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• Move to the next part of the window: Ctrl+F6
  Cycles through the menu bar, app bar, list pane and content pane. Listen for the name of each part.
• Go to Chat: Ctrl+2
• Go to Calendar: Ctrl+3
• Jump to a chat or channel by name: Ctrl+G
  Type part of the name and pick it from the list.
• Go to the search box: Ctrl+E
• Open the list of every Teams shortcut: Ctrl+Period
  Alt+Slash does the same. Press JAWS Key+W to hear the list as plain text instead of a table.
• Jump to the list of conversations: Ctrl+L (in Chat)
  Then arrow up and down to pick one and press Enter.
• Jump to the messages: Ctrl+M (in Chat)
  M for messages. Read the last few before you reply.
• Jump to the compose box: Ctrl+R (in Chat)
  R for reply.
• Send the message: Enter or Ctrl+Enter (in the compose box)
• Start a new chat: Ctrl+N
  Puts you in the To box. Type a name and press Enter on the match.
• Answer a call with audio: Ctrl+Shift+S (when someone calls you)
• Show the work week: Alt+Shift+2 (in the Calendar)
  The best view for a weekday. Monday to Friday.
• Move to the next meeting: Tab (in the Calendar)
  If Tab stops at the end of the week, arrow right to Monday and Tab again.
• Join the meeting: Alt+Shift+J (from the meeting details or the join screen)
  Always join from the Calendar. Even a recurring meeting has a different link each time. The meeting opens in its own window.
• Check you are in the meeting window: JAWS Key+T (in a meeting)
  It says only the meeting's name and Meeting compact. If it names a Teams app such as Chat, press Alt+Tab to the meeting window.
• Mute or unmute your microphone: Ctrl+Shift+M (in the meeting window)
  Mute yourself the moment you join, then unmute to speak.
• Turn your camera on or off: Ctrl+Shift+O (in the meeting window)
• Raise or lower your hand: Ctrl+Shift+K (in the meeting window)
• Leave the meeting: Ctrl+Shift+H (in the meeting window)
  Stop sharing your screen first, or the meeting does not end.
• Open the meeting chat: Tab to the meeting control toolbar, arrow right to Chat, then Enter (in the meeting window)
  It puts you in the compose box. Do not use Ctrl+2, which opens Chat in the main Teams window.

Moving around Teams

• Move to the next part of the window: Ctrl+F6
  Cycles through the menu bar, app bar, list pane and content pane. Listen for the name of each part.
• Move to the previous part of the window: Ctrl+Shift+F6
• Go to Activity: Ctrl+1
  Ctrl and a number opens that app on the App Bar. If the bar has been reordered, the numbers change with it.
• Go to Chat: Ctrl+2
• Go to Calendar: Ctrl+3
• Go to Calls: Ctrl+4
• Go back: Alt+Left Arrow
  Teams remembers where you have been, like a browser.
• Go forward: Alt+Right Arrow
• Open your history: Ctrl+H
• Jump to a chat or channel by name: Ctrl+G
  Type part of the name and pick it from the list.
• Go to the search box: Ctrl+E
• Open the list of every Teams shortcut: Ctrl+Period
  Alt+Slash does the same. Press JAWS Key+W to hear the list as plain text instead of a table.
• Open Settings: Ctrl+Comma
• Open Help: F1
• Close the pane, dialog or menu: Escape

Activity

• Show everything unread: Ctrl+Alt+U (in Activity)
• Show only mentions: Ctrl+Alt+M (in Activity)
• Show only missed calls: Ctrl+Alt+C (in Activity)
• Mark everything as read: Ctrl+Alt+K (in Activity)

Chat

• Jump to the list of conversations: Ctrl+L (in Chat)
  Then arrow up and down to pick one and press Enter.
• Jump to the messages: Ctrl+M (in Chat)
  M for messages. Read the last few before you reply.
• Jump to the compose box: Ctrl+R (in Chat)
  R for reply.
• Find a message in this chat: Ctrl+F (in Chat)
• Jump to the newest message: Ctrl+J (in Chat)
• Start a new line in a message: Shift+Enter (in the compose box)
• Send the message: Enter or Ctrl+Enter (in the compose box)
• Start a new chat: Ctrl+N
  Puts you in the To box. Type a name and press Enter on the match.
• Start a chat in a new window: Ctrl+Shift+N
  Alt+Tab goes back to the main Teams window.
• Reply to the newest message: Alt+Shift+R (in Chat)
  In a channel this starts a thread.
• React to the newest message: Ctrl+Alt+R (in Chat)
• React to a message: Enter on the message, then arrow to a reaction (in the message list)
  Space or Enter applies it. Escape closes the menu.
• Show only unread chats: Ctrl+Alt+U (in Chat)
• Show only chats with people: Ctrl+Alt+C (in Chat)
• Show only channel conversations: Ctrl+Alt+A (in Chat)
• Show only meeting chats: Ctrl+Alt+B (in Chat)
• Clear the chat filter: Ctrl+Alt+Z (in Chat)
• Mark every chat as read: Shift+Escape (in Chat)

