Keyboard Hotkeys/Shortcuts for Microsoft Teams
Shortcuts and hotkeys can be useful in order to quickly navigate an application, making your user experience more smooth and your work more efficient. Here are a few that you can use for Microsoft teams, split up by where and when you use them.
To do this | In the Desktop app, press | In the Web app, press |
|---|---|---|
Show keyboard shortcuts. | Ctrl+Period (.) | Ctrl+Period (.) |
Go to Search. | Ctrl+E | Ctrl+E |
Show commands. | Ctrl+Slash (/) | Ctrl+Slash (/) |
Open filter. | Ctrl+Shift+F | Ctrl+Shift+F |
Go to a specific team or channel. | Ctrl+G | Ctrl+Shift+G |
Open apps flyout. | Ctrl+Accent (`) | Ctrl+Accent (`) |
Start a new chat. | Ctrl+N | Left Alt+N |
Open Settings. | Ctrl+Comma (,) | Ctrl+Shift+Comma (,) |
Open Help. | F1 | Ctrl+F1 |
Close. | Esc | Esc |
Zoom in. | Ctrl+Equals sign ( = ) | No shortcut |
Zoom out. | Ctrl+Minus sign (-) | No shortcut |
Reset zoom level. | Ctrl+0 | No shortcut |
Navigation
To do this | In the Desktop app, press | In the Web app, press |
|---|---|---|
Open Activity. | 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 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+Up arrow key |
Go to next list item. | Left Alt+Down arrow key | Left Alt+Down arrow key |
Move selected team up. | Ctrl+Shift+Up arrow key | No shortcut |
Move selected team down. | Ctrl+Shift+Down arrow key | No shortcut |
Open the History menu. | Ctrl+Shift+H | No shortcut |
Go to previous section. | Ctrl+Shift+F6 | Ctrl+Shift+F6 |
Go to next section. | Ctrl+F6 | Ctrl+F6 |
Messaging
To do this | In the Desktop app, press | In the Web app, press |
|---|---|---|
Start a new conversation. | Alt+Shift+C | Alt+Shift+C |
Go to compose box. | Alt+Shift+C | Alt+Shift+C |
Expand compose box. | Ctrl+Shift+X | Ctrl+Shift+X |
Send a message. | Ctrl+Enter | Ctrl+Enter |
Start a new line. | Shift+Enter | Shift+Enter |
Reply to a thread. | Alt+Shift+R | Alt+Shift+R |
Mark a message as important. | Ctrl+Shift+I | Ctrl+Shift+I |
Search current chat or channel messages. | Ctrl+F | Ctrl+F |
Meetings and calls
Note: To use the temporarily unmute shortcut, first go to Settings > Privacy and make sure Keyboard shortcut to unmute is switched on.
To do this | In the Desktop app, press | In the Web app, press |
|---|---|---|
Accept video call. | Ctrl+Shift+A | Ctrl+Shift+A |
Accept audio call. | Ctrl+Shift+S | Ctrl+Shift+S |
Decline call. | Ctrl+Shift+D | Ctrl+Shift+D |
Start audio call. | Ctrl+Shift+C | Ctrl+Shift+C |
Start video call. | Ctrl+Shift+U | Ctrl+Shift+U |
End audio call. | Ctrl+Shift+H | No shortcut |
End video call. | Ctrl+Shift+H | No shortcut |
Toggle mute. | Ctrl+Shift+M | Ctrl+Shift+M |
Temporarily unmute. | Ctrl+Spacebar | Ctrl+Spacebar |
Announce raised hands (screen reader). | Ctrl+Shift+L | Ctrl+Shift+L |
Raise or lower your hand. | Ctrl+Shift+K | Ctrl+Shift+K |
Start screen share session. | Ctrl+Shift+E | Ctrl+Shift+E |
Toggle video. | Ctrl+Shift+O | No shortcut |
Filter current list. | Ctrl+Shift+F | Ctrl+Shift+F |
Go to sharing toolbar. | Ctrl+Shift+Spacebar | No shortcut |
Decline screen share. | Ctrl+Shift+D | No shortcut |
Accept screen share. | Ctrl+Shift+A | No shortcut |
Admit people from lobby notification. | Ctrl+Shift+Y | No shortcut |
Open the Background settings menu. | Ctrl+Shift+P | No shortcut |
Schedule a meeting. | Alt+Shift+N | Alt+Shift+N |
Go to current time. | Alt+Period (.) | Alt+Period (.) |
Go to previous day or week. | Ctrl+Alt+Left arrow key | Ctrl+Alt+Left arrow key |
Go to next day or week. | Ctrl+Alt+Right arrow key | Ctrl+Alt+Right arrow key |
View day. | Ctrl+Alt+1 | Ctrl+Alt+1 |
View workweek. | Ctrl+Alt+2 | Ctrl+Alt+2 |
View week. | Ctrl+Alt+3 | Ctrl+Alt+3 |
Save or send meeting request. | Ctrl+S | Ctrl+S |
Join from meeting details. | Alt+Shift+J | Alt+Shift+J |
Go to suggested time. | Alt+Shift+S | Alt+Shift+S |