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<blockquote data-quote="cielopearly" data-source="post: 114" data-attributes="member: 4"><p>Skype has long been a favorite online calling and meeting app for many users. If you’re one of these users, it’s a good idea to learn some of Skype’s keyboard shortcuts. This way, you can perform many tasks in this app without having to head into any setting menus.</p><p>Here’s a cheatsheet describing some of the useful keyboard shortcuts for Skype.</p><h3>Global Keyboard Shortcuts</h3><p>These shortcuts should work even when Skype is not the active window. You can perform these keyboard shortcut tasks when Skype is running in the background.</p><table style='width: 100%'><tr><th>Windows</th><th>macOS</th><th>Function</th></tr><tr><td>Ctrl + M</td><td>Command + Shift + M</td><td>Mute/unmute</td></tr><tr><td>Ctrl + Shift + H</td><td>Command + Shift + H</td><td>Disconnect a call</td></tr><tr><td>Ctrl + Shift + P</td><td>Command + Shift + R</td><td>Accept a call</td></tr></table><h3>Regular Keyboard Shortcuts</h3><p>These shortcuts should work when Skype is running and is your active program.</p><table style='width: 100%'><tr><th>Windows</th><th>macOS</th><th>Function</th></tr><tr><td>Ctrl + /</td><td>N/A</td><td>Access keyboard shortcuts</td></tr><tr><td>Ctrl + , (comma)</td><td>Command + , (comma)</td><td>Access the settings menu</td></tr><tr><td>Ctrl + H</td><td>Control + H</td><td>View Help in the default browser</td></tr><tr><td>Ctrl + O</td><td>Command + Option + O</td><td>Submit feedback</td></tr><tr><td>Ctrl + T</td><td>Command + T</td><td>View themes</td></tr><tr><td>Ctrl + Shift + T</td><td>Command + Shift + T</td><td>Enable/disable dark mode</td></tr><tr><td>Alt + 1</td><td>Option + 1</td><td>Access recent chats</td></tr><tr><td>Ctrl + I</td><td>Command + Shift + O</td><td>View notifications</td></tr><tr><td>Ctrl + Shift + S</td><td>Command + Option + F</td><td>Search for contacts, bots, and messages</td></tr><tr><td>Ctrl + Tab</td><td>Control + Tab</td><td>Go to next conversation</td></tr><tr><td>Ctrl + Shift + Tab</td><td>Control + Shift + Tab</td><td>Go to previous conversation</td></tr><tr><td>Ctrl + Shift + +</td><td>Command + Shift + +</td><td>Zoom in</td></tr><tr><td>Ctrl + –</td><td>Command + –</td><td>Zoom out</td></tr><tr><td>Ctrl + 0 (zero)</td><td>Command + 0 (zero)</td><td>View original size</td></tr><tr><td>Ctrl + N</td><td>Command + N</td><td>Start a new chat</td></tr><tr><td>Ctrl + G</td><td>Command + G</td><td>Start a new group chat</td></tr><tr><td>Alt + 2</td><td>Command + Shift + C</td><td>Access contacts</td></tr><tr><td>Ctrl + P</td><td>Command + I</td><td>View conversation profile</td></tr><tr><td>Ctrl + Shift + A</td><td>Command + Shift + A</td><td>Add people to chat</td></tr><tr><td>Ctrl + Shift + F</td><td>Command + Shift + F</td><td>Send a file</td></tr><tr><td>Ctrl + Shift + G</td><td>Command + Shift + G</td><td>Access gallery</td></tr><tr><td>Ctrl + Shift + U</td><td>Command + Shift + U</td><td>Mark as unread</td></tr><tr><td>Alt + Shift + E</td><td>Control + Shift + E</td><td>Bring Message Composer in focus</td></tr><tr><td>Ctrl + Shift + L</td><td>Command + Shift + L</td><td>Select multiple messages</td></tr><tr><td>Ctrl + Shift + E</td><td>Command + E</td><td>Archive the selected chat</td></tr><tr><td>Ctrl + F</td><td>Command + F</td><td>Find in selected chat</td></tr><tr><td>Ctrl + Shift + P</td><td>Command + Shift + R</td><td>Accept incoming call</td></tr><tr><td>Ctrl + Shift + H</td><td>Command + Shift + H</td><td>Disconnect a call</td></tr><tr><td>Ctrl + Shift + K</td><td>Command + Shift + K</td><td>New video call</td></tr><tr><td>Ctrl + Shift + P</td><td>Command + Shift + R</td><td>New voice call</td></tr><tr><td>Ctrl + M</td><td>Command + Shift + M</td><td>Mute/unmute</td></tr><tr><td>Ctrl + Shift + K</td><td>Command + Shift + K</td><td>Enable/disable camera</td></tr><tr><td>Ctrl + D</td><td>Command + 2</td><td>Access dialpad</td></tr><tr><td>Ctrl + Shift + A</td><td>Command + Shift + A</td><td>Add users to a call</td></tr><tr><td>Ctrl + S</td><td>Command + S</td><td>Capture a screenshot</td></tr><tr><td>Ctrl + Shift + J</td><td>Command + Shift + J</td><td>Change the camera preview size</td></tr><tr><td>Ctrl + Alt + M</td><td>N/A</td><td>Announce microphone status in a call</td></tr><tr><td>Ctrl + Alt + Shift + K</td><td>N/A</td><td>Announce video status in a call</td></tr><tr><td>Up Arrow after sending a message</td><td>Command + Shift + E</td><td>Edit the sent message</td></tr><tr><td>Ctrl + R</td><td>N/A</td><td>Refresh Skype</td></tr><tr><td>Ctrl + W</td><td>Command + W</td><td>Exit windows</td></tr></table><p></p><p></p><p>Feel free to ask any questions, Happy Learning!?