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.
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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