videostream in gallery view
PageDown
Switch to active speaker view in video meeting
Alt + F1
Switch to gallery video view in video meeting
Alt + F2
Close the current window
Alt + F4
Enter or exit full-screen
Alt + F
Display/hide in-meeting chat panel
Alt + H
Display/hide participants panel
Alt + U
Open invite window
Alt + I
Switch to portrait/landscape view
Alt +L
Search
Ctrl + F
Move to the next tab
Ctrl + Tab
Move to the previous tab
Ctrl + Shift + Tab
Show/hide floating meeting controls
Ctrl + Alt + Shift+H
4.Communicate with others:
Raise/lower hand
Alt + Y
Gain remote control
Alt + Shift + R
Stop remote control
Alt + Shift + G
Close current chat session
Ctrl + W
Go to the previous chat
Ctrl + Up
Go to the next chat
Ctrl + Down
Jump to chat with someone
Ctrl + T
5.Control your audio and video:
Start/stop video
Alt + V
Mute/unmute my audio
Alt + A
Mute/unmute audio for everyone except the host
Alt + M
Start/stop screen sharing
Alt + S
Pause/resume screen sharing
Alt + T
Switch camera
Alt + N
6.Recording the meeting:
Start/stop local recording
Alt + R
Start/stop cloud recording
Alt + C
Pause/resume recording
Alt + P
Screenshot
Alt + Shift + T
7.Control your view:
Switch from one tab to the next
Ctrl + Tab
Toggle the “Always show meeting controls” option
Alt
Enter/exit full-screen mode
Esc
Show/hide participants panel
Alt + U
Open the invite window
Alt + I
8.Communicate with others:
Raise/lower hand
Alt +Y
Begin remote control
Alt + Shift + R
Revoke remote control permission
Alt + Shift + G
Close current chat session
Ctrl + W
Zoom Keyboard Shortcut Keys For MAC PC
1.Getting started with your meeting:
Join meeting
Command + J
Start meeting
Command + Control + V
Schedule a meeting
Command + J
Screen share via direct share
Command + Control + S
Prompt to end or leave the meeting
Command + W
2.Control your audio and video:
Mute/unmute audio
Command + Shift + A
Mute audio for everyone except the host
Command + Control + M
Unmute audio for everyone except the host
Command + Control + U
Push to talk
Space
Start/stop video
Command + Shift + V
Switch camera
Command + Shift + N
Start/stop screen share
Command + Shift + S
Pause or resume screen share
Command + Shift + T
3.Recording the meeting:
Start local recording
Command + Shift + R
Start cloud recording
Command + Shift + C
Pause or resume recording
Command + Shift + P
Screenshot
Command + T
4.Control your view:
Switch to active speaker view or gallery view
Command + Shift + W
View previous 25 participants in gallery view
Control + P
View next 25 participants in gallery view
Control + N
Display/hide participants panel
Command + U
Show/hide in-meeting chat panel
Command + Shift + H
Open invite window
Command + I
Close the current window
Command + W
Switch to portrait or landscape view
Command + L
Switch from one tab to the next
Ctrl + T
Enter or exit full-screen
Command + Shift + F
Switch to minimal window
Command + Shift + M
Show/hide meeting controls
Ctrl + Option + Command + H
5.Communicate with others:
Raise hand/lower hand
Option + Y
Gain remote control
Ctrl + Shift + R
Stop remote control
Ctrl + Shift + G
Jump to chat with someone
Command + K
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