Who's Zooming Who?

With so many people practicing social distancing and companies having their employees work from home, you may have heard the word "Zoom" thrown around a lot. So much in fact that you may start hearing people use the term "Zooming" much like they now use the term "Googling".

So just what is Zoom?

Well, simply put, Zoom is a cloud based audio, video, chat, and webinar conferencing platform that is available on a host of different devices including mobile, desktops, and phones. It is particularly well known for its versatility and accessibility as well, making it ideal for those needing an accessible interface. It allows people to interact with each other remotely, whether it's friends, family, co-workers, or employees. This makes the prospect of telecommunting a bit more manageable.

Many companies have now moved to using it to host teleconferences among employees who are now working from home, more still are using them to offer online webinars to clients to replace in-person training sessions. It's also quickly becoming popular with individuals as well, using it to connect with friends and loved ones remotely.

Ok, so where do I get it?

You can download the Zoom Client here for a variety of different platforms. iOS and Android versions are also available on their respective stores.

Now that you have it, we have included a useful keyboard command guide below. Get Zooming!

Zoom Keyboard Shortcuts

Zoom Windows Built in keyboard commands

F6: Navigate among Zoom popup windows.
Ctrl+Alt+Shift: Move focus to Zoom's meeting controls
PageUp: View previous 25 video stream in gallery view
PageDown: View next 25 video stream in gallery view
Alt: Turn on/off the option Always show meeting control toolbar in Accessibility Settings
Alt+F1: Switch to active speaker view in video meeting
Alt+F2: Switch to gallery video view in video meeting
Alt+F4: Close the current window
Alt+V: Start/Stop Video
Alt+A: Mute/unmute audio
Alt+M: Mute/unmute audio for everyone except host Note: For the meeting host only
Alt+S: Launch share screen window and stop screen share Note: Will only work when meeting control toolbar has focus
Alt+Shift+S: Start/stop new screen share Note: Will only work when meeting control toolbar has focus
Alt+T: Pause or resume screen share Note: Will only work when meeting control toolbar has focus
Alt+R: Start/stop local recording
Alt+C: Start/stop cloud recording
Alt+P: Pause or resume recording
Alt+N: Switch camera
Alt+F: Enter or exit full screen
Alt+H: Display/hide In-Meeting Chat panel
Alt+U:Display/hide Participants panel
Alt+I: Open Invite window
Alt+Y: Raise/lower hand
Alt+Shift+R: Gain Remote Control
Alt+Shift+G: Stop Remote Control
Ctrl+2: Read active speaker name
Ctrl+Alt+Shift+H: Show/Hide floating meeting controls
Alt+Shift+T: Screenshot
Switch to Portrait/Landscape View: Alt+L
Ctrl+W: Close current chat session
Ctrl+Up: Go to previous chat
Ctrl+Down: Go to next chat
Ctrl+T: Jump to chat with someone
Ctrl+F: Search
Ctrl+Tab: Move to the next tab (right)
Ctrl+Shift+Tab: Move to the previous tab (left)

Zoom MAC keyboard commands

Meeting Shortcuts
Command(⌘)+J: Join Meeting
Command(⌘)+Control+V: Start Meeting
Command(⌘)+J: Schedule Meeting
Command(⌘)+Control+S: Screen Share via Direct Share
Command(⌘)+Shift+A: Mute/unmute audio
Command(⌘)+Control+M: Mute audio for everyone except the host (only available to the host)
Command(⌘)+Control+U: Unmute audio for everyone except host (only available to the host)
Space: Push to talk
Command(⌘)+Shift+V: Start/stop video
Command(⌘)+Shift+N: Switch camera
Command(⌘)+Shift+S: Start/stop screen share
Command(⌘)+Shift+T: Pause or resume screen share
Command(⌘)+Shift+R: Start local recording
Command(⌘)+Shift+C: Start cloud recording
Command(⌘)+Shift+P: Pause or resume recording
Command(⌘)+Shift+W: Switch to active speaker view or gallery view, depending on current view
Control+P: View previous 25 participants in gallery view
Control+N: View next 25 participants in gallery view
Command(⌘)+U: Display/hide Participants panel
Command(⌘)+Shift+H: Show/hide In-Meeting Chat Panel
Command(⌘)+I: Open invite window
Option+Y: Raise hand/lower hand
Ctrl+Shift+R: Gain remote control
Ctrl+Shift+G: Stop remote control
Command(⌘)+Shift+F: Enter or exit full screen
Command(⌘)+Shift+M: Switch to minimal window
Ctrl+Option+Command+H: Show/hide meeting controls
Ctrl+Shift+R: Gain remote control
Ctrl+Shift+G: Stop remote control
Ctrl+\: Toggle the "Always Show meeting controls" options in Settings/Accessibility
Command(⌘)+W: Prompt to End or Leave Meeting

