Microsoft Teams is a business communication platform developed by Microsoft, as part of the Microsoft 365 family of products. Teams has replace other Microsoft-operated business messaging and collaboration platforms, including Skype for Business and Microsoft Classroom.
In the following, we list the useful, productivity increasing shortcuts for Microsoft Teams on Mac. Scroll until the end to see the hidden features!
General
To do this | Mac | Web |
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Show keyboard shortcuts | Command+Period (.) | Command+Period (.) |
Go to Search | Command+E | Command+E |
Show commands | Command+Slash (/) | Command+Slash (/) |
Open filter | Command+Shift+F | Command+Shift+F |
Goto | Command+G | Command+Shift+G |
Open apps flyout | Command+Accent (`) | Command+Accent (`) |
Start new chat | Command+N | Option+N |
Open Settings | Command+Comma (,) | Command+Shift+Comma (,) |
Open Help | F1 | Command+F1 |
Close | Esc | Esc |
Zoom in | Command+Equals sign ( = ) | No shortcut |
Zoom out | Command+Minus sign (-) | No shortcut |
Return to default zoom | Command+0 | No shortcut |
Reset zoom level | Command+0 | No shortcut |
Navigation
Note: If you’re using the default app bar configuration in Microsoft Teams on Mac, use the commands in the table below. If you’ve changed the order of your apps or added additional apps, the command depends on the app’s sequential order on the app bar. For example, if you’ve moved Calendar to the top of the app bar, press Command+1 to open it, not Command+4. To view the keyboard shortcuts for your current configuration, press Command+E to go to the Search field, type /keys, and then press Return.
To do this | Mac | Web |
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Open Activity | Command+1 | Control+Shift+1 |
Open Chat | Command+2 | Control+Shift+2 |
Open Teams | Command+3 | Control+Shift+3 |
Open Calendar | Command+4 | Control+Shift+4 |
Open Calls | Command+5 | Control+Shift+5 |
Open Files | Command+6 | Control+Shift+6 |
Go to previous list item | Left Option+Up arrow key | Left Option+Up arrow key |
Go to next list item | Left Option+Down arrow key | Left Option+Down arrow key |
Move selected team up | Command+Shift+Up arrow key | No shortcut |
Move selected team down | Command+Shift+Down arrow key | No shortcut |
Open the History menu | Command+Shift+H | No shortcut |
Go to the previous section | Command+Shift+F6 | Command+Shift+F6 |
Go to the next section | Command+F6 | Command+F6 |
Meetings and calls
Note: To use the temporarily unmute shortcut, first go to Settings > Privacy and make sure Keyboard shortcut to unmute is toggled on.
To do this | Mac | Web |
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Accept video call | Command+Shift+A | Command+Shift+A |
Accept audio call | Command+Shift+S | Command+Shift+S |
Decline call | Command+Shift+D | Command+Shift+D |
Start audio call | Command+Shift+C | Command+Shift+C |
Start video call | Command+Shift+U | Command+Shift+U |
End audio call | Command+Shift+H | No shortcut |
End video call | Command+Shift+H | No shortcut |
Toggle mute | Command+Shift+M | Command+Shift+M |
Temporarily unmute | Option+Spacebar | No shortcut |
Announce raised hands (screen reader) | Command+Shift+L | Command+Shift+L |
Raise or lower your hand | Command+Shift+K | Command+Shift+K |
Start screen share session | Command+Shift+E | No shortcut |
Toggle video | Command+Shift+O | No shortcut |
Toggle fullscreen | Command+Shift+F | Command+Shift+F |
Go to sharing toolbar | Command+Shift+Space | Command+Shift+Space |
Decline screen share | Command+Shift+D | No shortcut |
Accept screen share | Command+Shift+A | No shortcut |
Admit people from lobby notification | Command+Shift+Y | No shortcut |
Toggle background blur | Command+Shift+P | No shortcut |
Schedule a meeting | Option+Shift+N | Option+Shift+N |
Go to current time | Option+Period (.) | Option+Period (.) |
Go to previous day/week | Control+Option+Left arrow key | Control+Option+Left arrow key |
Go to next day/week | Control+Option+Right arrow key | Control+Option+Right arrow key |
View day | Command+Option+1 | Command+Option+1 |
View workweek | Command+Option+2 | Command+Option+2 |
View week | Command+Option+3 | Command+Option+3 |
Save/send meeting request | Command+S | Command+S |
Join from meeting details | Option+Shift+J | Option+Shift+J |
Go to suggested time | Option+Shift+S | Option+Shift+S |
Messaging
To do this | Mac | Web |
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Start a new conversation | Option+Shift+C | Option+Shift+C |
Go to compose box | Option+Shift+C | Option+Shift+C |
Expand compose box | Command+Shift+X | Command+Shift+X |
Send (expanded compose box) | Command+Return | Command+Return |
Attach a file | Command+O | Command+Shift+O |
Start a new line | Shift+Return | Shift+Return |
Reply to a thread | Option+Shift+R | Option+Shift+R |
Search current chat/channel messages | Command+F | Command+F |
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