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Zoom for Desktop - Tutorial

In this article, we describe the basic steps to perform/conduct a Zoom Meeting using Desktop. Tt is limited to only zoom meeting - it do not cover the webinar's etc for zoom. This tutorial is broken up in 3 section (check the green button on top), as per the need one can use it - those are viz. (a) For Participant (b) The Host and (c) The Moderator...

Use this guide to learn how to join and actively participate in a Zoom meeting. Once in the meeting, you can add a virtual background to your video, share your screen, and chat with other participants if the host has allowed it. If you haven't already, download and install the desktop client or mobile app before getting started.

Available shortcuts Meeting

  1. F6: Navigate among Zoom popup windows.
  2. Ctrl+Alt+Shift: Move focus to Zoom's meeting controls
  3. PageUp: View previous 25 participants videos in gallery view
  4. PageDown: View next 25 participants videos in gallery view
  5. Alt: Toggle the option Always show meeting controls in General settings
  6. Alt+F1: Switch to Speaker view 
  7. Alt+F2: Switch to Gallery view 
  8. Alt+F4: Close the current window
  9. Alt+V: Start/stop video
  10. Alt+A: Mute/unmute audio
  11. Alt+M: Mute/unmute audio for everyone except host
    Note: For the meeting host only
  12. Alt+S: Open share screen window or stop screen share if already sharing
    Note: Will only work when meeting control toolbar has focus
  13. Alt+Shift+S: Start/stop new screen share 
    Note: Will only work when meeting control toolbar has focus

 

  1. Alt+T: Pause or resume screen share 
    Note: Will only work when meeting control toolbar has focus
  2. Alt+R: Start/stop local recording
  3. Alt+C: Start/stop cloud recording
  4. Alt+P: Pause or resume recording
  5. Alt+N: Switch camera
  6. Alt+F: Enter or exit full screen
  7. Alt+H: Open or close meeting chat panel
  8. Alt+U: Open or close participants panel
  9. Alt+I: Open invite window
  10. Alt+Shift+I: Copy invitation link
  11. Alt+Y: Raise/lower hand
  12. Alt+Q: Display prompt to end or leave meeting.
  13. Alt+Shift+R: Gain remote control
  14. Alt+Shift+G: Stop remote control
  15. Ctrl+2: Read active speaker name
  16. Ctrl+Alt+Shift+H: Show/hide floating meeting controls

Available Chat Shortcuts

  1. Alt+Shift+T: Screenshot
  2. Alt+L: Switch between Portrait and Landscape views
  3. Ctrl+W: Close current chat session
  4. Ctrl+Up: Go to previous chat
  5. Ctrl+Down: Go to next chat
  6. Alt+Left: Back in chat history
  7. Alt+Right: Forward in chat history
  8. Ctrl+N: Start a new chat
  9. Ctrl+F: Search
  10. Ctrl+L: Focus to list of all chats and channels
  11. Ctrl+U: Focus on latest message in current group chat or channel
  12. Ctrl+Alt+I: Add member to current group chat or channel
  13. Alt+N: Jump to start of new messages in current group chat or channel