Reference
Keyboard shortcuts
Every keyboard shortcut in the app, calls, chat, the calendar and the help center, and the actions you can type in search.
Everywhere in the app
#| Key | Action |
|---|---|
| Ctrl+K (⌘K) | Search people and chats, or run an action |
| ? | Show the shortcuts for the page you are on |
? doesn't open the list while you type in a text field, or while a dialog or menu is open. You can also open it from your account menu: choose Keyboard shortcuts.
Search and actions
#Press Ctrl+K (⌘K on a Mac) or select the search box in the top bar, then type what you want to do. Actions show under Actions once you type a word that matches them:
- Set your status: type "busy", "away" or "do not disturb", or "reset status" to go back to automatic.
- Start a meeting: give it a name and start it now. On the calendar this is Meet now.
- Switch to light theme, Switch to dark theme or Match my system theme.
- Open a settings page: type "settings", or its name, like "audio" or "notifications". Owners and admins also get Workspace settings.
- Open the Keyboard shortcuts or the Help center.
On the calendar the same search also goes to dates and creates events from a sentence. See The command bar.
On the calendar
#| Key | Action |
|---|---|
| T | Go to today |
| J or → | Next day, week or month |
| K or ← | Previous day, week or month |
| D, W, M, A | Day, Week, Month or Agenda view |
| G | Go to a date |
| / or Ctrl+K (⌘K) | Open the command bar |
| C | New meeting |
| N | Meet now |
| Enter | Join the meeting that is on now |
| Key | Action |
|---|---|
| ↑ ↓ ← → | Go to the next or previous event |
| Enter | Open it |
| E | Edit it |
| Delete | Cancel or delete it (decline, for a meeting you were invited to) |
| Alt+↑ ↓ ← → | Move it by 15 minutes or a day; release Alt to save |
| Alt+Shift+↑ ↓ | Make it shorter or longer |
| Esc | Cancel a move |
Calendar shortcuts don't fire while you type in a text field, or while a dialog or menu is open.
In a call
#| Key | Action |
|---|---|
| M | Mute or unmute your microphone |
| V | Turn your camera on or off |
| H | Raise or lower your hand (not in one-to-one calls) |
| Space (hold) | Talk while you are muted; let go to mute again |
| L | Turn your laser pointer on or off while someone presents |
| P | Pop out the call into a small window |
| Esc | Close the focused panel or dialog |
| Shift+F10 or the Menu key | Open the menu for the focused person in Participants |
Call shortcuts are ignored while you type in a text field or hold Ctrl, Alt or ⌘, and Space is left to a button or menu that has focus. On a whiteboard, keys belong to the drawing tools.
In chat
#| Key | Action |
|---|---|
| Enter | Send the message, or save an edit |
| Shift+Enter | New line |
| Esc | Cancel a reply or an edit, or close a suggestion list |
| ↑ | Edit your last message (in the empty message box) |
| Ctrl+V (⌘V on a Mac) | Paste a screenshot or copied files as attachments |
| @ | Mention someone |
| : | Emoji suggestions (type two letters after it) |
| ↑ ↓ then Enter or Tab | Pick from the mention or emoji list |
| ← → | Resize the conversation list when its divider is focused |
In the help center
#| Key | Action |
|---|---|
| Ctrl+K or ⌘K | Open search |
| / | Open search |
| ↑ ↓ then Enter | Pick a search result |
| Esc | Close search |