Zoom · Pause or resume the recording
Recording
Windows · Linux
Alt+PMac
Cmd+Shift+PPauses the recording and picks it up again. What you record after resuming joins the same file rather than starting a new one.
- Group
- Recording
- 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 Pause or resume the recording in Zoom?
Pauses the recording and picks it up again. What you record after resuming joins the same file rather than starting a new one. It is Alt+P on Windows and Cmd+Shift+P on a Mac.
Q. Is it the same on Windows and Mac?
No — Alt+P on Windows, Cmd+Shift+P on a Mac.
Q. How many keys is that?
2 pressed together. The combination sits under Recording in Zoom.