You can use keyboard navigation and shortcuts to make working in Cisco Jabber more accessible, based on your needs, and also to save time and reduce the number of mouse clicks.
Keyboard Navigation
You can use your keyboard to navigate through Cisco Jabber.
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Use the Tab key to navigate in your app, use Shift + Tab to navigate back through items.
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Use the arrow keys to navigate through messages, contacts, or menu items.
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Use the Spacebar or Enter key to select items.
Calls
Action |
Keyboard Shortcut |
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Answer call |
Ctrl + L |
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Decline call |
Ctrl + D |
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End call |
Ctrl + K |
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Mute |
Ctrl + Down arrow |
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Start or stop video |
Ctrl + Shift + V |
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Dock the call window |
Ctrl + Alt + P |
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Hold calls |
Ctrl + Shift + H |
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Open the keypad |
Ctrl + Shift + K |
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Open more call options menu |
Ctrl + Shift + Plus sign (+) |
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Transfer a call |
Ctrl + Shift + T |
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Reply to call with chat |
Ctrl + R |
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Show the call statistics |
Ctrl + Shift + S |
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Place focus on the screen share button.
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Ctrl + Shift + M |
Chat
Action |
Keyboard Shortcut |
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Close chat window |
Ctrl + W |
Bold |
Ctrl + B |
Italic |
Ctrl + I |
Underline |
Ctrl + U |
Copy |
Ctrl + C |
Paste |
Ctrl + V |
Cut |
Ctrl + X |
Undo |
Ctrl + Z |
Redo |
Ctrl + Y |
Global Keyboard Shortcut Keys
You can use these global shortcuts to control Jabber even when you're using another application.
Action |
Keyboard Shortcut |
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Access the docked window |
Ctrl + Shift + ? |
Open the context menu |
Shift + F10 |
Bring conversation window to front Open unread conversation |
Ctrl + Alt + Z |
Keyboard Navigation
You can use your keyboard to navigate through Cisco Jabber. For full keyboard navigation on your Mac, enable Full Keyboard Access in System Preferences.
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Use the Tab key to navigate in your app, use Shift + Tab to navigate back through items.
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Use the arrow keys to navigate through messages, contacts, or menu items.
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Use the Spacebar to select items.
Hub Window Commands
To navigate the tabs in the hub window, press Command + Number key (1–9). For Contacts, the first tab, press Command + 1. For Chats, the second tab, press Command + 2, and so on.
Action |
Keyboard Shortcut |
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Add a contact |
Command + D |
Show expanded contacts view |
Shift + Command + T |
Show offline contacts |
Shift + Command + H |
Bring the hub window to the front |
Command + / |
Calls
Action |
Keyboard Shortcut |
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New call |
Shift + Command + N |
Call the selected contact |
Option + Command + C |
Redial |
Command + R |
End call |
Command + K |
Answer a call |
Command + L |
Decline a call |
Shift + Command + D |
Mute |
Option + Command + Down arrow |
Increase volume |
Command + Up arrow |
Decrease volume |
Command + Down arrow |
Transfer call |
Option + Command + T |
Call control strip auto-fade |
Command + Option + Shift + H |
Chat
Action |
Keyboard Shortcut |
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Start a chat with selected contact |
Command + N |
Start a group chat with multiple selected contacts |
Option + Shift + Command + N |
Switch between chats |
Control + Tab |
Close chat |
Command + W |
Exit the messaging text entry field |
Shift + Tab |
Restore default font |
Option + Shift + Command + T |
Show all fonts |
Command + T |
Bold |
Command + B |
Italic |
Option + Command + I |
Underline |
Command + U |
Increase font size |
Command + Plus sign (+) |
Decrease font size |
Command + Hyphen (-) |
Show colors |
Shift + Command + C |
Voicemail
Action |
Keyboard Shortcut |
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Delete voice message |
Delete |
Empty voice message trash |
Option + Command + Delete |
Play or pause voice message |
Option + Command + P |
Global Shortcuts
Global keyboard shortcuts are for when the Cisco Jabber window is in the background. You may need to enable them first by going to
.Action | Keyboard Shortcut |
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Answer a call | Control + Command + L |
Mute active call | Shift + Option + Command + Down arrow |