Zoom has a keyboard shortcut for a lot of what you click every day. Here are 29 that work on Windows, grouped by what you’re trying to do.
We checked every one against Zoom Support: Hot keys and keyboard shortcuts on October 21, 2026.
Audio and Video
| Shortcut | What it does |
|---|---|
| Alt + A | Mute or unmute your microphone |
| Alt + V | Start or stop your video |
| Alt + N | Switch to your next camera |
| Alt + M | Mute or unmute everyone except the host (host only) |
| Hold Spacebar | Talk while muted (push to talk; turn it on in Settings > Audio) |
Views and Window
| Shortcut | What it does |
|---|---|
| Alt + F1 | Switch to Speaker view |
| Alt + F2 | Switch to Gallery view |
| Page Up | Previous page of participants in Gallery view |
| Page Down | Next page of participants in Gallery view |
| Alt + F | Enter or exit full screen |
| Alt | Turn “Always show meeting controls” on or off |
| Ctrl + Alt + Shift + H | Show or hide the floating meeting controls |
Screen Sharing
| Shortcut | What it does |
|---|---|
| Alt + Shift + S | Start sharing (opens the share picker) |
| Alt + T | Pause or resume your screen share |
| Alt + S | Stop sharing |
| Alt + Shift + R | Start remote control |
| Alt + Shift + G | Give up remote control |
Recording
| Shortcut | What it does |
|---|---|
| Alt + R | Start or stop recording to your computer |
| Alt + C | Start or stop cloud recording |
| Alt + P | Pause or resume the recording |
Participants, Chat and Reactions
| Shortcut | What it does |
|---|---|
| Alt + U | Show or hide the Participants panel |
| Alt + I | Open the Invite window |
| Alt + Shift + I | Copy the meeting invite link |
| Alt + Y | Raise or lower your hand |
| Alt + H | Show or hide the meeting chat |
| Ctrl + Shift + Y | Open the Reactions panel |
| Alt + Shift + 4 | Send a clap reaction |
| Alt + Shift + 5 | Send a thumbs-up reaction |
| Alt + Q | Leave or end the meeting |
Good to know: Most shortcuts work only while the Zoom meeting window is active. You can change any of them in Zoom: Settings > Keyboard Shortcuts, where you can also make one work globally.
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Want One Key to Do More?
Built-in shortcuts only work while Zoom is the active window, and you can’t add new ones. These tools let you pick your own hotkeys:
- Zoom Glance Bar: big color-coded bars at the top of your screen show if your mic is live, your camera is on, you’re sharing, or the meeting is recording, even when Zoom is behind other windows. Click a bar to mute or turn your camera on or off
- Device Mute: mute your mic with your own hotkey from any window, even when Zoom is hidden behind something else
- Prompt Assistant: paste “Running 2 minutes late” or your meeting link into Zoom chat with a hotkey you pick
- Remote Work Tools for Zoom and Teams: more of our picks for mute, camera and screen share
