Zoom · Mute or unmute yourself
Audio
Windows · Linux
Alt+AMac
Cmd+Shift+AMutes and unmutes your microphone. It is caught only while the Zoom window has focus, so pressing it from another window does nothing; tick Enable Global Shortcut for this action under Settings and Keyboard Shortcuts to make it work anywhere.
- Group
- Audio
- Keys held
- 2
Zoom shortcuts are heard only while the Zoom window has focus — tick Enable Global Shortcut next to an action under Settings and Keyboard Shortcuts and that one works from any other window.
Reading the key names
- Keys joined by + are pressed together: Ctrl+Shift+P means hold Ctrl and Shift, then P.
- On a Mac, Cmd is ⌘, Option is ⌥ (labelled Alt on some keyboards), Control is ⌃ and Shift is ⇧.
- Windows Ctrl usually becomes Cmd on a Mac, but not always — this reference lists both combinations separately.
- With a Korean, Japanese or Chinese input method active, shortcuts built on letter keys may not fire. Switch to Latin input and try again.
- When a combination does nothing, another program has often claimed it as a global shortcut first.
Common questions
Q. What is the shortcut for Mute or unmute yourself in Zoom?
Mutes and unmutes your microphone. It is caught only while the Zoom window has focus, so pressing it from another window does nothing; tick Enable Global Shortcut for this action under Settings and Keyboard Shortcuts to make it work anywhere. It is Alt+A on Windows and Cmd+Shift+A on a Mac.
Q. Is it the same on Windows and Mac?
No — Alt+A on Windows, Cmd+Shift+A on a Mac.
Q. How many keys is that?
2 pressed together. The combination sits under Audio in Zoom.