Writing a message

• Make the text bold: Ctrl+B (in the compose box)
• Make the text italic: Ctrl+I (in the compose box)
• Underline the text: Ctrl+U (in the compose box)
• Insert a link: Ctrl+K (in the compose box)
• Expand the compose box: Ctrl+Shift+X (in the compose box)
  Room for a longer, formatted message.
• Attach a file: Alt+Shift+O (in the compose box)
• Mark the message as important: Ctrl+Shift+I (in the compose box)

Calls

• Start an audio call: Alt+Shift+A
  The call opens in its own window.
• Start a video call: Alt+Shift+V
  The call opens in its own window.
• Answer a call with audio: Ctrl+Shift+S (when someone calls you)
• Answer a call with video: Ctrl+Shift+A (when someone calls you)
• Decline a call: Ctrl+Shift+D (when someone calls you)

Calendar

• Schedule a meeting: Alt+N (from anywhere in Teams)
• Show one day: Alt+Shift+1 (in the Calendar)
• Show the work week: Alt+Shift+2 (in the Calendar)
  The best view for a weekday. Monday to Friday.
• Show the whole week: Alt+Shift+3 (in the Calendar)
• Show the month: Alt+Shift+4 (in the Calendar)
• Show the month as a list: Alt+Shift+5 (in the Calendar)
• Move a day: Left Arrow or Right Arrow (in the Calendar)
• Move 30 minutes: Up Arrow or Down Arrow (in the Calendar)
• Move to the next meeting: Tab (in the Calendar)
  If Tab stops at the end of the week, arrow right to Monday and Tab again.
• Move to the previous meeting: Shift+Tab (in the Calendar)
• Move a week: Alt+Down Arrow or Alt+Up Arrow (in the Calendar)
• Move a month: Alt+Page Down or Alt+Page Up (in the Calendar)
• Jump to today: Home or Alt+Shift+Y (in the Calendar)
• Open the Calendar's own list of shortcuts: Shift+Slash (in the Calendar)

Meetings

• Join the meeting: Alt+Shift+J (from the meeting details or the join screen)
  Always join from the Calendar. Even a recurring meeting has a different link each time. The meeting opens in its own window.
• Open the menu for a meeting: Shift+F10 (on a meeting in the Calendar)
  Join online is on it.
• Join a meeting that has already started: Ctrl+Shift+J (from the notification)
• Check you are in the meeting window: JAWS Key+T (in a meeting)
  It says only the meeting's name and Meeting compact. If it names a Teams app such as Chat, press Alt+Tab to the meeting window.
• Mute or unmute your microphone: Ctrl+Shift+M (in the meeting window)
  Mute yourself the moment you join, then unmute to speak.
• Unmute while you hold the keys down: Ctrl+Space (in the meeting window)
  Push to talk. Turn it on first under Settings, Privacy, Keyboard shortcut to unmute.
• Turn your camera on or off: Ctrl+Shift+O (in the meeting window)
• Raise or lower your hand: Ctrl+Shift+K (in the meeting window)
• Turn your speaker on or off: Ctrl+Shift+U (in the meeting window)
• Make the meeting full screen: F11 (in the meeting window)
• Leave the meeting: Ctrl+Shift+H (in the meeting window)
  Stop sharing your screen first, or the meeting does not end.
• Go to the meeting control toolbar: Tab until you hear meeting control toolbar (in the meeting window)
  Chat, People, recording, and the rest are along it. Arrow right to one and press Enter.
• Open the meeting chat: Tab to the meeting control toolbar, arrow right to Chat, then Enter (in the meeting window)
  It puts you in the compose box. Do not use Ctrl+2, which opens Chat in the main Teams window.
• See who is in the meeting: Tab to the meeting control toolbar, arrow right to People, then Enter (in the meeting window)
• Admit people from the lobby: Ctrl+Shift+Y (as the host)
• Start or stop sharing your screen: Ctrl+Shift+E (in the meeting window)
  Then Space to turn on sound, Tab to the screen list, and Enter.
• Go to the sharing toolbar: Ctrl+Shift+Space (while sharing)
• Announce the raised hands: Ctrl+Shift+L (in the meeting window)
• Zoom in on a shared screen: Alt+Shift+Equals (while someone else is sharing)
• Zoom out of a shared screen: Alt+Shift+Minus (while someone else is sharing)
• Reset the zoom on a shared screen: Alt+Shift+0 (while someone else is sharing)
• Move around a shared screen: Alt+Shift+Arrow keys (while someone else is sharing)

Window and zoom

• Zoom in: Ctrl+Equals
• Zoom out: Ctrl+Minus
• Reset the zoom: Ctrl+0
• Keep the window on top: Ctrl+Shift+T
• Report a problem to Microsoft: Ctrl+Alt+Shift+R