Tech Tip Tuesday - Skype - Shortcuts

In keeping with last week's theme of shortcuts, have you ever been in a Skype meeting and had to mute your mic real quick. Or maybe you had to unmute your mic, because you have been talking for the last five minutes and no one is answering your questions. Well luckily there is shortcut key for this - win + F4. It will unmute and mute your mic. Also try out win + F5 to turn on and off your camera. (FYI on some keyboard turn on the function (Fn) lock to use the Function keys). We should all try to use our camera as often as possible as the majority of communication is nonverbal (55% to 93% depending on the source). When we don't use our camera, we are missing half the story. Another way to think about it is, it will take twice as long to get your point across. In addition to shortcuts for muting and turning on the camera, Skype has many other shortcuts. I have listed my favorites below.

For additional tips check out these links:

• Great Video Tutorial
•  7 Skype for Business Tips and Tricks for Great Meetings

Keep Communicating,
Ralph

​Skype for Business Shortcuts

Shortcut	Description
​Win + Shift + O	​Accept incoming call
Win + Esc	​Decline Incoming Call
Win + F4	Mut/unmute mic
Win + F5	Video Camera on/off
Ctrl + Shift + H	Put the call on Hold
Alt + T	​Stop Sharing
Alt + Q	End Call
Alt + Tab	Switch between call and conversation list
Ctrl + Enter	Add audio to a chat
Ctrl + Shift + Enter	​Add video to a chat
Spacebar	"Default action" For example if mute is selected, it will mute and unmute
F5	Full screen in video conference
Esc	Exit full screen
​Ctrl + Shift + O	​Pop out/in gallery - allows you to separate screen share from video

• For a complete list of Skype for Business shortcuts click here
• For other Office shortcuts click here