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Skype Keyboard Shortcuts Cheat Sheet

A cheat sheet for 31 keyboard shortcuts in Skype.

General

Action Mac Shortcut Win Shortcut
Open notification panel Cmd + Shift + O Ctrl + Shift + O
Open application settings Cmd + , Ctrl + ,
Launch dial pad Cmd + 2 Ctrl + 2
Start a new conversation Cmd + N Ctrl + N
New Group Cmd + G Ctrl + G
Find in current conversation Cmd + F Ctrl + F
Select next message in search results Shift + Enter Shift + Enter
Select previous message in search results Enter Enter
Focus message composer Cmd + Shift + E Ctrl + Shift + E
Search people, groups and messages Cmd + Option + S Ctrl + Option + S
Navigate to recent chats Alt + 1 Alt + 1
Open Contacts Cmd + Shift + C Ctrl + Shift + C
Open contacts screen to bots Cmd + Shift + B Ctrl + Shift + B
Send Feedback Cmd + Alt + O Ctrl + Alt + O
Refresh App Cmd + R Ctrl + R
Open Themes Cmd + T Ctrl + T
Toggle between light and dark themes Cmd + Shift + T Ctrl + Shift + T
Zoom in, out or actual size Cmd + +/-/0 Ctrl + +/-/0
Edit last sent message Cmd + Shift + E Ctrl + Shift + E
Show conversation profile Cmd + I Ctrl + I
Add people to a conversation or call Cmd + Shift + A Ctrl + Shift + A
Hide conversation Cmd + E Ctrl + E
Mark as unread Cmd + Shift + U Ctrl + Shift + U
Start video call or toggle video on/off Cmd + Shift + K Ctrl + Shift + K
Select multiple messages in a conversation Cmd + Shift + L Ctrl + Shift + L
Start or answer audio call Cmd + Shift + R Ctrl + Shift + R
Send a file Cmd + Shift + F Ctrl + Shift + F
Open Gallery Cmd + Shift + G Ctrl + Shift + G
Take a snapshot Cmd + S Ctrl + S
Hang up Cmd + Shift + H Ctrl + Shift + H
Toggle Mute Cmd + Shift + M Ctrl + Shift + M