Huddle Keyboard Shortcuts

Discover time-saving keyboard shortcuts for navigating and utilizing Huddle effectively your desktop.

Written By Sara Mosher (Super Administrator)

Updated at November 4th, 2026

Huddle provides keyboard shortcuts to quickly manage your microphone, camera, layout, and meeting controls without using your mouse.

Notes and requirements

  • Keyboard shortcuts are supported on the net2phone Canada Sync desktop application and supported web browsers (Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge, Mozilla Firefox, and Apple Safari).
  • Keyboard shortcuts are not available on the Sync mobile app.
  • The Huddle meeting window must be active and in focus for keyboard shortcuts to function.
  • Shortcuts are temporarily disabled while your cursor is active inside a text field, such as the meeting chat.

Enable keyboard shortcuts before a meeting 

To enable Huddle's keyboard shortcuts before you enter a meeting: 

  1. Click the Headset icon in the bottom right corner to open Huddle's pop-up settings menu. 
Example: Huddle's main page with the Settings button (headset icon) outlined. 
  1. Click the Shortcuts tab from the left list. 
Example: Huddle settings open to the Shortcuts tab, with keyboard shortcuts enabled.  

View keyboard shortcuts during a meeting

You can open the built-in shortcut reference list at any time during an active Huddle session:

  1. In the active meeting window, click the 3-dots More Actions icon (three vertical dots) in the control toolbar.
  2. Select View Shortcuts.
Example: Huddle meeting with 3-dot additional settings open. 

Keyboard shortcuts reference

Huddle shortcuts are organized into three primary categories: basic controls, video and view controls, and collaboration controls.

Basic controls

Use these shortcuts to manage your primary audio, video, and meeting interface controls:

Action Keyboard shortcut
Mute or unmute your microphone

M

Start or stop your camera

V

Push to talk (unmute while held)

Space

Show or hide video thumbnails

F

View participant stats

T

Show or hide keyboard shortcuts list

?


Video and view controls

Use these shortcuts to adjust participant layout, focus on specific speakers, and manage call quality:

Action Keyboard shortcut
Focus on your video

0

Focus on another participant's video (participants 1 through 9)

1–9

Manage video quality

A

Enter or exit full screen

S

Toggle tile view

W


Collaboration controls

Use these shortcuts to access in-meeting collaboration and messaging tools:

Action Keyboard shortcut
Open or close chat

C

Start or stop screen sharing

D

Raise or lower hand

R