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Top 10 keyboard shortcuts to make you a Microsoft Teams super user – Microsoft

Microsoft Teams now has over 75 million daily active users, and most of them are continuously looking at ways to become a Teams pro, exploring keyboard shortcuts to carry out meetings, chatting, and navigation more efficiently. The Teams team has shared their top 10 favourite keyboard shortcuts to make you a Microsoft Teams superuser.

To run your meetings more efficiently:

  1. Ctrl + shift + M – Mute/unmute your mic
  2. Ctrl + shift + O – Turn on/off your camera

To easily start conversations, search for content, and quickly edit messages:

  1. Ctrl + N – Start a new chat 
  2. ^ – Hit your arrow key and it will edit your last message sent (without needing to click on “…”) 
  3. Ctrl + O – Attach a file

To move between your chats, teams, and calls, and search of information quickly:

  1. Ctrl + 1+ 2 + 3 – Navigate up and down the left navigation rail. (i.e. Ctrl + 1 = Activity feed; Ctrl +2 = Chat; Ctrl + 3 = Teams etc.)
  2. Ctrl + E – Quick access to the search bar at the top of Teams.
  3. Ctrl + / –  This displays the commands that you can use to easily navigate to different locations, access content, or set your status.

To express emotions:

  1. :word – Type a colon “:” immediately followed by a word to discover additional emojis (e.g. :person or :apple)

    Source: Microsoft

To explore more keyboard shortcuts:

  1. type Ctrl + . to see all the keyboard shortcuts or click on your profile in the top right-hand corner and click keyboard shortcuts

 

 

 

Pragya Sehgal
Pragya Sehgal
Born and raised in the capital city of India - Delhi - bounded by the river Yamuna on the west, Pragya has climbed the Himalayas, and survived medical professional stream in high school without becoming a patient or a doctor. Pragya now makes her home in Canada with her husband - a digital/online marketing fanatic who also loves to prepare delicious meals for her. When she isn’t working or writing around tech, she’s probably watching art films on Netflix, or wondering whether she should cut her hair short or not. Can be contacted at psehgal@itwc.ca or 647.695.3494.

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