Navigate conversations with the keyboard in Microsoft Teams

Go to a conversation

When using Teams on Windows and Mac, you can go to a specific conversation using your keyboard.

1. Press CTRL+G while anywhere in Teams.

2. Type the name of the channel or anyone who was in that conversation.

3. Select the conversation from the list.

Start a conversation

Start a new chat or channel message by using Ctrl+N on Windows or CMD+N on Mac. 

Move through conversations

Since conversations in channels are grouped into threads, there are a couple extra shortcuts you can use to navigate in-channel messages.

• Use your Tab key to go to the conversation list, then use the Up and Down arrows to move from one conversation to the next.

• Press Enter to select a conversation, and then use the Up and Down arrows again to read a message or reply to the conversation thread.

• Press Enter to select a message, then use the Tab key to access different actions (like saving or liking a message, or to follow a link).

• Wanna bail? Just use your Esc key to return to navigating your conversations.

These same commands work in private or one-on-one chats as well. Just remember that those conversations are simply one big thread, so they’ll look different than your channel conversations.