Zoom · Switch to speaker view
View
Windows · Linux
Alt+F1Mac
Not on this systemSwitches to the layout that shows whoever is speaking large. Only Windows has a default key for it; the Mac uses one combination that cycles through the layouts instead.
- Group
- View
- 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 Switch to speaker view in Zoom?
Switches to the layout that shows whoever is speaking large. Only Windows has a default key for it; the Mac uses one combination that cycles through the layouts instead. It is Alt+F1 on Windows and — on a Mac.
Q. Is it the same on Windows and Mac?
No — Alt+F1 on Windows, — on a Mac.
Q. How many keys is that?
2 pressed together. The combination sits under View in Zoom.