These are the most commonly used keyboard shortcuts for Microsoft Teams

Want to navigate Microsoft Teams faster? Then check out these key combinations.
Key combinations save time, effort and even prevent health problems. If you can perform more actions with less movement, you can get to work more smoothly.
The most commonly used keyboard shortcuts for Microsoft Teams
To perform this action: | In the desktop app, press | In the web app, press |
---|---|---|
show keyboard shortcut keys | Ctrl+Period (.) | Ctrl+Point(.) |
Go to search | Ctrl+E | Ctrl+E |
Show sneltoesten | Ctrl+Slash (/) | Ctrl+Slash (/) |
go to | Ctrl+G | Ctrl+Shift+G |
Start a new chat | Ctrl+N | Left Alt+N |
Open Settings | Ctrl+Comma (,) | Ctrl+Comma (,) |
Open Help | F1 | Ctrl+F1 |
close | Esc | Esc |
Zoom in | Ctrl+Equals sign (=) | No hotkey |
Zoom out | Ctrl+Minus sign (-) | No hotkey |
launch Cortana | Left Alt+C | Left Alt+C |
Faster navigation through Microsoft Teams
To perform this action: | In the desktop app, press | In the web app, press |
---|---|---|
Open Activities | Ctrl+1 | Ctrl+Shift+1 |
Open Chat | Ctrl+2 | Ctrl+Shift+2 |
Open Teams | Ctrl+3 | Ctrl+Shift+3 |
Open calendar | Ctrl+4 | Ctrl+Shift+4 |
Open phone calls | Ctrl+5 | Ctrl+Shift+5 |
Open files | Ctrl+6 | Ctrl+Shift+6 |
Go to previous list item | Left Alt+Up arrow key | Left Alt+Arrow Up |
Go to the next list item | Left Alt+Down arrow | Left Alt+Down arrow |
Move the team up | Ctrl+Shift+Image up | No hotkey |
Move the team down | Ctrl+Shift+Down arrow | No hotkey |
Go to the previous section | Ctrl+Shift+F6 | Ctrl+Shift+F6 |
Go to the following section | Ctrl+F6 | Ctrl+F6 |
Meetings and conversations in Microsoft Teams
To perform this action: | In the desktop app, press | In the web app, press |
---|---|---|
Take the video call | Ctrl+Shift+A | Ctrl+Shift+A |
Take the audio call | Ctrl+Shift+S | Ctrl+Shift+S |
ignore the incoming call | Ctrl+Shift+D | Ctrl+Shift+D |
Start an audio call | Ctrl+Shift+C | Ctrl+Shift+C |
Start a video call | Ctrl+Shift+U | Ctrl+Shift+U |
Mute | Ctrl+Shift+M | Ctrl+Shift+M |
turn your video off or on | Ctrl+Shift+O | No hotkey |
go to full-screen | Ctrl+Shift+F | Ctrl+Shift+F |
navigate to the sharing toolbar | Ctrl+Shift+Space | Ctrl+Shift+Space |
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