Skype has been around since 2003 as a great and consistent choice for voice and video calls available on lots of devices for you to call your friend on a Macbook or Windows 10 PC. In this article, we have put together all the Skype keyboard shortcuts you could ever need for macOS and Windows.
Action | Shortcut (Windows) | Shortcut (macOS) |
---|---|---|
Open contacts | Alt + 2 | Command + Shift + C |
Start new conversations | Ctrl + N | Command + N |
Add people conversation | Ctrl + Shift + A | Command + Shift + A |
Show conversation profile | Ctrl + P | Command + I |
New group chat | Ctrl + G | Command + G |
Send a file | Ctrl + Shift + F | Command + Shift + F |
Focus the message composer | Alt + Shift + E | Control + Shift + E |
Edit the last message sent | Up arrow | Command + Shift + E |
Search within the selected conversation | Ctrl + F | Command + F |
Multi-select messages | Ctrl + Shift + L | Command + Shift + L |
Archive selected conversation | Ctrl + Shift + E | Command + E |
Mark as unread | Ctrl + Shift + U | Command + Shift + U |
Next conversation | Ctrl + Tab | Control + Tab |
Previous conversation | Ctrl + Shift + Tab | Command + Shift + Tab |
Navigate to recent chats | Alt + 1 | Option + 1 |
Search for all contacts, messages, and bots | Ctrl + Shift + S | Command + Option + F |
Open notification panel | Ctrl + I | Command + Shift + O |
Open gallery | Ctrl + Shift + G | Command + Shift + G |
Launch dial pad | Ctrl + D | Command + 2 |
Answer incoming call | Ctrl + Shift + P | Command + Shift + R |
Hang up | Ctrl + Shift + H | Command + Shift + H |
Start video call | Ctrl + Shift + K | Command + Shift + K |
Start an audio call | Ctrl + Shift + P | Command + Shift + R |
Toggle mute | Ctrl + M | Command + Shift + M |
Toggle camera | Ctrl + Shift + K | Command + Shift + K |
Resize camera preview | Ctrl + Shift + J | Command + Shift + J |
Add people to call | Ctrl + Shift + A | Command + Shift + A |
Take a snapshot | Ctrl + S | Command + S |
Zoom in | Ctrl + Shift + Plus | Command + Shift + Plus |
Zoom out | Ctrl + Minus | Command + Minus |
View actual size | Ctrl + Zero | Command + Zero |
Open app settings | Ctrl + Comma | Command + Comma |
Open themes | Ctrl + T | Command + T |
Toggle between light and dark mode | Ctrl + Shift + T | Command + Shift + T |
Send feedback | Ctrl + O | Command + Option + O |
Open Help in the default browser | Ctrl + H | Control + H |
Close windows (split view) | Ctrl + W | Command + W |