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Contact List

The following shortcut keys are available from the Office Communicator Contact List.

To do this	Press
Call a selected contact using the most recently called number	CTRL + ENTER
Open the Conversation window to start an IM session with a selected contact	ENTER
Delete a selected contact	DELETE
Open System menu	ALT + Spacebar
Move a contact group up	ALT + up arrow
Move a contact group down	ALT + down arrow
Open the Contact Card for a selected contact	ALT + ENTER
Close the Contact Card	ESC
Copy selected item	CTRL + C
Paste selected item	CTRL + V
Open online Help	F1
Navigate through Communicator	TAB
Reverse navigation direction	SHIFT + TAB
Add line break in Type a Note area	SHIFT + ENTER
Select multiple contiguous contacts	SHIFT + up arrow
Select multiple contiguous contacts	SHIFT + down arrow
Collapse group	Left arrow
Expand group	Right arrow

Starting a Call or IM from Search Results

The following shortcut keys are available from the Search Results pane.

To do this	Press
Open the Conversation window to start an IM with a selected contact in the Search Results pane	ENTER
Place a call to a selected contact in Search results.	CTRL + ENTER

Opening and Closing the Communicator Window

To do this	Press
Open Communicator	Windows Logo Key + Q
Minimize Communicator	ALT + F4

Making, Receiving, and Handling Calls

To do this	Press
Call a selected contact in the Contact List using the last dialed number	CTRL + ENTER
Accept an audio, video or conference call invitation from an invitation alert	ALT + C
Decline an audio, video or conference call invitition from an invitation alert	ALT + D
Turn on/off High Importance alert. This shortcut is available from the Communicator Conversation window.	CTRL + SHIFT + I
Transfer a call. This shortcut is available from the Communicator Conversation window.	CTRL + SHIFT + T
Place a call on hold/Resume call. This shortcut is available from the Communicator Conversation window.	CTRL + SHIFT + H
Invite someone to a call. This shortcut is available from the Communicator Conversation window.	ALT + I
End a call. This shortcut is available from the Communicator Conversation window.	ALT + Q

Invitation Alerts

To do this	Press
Navigate to an invitation alert that appears on your computer screen	Windows Logo Key + T
Accept an invitation alert that appears on your computer screen. The invitation could be for an IM, an audio or video call, or a conference.	Windows Logo Key + A

 

Conversation Window

The following shortcut keys are available from the Communicator Conversation window

To do this	Press
Change the Conversation Subject from the Conversation winsow	CTRL + J
Invite someone to join the conversation	ALT + I
Rejoin an instant messaging conference	ALT + R
Call participant(s) in an IM conversation	CTRL + SHIFT + ENTER
Add video to a conversation	CTRL + D
Send a file	CTRL + F
Show/hide instant messaging area	CTRL + W
Show/hide participant list in the Conversation window	CTRL + R
Lock/unlock a conversation	CTRL + K
Start Office OneNote (Office OneNote must be installed)	CTRL + N
Save contents of an instant messaging session	CTRL + S
Cut selected text	CTRL + X
Copy selected text	CTRL + C
Paste selected text	CTRL + V
Select all text	CTRL + A
Add line break for a new paragraph in the instant message area	SHIFT + ENTER
Send instant message	ENTER
Delete text	DELETE
Undo action	CTRL + Z
Redo action	CTRL + Y
Transfer a call	CTRL + SHIFT + T
Place a call on hold/Resume call	CTRL + SHIFT + H

Instant Messaging Area (Rich Text)

The following shortcut keys are available from the Instant Messaging area of the Communicator Conversation window.

To do this	Press
Bold selected text	CTRL + B
Italicize selected text	CTRL + I
Underline selected text	CTRL + U
Strikethrough selected text	CTRL + T
Increase font size of selected text	CTRL + ]
Decrease font size of selected text	CTRL + [
Change font	CTRL + SHIFT + F