Zoom Cheatsheet

Video conferencing keyboard shortcuts

Shortcuts
Contents
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Meeting Controls

⌘⇧A / Alt+A           Mute/unmute audio
⌘⇧V / Alt+V           Start/stop video
⌘⇧S / Alt+S           Screen share
⌘⇧H / Alt+H           Show/hide chat
⌘U / Alt+U             Participants panel
⌘⇧R / Alt+R           Start/stop recording
⌘W / Alt+Q             End meeting (host)
⌘J / Alt+J             Join meeting

# Quick start
⌘⇧N                   New meeting
⌘⇧M                   Schedule meeting
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Video & Audio

⌘⇧A / Alt+A           Mute audio
Space (hold)           Push-to-talk (muted)
⌘⇧V / Alt+V           Camera on/off
⌘⇧N / Alt+N           Camera switch
⌘⇧T                   Pause/resume share

# Virtual Background
Settings → Backgrounds & Effects
Blur, images, video backgrounds

# Audio settings
Click ^ on Mute → Audio Settings
Test speaker & microphone
Noise suppression: Auto/Low/Medium/High
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Screen Sharing

⌘⇧S / Alt+S           Start/stop share
⌘⇧T                   Pause share

# Share options:
Entire screen / Window / Tab
Whiteboard / iPhone/iPad
Portion of screen
Audio only / Video file

# Annotation toolbar
Draw, text, arrow, shapes
Spotlight, stamp, erase
Save screenshot

# Share settings
Optimize for video clip
Share computer sound
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Chat & Reactions

⌘⇧H / Alt+H           Open chat panel

# In-meeting chat
Everyone / specific person
File sharing in chat

# Reactions
👏 Clap   👍 Thumbs up
❤️ Heart  😂 Joy
😮 Surprise  🎉 Tada

# Non-verbal feedback
✋ Raise hand
👍 Yes  👎 No
⏩ Speed up  ⏪ Slow down
⌘⇧Y / Alt+Y           Raise/lower hand
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Host Controls

⌘⇧M / Alt+M           Mute all
⌘⇧U                   Unmute all
⌘⇧R / Alt+R           Record
⌘⇧P / Alt+P           Pause recording

# Waiting room
Admit all / Admit one
Send message to waiting room

# Breakout rooms
Create rooms (auto/manual)
Assign participants
Set timer, allow return
Broadcast message

# Security
Lock meeting
Enable/disable: chat, rename, share
Remove participant
Report user
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Views & Layout

⌘⇧W / Alt+F1          Speaker view
⌘⇧W / Alt+F2          Gallery view
⌘⇧F / Alt+F           Full screen
⌘⇧M                   Minimize

# Gallery views
Standard: up to 25/49 per page
Immersive view (virtual scene)
Side-by-side: speaker + share
Pin video: up to 9
Spotlight: host picks focus

# Multi-monitor layout
Dual monitors: share + gallery