Zoom · Talk while you hold the key
Audio
Windows · Linux
SpaceMac
SpaceBoth systems use the same combination.
While you are muted it opens the microphone only for as long as you hold the key, and closes it again the instant you let go. It needs focus on the Zoom window and the press-and-hold option turned on under Settings and Audio; with the cursor in the chat box you just type a space.
- Group
- Audio
- Keys held
- 1
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 Talk while you hold the key in Zoom?
While you are muted it opens the microphone only for as long as you hold the key, and closes it again the instant you let go. It needs focus on the Zoom window and the press-and-hold option turned on under Settings and Audio; with the cursor in the chat box you just type a space. It is Space on Windows and Space on a Mac.
Q. Is it the same on Windows and Mac?
Yes, Space on both.
Q. How many keys is that?
1 pressed together. The combination sits under Audio in Zoom.