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Main window: Find a contact

Ctrl+Shift+Spacebar

When a contact is selected: display more options, for example, to make a call , start a chat, and more

Enter

When a contact is selected: open the context-sensitive menu

Shift+F10

Accept an incoming call or chat

Windows logo key+Shift+O

Decline an incoming call or chat

Windows logo key+Escape

Mute or unmute your microphone in a call

Windows logo key+F4

When video is already established in a call: Turn my Camera On/Turn my Camera Off

Windows logo key+F5

Stop sharing your desktop

Alt+T

Conversation window: invite a contact to an existing conversation

Alt+V

Conversation window: end a conversation

Alt+Q

Accept an incoming invite notification

Windows logo key+Shift+O

Decline an invite notification

Windows logo key+Esc

Put the focus onto the Find Contact search box

Ctrl+Shift+Spacebar

Open the main window and put the focus onto the search box

Ctrl+Alt+Shift+3

Mute or unmute microphone in a call

Windows logo key+F4

When video is already established in a call: Turn my Camera On/Turn my Camera Off

Windows logo key+F5

Stop sharing your screen in a call

Ctrl+Shift+S

Take back control when sharing your screen in a call

Ctrl+Alt+Spacebar

Move to the Contacts list tab

Ctrl+1

Move to the persistent chat tab

Ctrl+2

Move to the Conversation list tab

Ctrl+3

Move to the Phone tab

Ctrl+4

Move to the Meetings tab

Ctrl+5

As a delegate, transfer a call to someone else’s work number. (Not available with all Office 365 subscriptions.)

Ctrl+1 or Ctrl+Shift+1

Open the System menu. Alt opens the menu bar.

Alt+Spacebar

Open the File menu

Alt+F

Start Meet Now

Alt+M

Open the Tools menu

Alt+T

Open the Help menu

Alt+H

Navigate quickly between main sections of the window

F6

Delete the selected custom group or contact

Delete

Move the selected group up

Alt+Up Arrow

Move the selected group down

Alt+Down Arrow

On the shortcuts menu, open the selected contact or group contacts card

Alt+Enter

Collapse or expand the selected group

Spacebar

Remove the selected contact from the Contacts list (non-distribution-group members only)

Shift+Delete

Close the contact card

Esc

Move through the tabs at the bottom of the contact card

Ctrl+Tab

Move through the tabs at the bottom of the contact card in reverse order

Ctrl+Shift+Tab

Open the Help home page while on the Help menu

F1

Exit the full-screen view. Otherwise, the Conversation window closes only if there is no audio, video, or sharing occurring.

Esc

Accept any of the invite notifications. These include audio, video, call, and sharing requests.

Alt+C

Close the Conversation window.

Alt+F4

Ignore any invite notifications. These include audio, video, call, and sharing requests.

Alt+l

Rejoin audio in a meeting

Alt+R

Open the Save As dialog box for a file that was sent in the Conversation window

Alt+S

Invite a contact to an existing conversation

Alt+V

Save the contents of IM history. Works for person-to-person conversations when you use Outlook.

Ctrl+S

Show or hide the instant message area

Ctrl+W

Send a file, or in the context of a conference, add a meeting attachment

Ctrl+F

Start OneNote to take notes about the conversation session

Ctrl+N

Show or hide the participant list

Ctrl+R

When you control another user’s shared screen in a meeting: navigate left to the previous UI element in the Conversation window

Ctrl+Shift+Alt+Left arrow

When you control another user’s shared screen in a meeting: navigate right to the next UI element in the Conversation window

Ctrl+Shift+Alt+Right arrow

Add or end video

Ctrl+Shift+Enter

Hold or resume an ongoing audio conversation

Ctrl+Shift+H

Mark a conversation as having high importance. For person-to-person conversations, not available for meetings.

Ctrl+Shift+I

Show or hide the sharing stage

Ctrl+Shift+Y

Switch to compact view

Ctrl+Shift+P

Add or end audio

Ctrl+Enter

Lync 2013 and Skype for Business 2015 only: When on a mode button, opens the corresponding callout

Up arrow

In Lync 2013 and Skype for Business 2015 only: When the focus is on a mode button, a default action is taken. For audio, the microphone is muted or unmuted. For video, the camera starts or stops.

Spacebar

Dismiss or hide an open callout or a bubble that has the keyboard focus

Esc

When sharing your screen, set keyboard focus onto the toolbar to control screen sharing. In Skype for Business 2016, press Esc to set the focus back onto the conversation window.

Ctrl+Shift+Space

In Skype for Business 2016 only: Navigate quickly between the main sections of the window

F6

End a call or chat

Alt+Q

Transfer: open the contact picker during a peer-to-peer call. (Not available with all Office 365 subscriptions.)

Ctrl+Shift+T

Put a call on hold

Ctrl+Shift+H

Display the dial pad

Ctrl+Shift+D

View the conversation window in full screen mode

F5

Exit the full-screen video mode

F5 (in Skype for Business 2016) or Esc

Pop out Video Gallery; Pop in Video Gallery

Ctrl+Shift+O

Lock your video for everyone in the meeting

Ctrl+Shift+L

Open Help

F1

Save the IM conversation to a file

F12

Save the IM conversation into conversation history

Ctrl+S

Select all content in the conversation

Ctrl+A

Cut the selected text

Ctrl+X

Paste the copied text

Shift+Insert or Ctrl+V

Copy the selected text

Ctrl+C

Change the selected text to bolded

Ctrl+B

Change the selected text to italic

Ctrl+l

Change the selected text to underlined

Ctrl+U

Redo the previous action

Ctrl+Y

Undo the previous action

Ctrl+Z

Change the color of the text you typed

Ctrl+Shift+F

Open a file that’s been received via Skype

Alt+P

Decline a file that’s been sent via Skype

Alt+D

Place the focus in your IM input area

Ctrl+Shift+M

Start a new line in an IM message you haven't sent yet

Shift+Enter

View the Conversation window in full screen mode

F5

Exit the full screen mode

Esc

Stop sharing

Alt+T

Manage presentable content

Ctrl+Shift+E

Show or hide the sharing stage

Ctrl+Shift+Y

Force a pending L1 alert into view in full screen

Ctrl+Shift+A

Switch to the speaker view

Ctrl+Shift+J

Switch to the gallery view

Ctrl+Shift+l

When you control another user’s shared screen in a meeting: navigate left to the previous UI element in the Conversation window.

Ctrl+Shift+Alt+Right arrow

When you control another user’s shared screen in a meeting: navigate right to the next UI element in the Conversation window.

Ctrl+Shift+Alt+Left arrow

Delete selected items

Delete

Move to the top of the list

Home

Move to the bottom of the list

End

Move up one page, which is about 24 lines

Page Up

Move down one page, which is about 24 lines

Page Down

Move to the previous contact to start conversation

Up arrow

Move down to the next contact to start conversation

Down arrow

Open the system menu of the tab window

Alt+Spacebar

Set the focus on a tab item in a tabbed conversation view

Ctrl+Shift+T

Switch to the next tab (continuously loop through all tabs)

Ctrl+Tab

Switch to a specific tab number and move the focus onto that conversation

Ctrl+1,2…9

Dock or undock the selected conversation to or from the tab window

Ctrl+O

Close a tab

Esc