Keyboard shortcuts for Microsoft Teams
As Microsoft’s Office 365 grows ever larger and with the planned retirement of Skype for Business looming in July 2021, fueling numbers further, companies are turning to Microsoft Teams for their business communication needs in ever-increasing numbers. What they are finding, however, is an incredibly feature-rich platform capable of unifying all their communication and collaboration needs.
Today, we list some of the most useful keyboard shortcuts for Windows desktop app and web users of Microsoft Teams.
General
| Shortcut | 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 (/) |
| Goto | 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 shortcut |
| Zoom out | Ctrl+Minus sign (-) | No shortcut |
Navigation
| Shortcut | 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 |
| Go to previous section | Ctrl+Shift+F6 | Ctrl+Shift+F6 |
| Go to next section | Ctrl+F6 | Ctrl+F6 |
Calls and Messaging
| Shortcut | 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 |
| Toggle mute | Ctrl+Shift+M | Ctrl+Shift+M |
| Toggle video | Ctrl+Shift+O | No shortcut |
| Toggle fullscreen | Ctrl+Shift+F | Ctrl+Shift+F |
| Go to sharing toolbar | Ctrl+Shift+Space | Ctrl+Shift+Space |
Messaging
| Shortcut | In the Desktop app, press | In the Web app, press |
| Go to compose box | C | C |
| Expand compose box | Ctrl+Shift+X | Ctrl+Shift+X |
| Send (expanded compose box) | Ctrl+Enter | Ctrl+Enter |
| Attach file | Ctrl+O | Ctrl+Shift+O |
| Start new line | Shift+Enter | Shift+Enter |
| Reply to thread | R | R |
| Mark as important | Ctrl+Shift+I | Ctrl+Shift+I |
Microsoft’s Office support portal also has the Apple keyboard shortcuts for those using Mac devices.
Every attempt has been made to ensure this guide is as accurate as possible, but please comment below or contact me if you find any errors. Please have a read of our disclaimer before proceeding any further.