Chat Shortcuts
Command(⌘)+K: Jump to chat with someone
Command(⌘)+T: Screenshot

General Shortcuts
Command(⌘)+W: Close the current window
Command(⌘)+L: Switch to Portrait or Landscape View, depending on current view
Ctrl+T: Switch from one tab to the next

Using Jaws with Zoom

Pressing Insert W will bring up this list of commands

General keystrokes
Mute or unmute audio: Alt+A works with nvda
Raise or lower your hand: Alt+Y works with nvda
Open the Invite window: Alt+I works with nvda
Show the In-Meeting Chat panel: Alt+H works with nvda
Show the Participants panel: Alt+U works with nvda
Move between Zoom popup windows: F6 works with nvda

Recording Keystrokes
Start local recording: Alt+R works with nvda but nothing is spoken as guest you get prompt to asks permission to record from host
Start cloud recording: Alt+C as host works with nvda as guest no feed back
Pause or resume recording: Alt+P works with nvda but doesn't say anything

Video Meeting Keystrokes
Switch to active speaker view: Alt+F1: no feed back
Switch to gallery video view: Alt+F2 no feed back
Start or stop Video: Alt+V works with nvda

Meeting Organizer Keystrokes
Mute or unmute audio for everyone except the host: Alt+M: works with nvda but no feed back it worked
Switch camera: Alt+N no feed back
Enter or exit full screen: Alt+F works with nvda
Gain remote control: Alt+Shift+R not sure if it works with nvda
Stop remote control: Alt+Shift+G not sure if it works with nvda

The following keystrokes are available when the meeting control toolbar has focus.

Launch share screen window and stop screen share: Alt+S works with NVDA
Start or stop new screen share: Alt+Shift+S works with nvda
Pause or resume screen share: Alt+T works with nvda but nothing is spoken

Using Jaws
Pressing Insert H will bring up this list of commands

These are the commands associated with the Jaws scripts included in Jaws and don't work with NVDA.

To enable or disable alerts, press Alt+Windows+S.
To hear the most recent alert, press Alt+Windows+A.
To be reminded of whether alert announcements are enabled or disabled, press JAWSKey+Tab.
To review the last 10 alerts or messages, press Control+1 through to Control+0. Press twice quickly to virtualise.
To only allow chat messages when pressing Control+1 through to Control+0 press control+F5.

iOS and Android

Phone controls for meeting host
If you have entered the Host Key to start the meeting, you will have host controls available to you by entering DTMF tones on your dial pad. To hear all available commands, enter ** on your phone.

*4 - End the meeting for all participants
*5 - Lock or Unlock the meeting
*6 - Mute or unmute yourself
*7 - Start or Stop Recording
Note: all participants in the meeting will be notified when recording is stopped or started.
*# - Hear the number of participants in the meeting
99 - Mute or unmute all participants

Phone commands available for meeting participants
The following commands can be entered via DTMF tones using your phone's dialpad while in a Zoom Meeting:

Star (*) 6 - Toggle mute/ un-mute
Star (*) 9 - Toggle raise/ lower hand

Other Zoom Resources

There are many other great resources online that can help novice Zoom users get up to speed and we've included a few below.

• Jonathan Mosen has offered up his audiobook called "Meet Me Accessibly" about Zoom free in an effort to assist those who may need such a platform during this time of global crisis. Download it free from http://mosen.org/zoom.
• Zoom Help Center - Getting Started with Zoom
• Zoom Video Tutorials