Skype Keyboard Shortcuts Cheatsheet

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.

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