skype KEYBOARD SHORTCUTs
Table of Contents:
1. General
2. Main Window
3. Contacts List
4. Conversation window
5. Instant Messaging
6. Call Control
7. Conversation or Meeting Stage
8. Conversation Environment
9. PowerPoint Sharing
10. Tabbed conversations
11. Other Shortcuts
General
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Win, then type 'skype' |
Usually
gets to start Skype |
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Win + Shift + O |
Accept
an incoming invite notification |
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Win + Esc |
Decline
an invite notification |
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Win + F4 |
Mute
/ unmute audio |
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Win + F5 |
Turn
camera on / off |
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Ctrl + Shift + Space |
Put
focus on the application sharing toolbar |
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Ctrl + Alt + Shift + 3 |
Open
the main window and put focus in the search box. |
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Ctrl + Alt + Space |
Take
back control when sharing your screen |
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Ctrl + Shift + S |
Stop
sharing your screen. |
Main
Window
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Ctrl + 1 |
Move
to the Contacts list tab |
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Ctrl + 2 |
Move
to the persistent chat tab |
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Ctrl + 3 |
Move
to the Conversation list tab |
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Ctrl + 4 |
Move
to the Phone tab |
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Alt + Space |
Open
the System menu. Alt opens the menu bar |
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Alt + F |
Open
the File menu |
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Alt + M |
Start
Meet Now |
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Alt + T |
Open
the Tools menu |
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Alt + H |
Open
the Help menu |
Contacts
list
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Delete |
Delete
the selected custom group or contact. |
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Alt + Arrow Up / Alt +
Arrow Down |
Move
the selected group up / down |
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Alt + Enter |
On
the shortcuts menu - open the selected contact or group contacts card |
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Space |
Collapse
or expand the selected group |
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Shift + Delete |
Remove
the selected contact from the Contacts list |
Conversation
window
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Alt + C |
Accept
any of the invite notifications |
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Alt + L |
Ignore
any of the invite notifications |
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Alt + S |
Save
as for files sent in Conversation Window |
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Alt + V |
Invite
a contact to an existing conversation. |
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Alt + R |
Rejoin
audio in a meeting. |
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Alt + F4 |
Close
the Conversation window |
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Ctrl + S |
Save
the contents of IM history |
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Ctrl + W |
Show
/ hide instant message area |
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Ctrl + F |
Send
File |
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Ctrl + N |
Take
Notes with OneNote |
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Ctrl + R |
Show
/ hide the participant list. |
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Ctrl + Shift + Alt + Arrow
Right / Arrow Left |
Navigate
right / left to the next element in the Conversation window |
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Ctrl + Shift + Enter |
Add
video / end video. |
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Ctrl + Shift + H |
Hold
or resume an ongoing audio conversation. |
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Ctrl + Shift + I |
Mark
conversation Important |
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Ctrl + Shift + Y |
Show
or hide the sharing stage |
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Ctrl + Shift + P |
Switch
to compact view |
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Ctrl + Shift + K |
Switch
to content-only view |
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Ctrl + Enter |
Add
audio / end audio |
Instant
Messaging
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Ctrl + Shift + M |
Focus
to your IM input area. |
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Shift + Enter |
Add
line break |
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Ctrl + A |
Select
all content |
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Ctrl + B |
Format
bold |
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Ctrl + L |
Format
italic |
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Ctrl + U |
Format
underline |
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Ctrl + Shift + F |
Change
Font Color |
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Alt + P |
Open
a file that’s been received. |
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Alt + D |
Decline
a file that’s been sent. |
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Ctrl + Z / Ctrl + Y |
Undo
/ Redo |
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Ctrl + X / Ctrl + C / Ctrl
+ V |
Cut
/ Copy / Paste |
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F12 |
Save
the IM conversation. |
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F5 |
For
Video - Switch to Full Screen |
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Esc |
For
Video - Exit full-screen video. |
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Ctrl + Shift + O |
For
Video - Toggle Pop-Out Gallery |
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Ctrl + Shift + L |
For
Video - Lock video for everyone in the meeting |
Call
Control
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Ctrl + Shift + D |
Display
the Dial pad |
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Alt + Q |
End
a call |
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Ctrl + Shift + H |
Put
a call on hold |
Conversation
or Meeting Stage
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Alt + T |
Stop
sharing. |
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Ctrl + Shift + E |
Manage
presentable content. |
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Ctrl + Shift + Y |
Show
or hide the sharing stage. |
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Ctrl + Shift + A |
Force
pending L1 alert into view in full screen. |
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Ctrl + Shift + J |
Switch
to speaker view. |
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Ctrl + Shift + L |
Switch
to gallery view. |
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Ctrl + Alt + Arrow Right /
Ctrl + Alt + Arrow Left |
Tab
out of the sharing region in a forward direction, and / or tab out of the
sharing region in a backward direction. |
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F5 |
Switch
to Full Screen |
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Esc |
Exit
full-screen video. |
Conversation
Environment
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Delete |
Delete
selected items |
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Home / End |
Move
top / move to bottom of list |
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Page Up / Page Down |
Move
one page up / move one-page down |
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Arrow Up |
Move
up / move down in conversation. |
PowerPoint
Sharing
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Tab |
With
slide in focus - Access controls (Previous arrow, Next arrow, Thumbnails, and
Notes) |
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Arrow Right / Arrow Left |
With
slide in focus - Move to previous slide / next slide (or next click) |
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Arrow Left / Arrow Right |
With
thumbnails in focus - Move to next / move to previous thumbnail |
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Home / End |
With
thumbnails in focus - Move to first / move to last slide thumbnail |
Tabbed
conversations
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Ctrl + Shift + T |
Set
focus on tab item in tabbed conversation view |
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Ctrl + Tab / Ctrl + Shift + Tab |
Switch
to the next tab / switch to previous tab |
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Ctrl + 1…9 |
Switch
to a specific tab number and put keyboard focus in that conversation. Ctrl + 1. |
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Ctrl + O |
Undock
/ Dock conversation from/to the tab window |
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Esc |
Close
a tab. |
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Alt + Space |
Open
tab window’s system menu |
OTHER SHORTCUTS
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Ctrl + 1 / Ctrl + Shift + 1 |
In
Main Window - As a delegate, transfer a call to someone else’s work number |
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Ctrl + Shift + T |
In
Calls - Transfer: Open the contact picker during a peer-to-peer call. (Not
available in Lync Basic or with all Office 365 subscriptions.) |
