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.
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Global Keyboard Shortcuts
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.
| Windows | macOS | Function |
|---|---|---|
| Ctrl + M | Command + Shift + M | Mute/unmute |
| Ctrl + Shift + H | Command + Shift + H | Disconnect a call |
| Ctrl + Shift + P | Command + Shift + R | Accept a call |
Regular Keyboard Shortcuts
These shortcuts should work when Skype is running and is your active program.
| Windows | macOS | Function |
|---|---|---|
| Ctrl + / | N/A | Access keyboard shortcuts |
| Ctrl + , (comma) | Command + , (comma) | Access the settings menu |
| Ctrl + H | Control + H | View Help in the default browser |
| Ctrl + O | Command + Option + O | Submit feedback |
| Ctrl + T | Command + T | View themes |
| Ctrl + Shift + T | Command + Shift + T | Enable/disable dark mode |
| Alt + 1 | Option + 1 | Access recent chats |
| Ctrl + I | Command + Shift + O | View notifications |
| Ctrl + Shift + S | Command + Option + F | Search for contacts, bots, and messages |
| Ctrl + Tab | Control + Tab | Go to next conversation |
| Ctrl + Shift + Tab | Control + Shift + Tab | Go to previous conversation |
| Ctrl + Shift + + | Command + Shift + + | Zoom in |
| Ctrl + – | Command + – | Zoom out |
| Ctrl + 0 (zero) | Command + 0 (zero) | View original size |
| Ctrl + N | Command + N | Start a new chat |
| Ctrl + G | Command + G | Start a new group chat |
| Alt + 2 | Command + Shift + C | Access contacts |
| Ctrl + P | Command + I | View conversation profile |
| Ctrl + Shift + A | Command + Shift + A | Add people to chat |
| Ctrl + Shift + F | Command + Shift + F | Send a file |
| Ctrl + Shift + G | Command + Shift + G | Access gallery |
| Ctrl + Shift + U | Command + Shift + U | Mark as unread |
| Alt + Shift + E | Control + Shift + E | Bring Message Composer in focus |
| Ctrl + Shift + L | Command + Shift + L | Select multiple messages |
| Ctrl + Shift + E | Command + E | Archive the selected chat |
| Ctrl + F | Command + F | Find in selected chat |
| Ctrl + Shift + P | Command + Shift + R | Accept incoming call |
| Ctrl + Shift + H | Command + Shift + H | Disconnect a call |
| Ctrl + Shift + K | Command + Shift + K | New video call |
| Ctrl + Shift + P | Command + Shift + R | New voice call |
| Ctrl + M | Command + Shift + M | Mute/unmute |
| Ctrl + Shift + K | Command + Shift + K | Enable/disable camera |
| Ctrl + D | Command + 2 | Access dialpad |
| Ctrl + Shift + A | Command + Shift + A | Add users to a call |
| Ctrl + S | Command + S | Capture a screenshot |
| Ctrl + Shift + J | Command + Shift + J | Change the camera preview size |
| Ctrl + Alt + M | N/A | Announce microphone status in a call |
| Ctrl + Alt + Shift + K | N/A | Announce video status in a call |
| Up Arrow after sending a message | Command + Shift + E | Edit the sent message |
| Ctrl + R | N/A | Refresh Skype |
| Ctrl + W | Command + W | Exit windows |