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="cielopearly, post: 114, member: 4"] Skype has long been a favorite online calling and meeting app for many users. If you’re one of these users, it’s a good idea to learn some of Skype’s keyboard shortcuts. This way, you can perform many tasks in this app without having to head into any setting menus. Here’s a cheatsheet describing some of the useful keyboard shortcuts for Skype. [HEADING=2]Global Keyboard Shortcuts[/HEADING] These shortcuts should work even when Skype is not the active window. You can perform these keyboard shortcut tasks when Skype is running in the background. [TABLE] [TR] [TH]Windows[/TH] [TH]macOS[/TH] [TH]Function[/TH] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Ctrl + M[/TD] [TD]Command + Shift + M[/TD] [TD]Mute/unmute[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Ctrl + Shift + H[/TD] [TD]Command + Shift + H[/TD] [TD]Disconnect a call[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Ctrl + Shift + P[/TD] [TD]Command + Shift + R[/TD] [TD]Accept a call[/TD] [/TR] [/TABLE] [HEADING=2]Regular Keyboard Shortcuts[/HEADING] These shortcuts should work when Skype is running and is your active program. [TABLE] [TR] [TH]Windows[/TH] [TH]macOS[/TH] [TH]Function[/TH] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Ctrl + /[/TD] [TD]N/A[/TD] [TD]Access keyboard shortcuts[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Ctrl + , (comma)[/TD] [TD]Command + , (comma)[/TD] [TD]Access the settings menu[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Ctrl + H[/TD] [TD]Control + H[/TD] [TD]View Help in the default browser[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Ctrl + O[/TD] [TD]Command + Option + O[/TD] [TD]Submit feedback[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Ctrl + T[/TD] [TD]Command + T[/TD] [TD]View themes[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Ctrl + Shift + T[/TD] [TD]Command + Shift + T[/TD] [TD]Enable/disable dark mode[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Alt + 1[/TD] [TD]Option + 1[/TD] [TD]Access recent chats[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Ctrl + I[/TD] [TD]Command + Shift + O[/TD] [TD]View notifications[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Ctrl + Shift + S[/TD] [TD]Command + Option + F[/TD] [TD]Search for contacts, bots, and messages[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Ctrl + Tab[/TD] [TD]Control + Tab[/TD] [TD]Go to next conversation[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Ctrl + Shift + Tab[/TD] [TD]Control + Shift + Tab[/TD] [TD]Go to previous conversation[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Ctrl + Shift + +[/TD] [TD]Command + Shift + +[/TD] [TD]Zoom in[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Ctrl + –[/TD] [TD]Command + –[/TD] [TD]Zoom out[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Ctrl + 0 (zero)[/TD] [TD]Command + 0 (zero)[/TD] [TD]View original size[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Ctrl + N[/TD] [TD]Command + N[/TD] [TD]Start a new chat[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Ctrl + G[/TD] [TD]Command + G[/TD] [TD]Start a new group chat[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Alt + 2[/TD] [TD]Command + Shift + C[/TD] [TD]Access contacts[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Ctrl + P[/TD] [TD]Command + I[/TD] [TD]View conversation profile[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Ctrl + Shift + A[/TD] [TD]Command + Shift + A[/TD] [TD]Add people to chat[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Ctrl + Shift + F[/TD] [TD]Command + Shift + F[/TD] [TD]Send a file[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Ctrl + Shift + G[/TD] [TD]Command + Shift + G[/TD] [TD]Access gallery[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Ctrl + Shift + U[/TD] [TD]Command + Shift + U[/TD] [TD]Mark as unread[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Alt + Shift + E[/TD] [TD]Control + Shift + E[/TD] [TD]Bring Message Composer in focus[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Ctrl + Shift + L[/TD] [TD]Command + Shift + L[/TD] [TD]Select multiple messages[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Ctrl + Shift + E[/TD] [TD]Command + E[/TD] [TD]Archive the selected chat[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Ctrl + F[/TD] [TD]Command + F[/TD] [TD]Find in selected chat[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Ctrl + Shift + P[/TD] [TD]Command + Shift + R[/TD] [TD]Accept incoming call[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Ctrl + Shift + H[/TD] [TD]Command + Shift + H[/TD] [TD]Disconnect a call[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Ctrl + Shift + K[/TD] [TD]Command + Shift + K[/TD] [TD]New video call[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Ctrl + Shift + P[/TD] [TD]Command + Shift + R[/TD] [TD]New voice call[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Ctrl + M[/TD] [TD]Command + Shift + M[/TD] [TD]Mute/unmute[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Ctrl + Shift + K[/TD] [TD]Command + Shift + K[/TD] [TD]Enable/disable camera[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Ctrl + D[/TD] [TD]Command + 2[/TD] [TD]Access dialpad[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Ctrl + Shift + A[/TD] [TD]Command + Shift + A[/TD] [TD]Add users to a call[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Ctrl + S[/TD] [TD]Command + S[/TD] [TD]Capture a screenshot[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Ctrl + Shift + J[/TD] [TD]Command + Shift + J[/TD] [TD]Change the camera preview size[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Ctrl + Alt + M[/TD] [TD]N/A[/TD] [TD]Announce microphone status in a call[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Ctrl + Alt + Shift + K[/TD] [TD]N/A[/TD] [TD]Announce video status in a call[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Up Arrow after sending a message[/TD] [TD]Command + Shift + E[/TD] [TD]Edit the sent message[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Ctrl + R[/TD] [TD]N/A[/TD] [TD]Refresh Skype[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Ctrl + W[/TD] [TD]Command + W[/TD] [TD]Exit windows[/TD] [/TR] [/TABLE] Feel free to ask any questions, Happy Learning!? [/QUOTE]
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