Although the video calls they were already quite used a few years ago, with the application of remote work and classes virtual these increased exponentially, to the point of becoming one of the ways of communication preferred by several people who were not very attached to the technology.
In order to perform this type of calls, there are several programs and applications for computers that allow you to easily connect with your family, friends and colleagues. Despite having a practical and simple modality, the users must control well all the available options, so that the interaction flows smoothly, because, sometimes, the microphone and camera may be turned on or off accidentally or without notice.
That said, to avoid these types of problems, the platforms they have some key bindings that give you the option to quickly mute yourself, as if nothing happened. Most of these tricks are unknown by the community, because there are several apps that exist to be able to carry out this ‘muting’ method. In this note, we have compiled the shortcuts of the most used programs, both for pc Windows and Mac.
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Shortcuts to mute the microphone on Windows computers:
- google-meet: Control + D
- Microsoft Teams: Control + Shift + M
- Slack: Shift + Shift + Space Bar
- zoom: Alt + A
Shortcuts to mute microphone on Mac computers:
- google-meet: Command + D
- Microsoft Teams: Command + Shift + M
- slack: Command + Shift + Spacebar
- zoom: Command + Shift + A