Close window: Notes, activity, closed captioning, and calculator
Alt + F4
Switch to whiteboard mode
Ctrl + Alt + W
Switch to application sharing mode
Ctrl + Alt + A
Switch to web tour mode
Ctrl + Alt + U
Open the Preferences window
Ctrl + ,
Save participants list, chat conversation, or whiteboard
Ctrl + S
Print participants list or whiteboard
Ctrl + P
Navigation Shortcuts
Action
Blackboard Collaborate Shortcuts
Move to the next main module in the user interface
F6
Open the action bars of whiteboard and web tour modes
F6
Move to the previous main module in the user interface
Shift + F6
Move to the next user interface element, such as a button, field, or option in a main module or UI element
Tab
Move to the previous user interface element, such as a button, field, or option in a main module
Shift + Tab
Activate the currently selected function
Spacebar
Enable tabbing in toolbars of secondary windows: Closed captioning, notes, activity, and file transfer
Alt + F8
Move keyboard focus between open windows: Notes, file transfer, activity, closed captioning, and calculator
Alt + F6
Open the Options menu of the panel or toolbar in focus: Audio & Video, Chat, participants, whiteboard action bar, whiteboard navigation bar, and web tour
Ctrl + Shift + O
Audio Shortcuts
Action
Blackboard Collaborate Shortcuts
Press the Talk button
Ctrl + F2
Release the Talk button
Ctrl + F2
Arrow Adjust microphone level down
Ctrl + Shift + Down Arrow Key
Arrow Adjust microphone level up
Ctrl + Shift + Up Arrow Key
Arrow Adjust speaker level down
Ctrl + Alt + Down Arrow Key
Arrow Adjust speaker level up
Ctrl + Alt + Up Arrow Key
Video Shortcuts
Action
Blackboard Collaborate Shortcuts
Start video transmission
Ctrl + F3
Stop video transmission
Ctrl + F3
Whiteboard Shortcuts
Action
Blackboard Collaborate Shortcuts
Select all objects in whiteboard
Ctrl + A
Open Page Explorer window
Ctrl + Shift + P
Open Object Explorer window
Ctrl + Shift + T
Copy selected objects or text in whiteboard
Ctrl + C
Cut selected objects or text in whiteboard
Ctrl + X
Paste copied or cut objects or text to whiteboard
Ctrl + V
Group selected objects
Ctrl + G
Ungroup selected objects
Ctrl + U
Delete selected objects or text in whiteboard
Delete
Go to next page
Alt + Page Down Key
Go to previous page
Alt + Page Up key
Move to first page at this topic level
Alt + Home
Move to last page at this topic level
Alt + End
Chat Shortcuts
Action
Blackboard Collaborate Shortcuts
Move cursor to the message box of the Chat panel
Ctrl + M
Select all chat text in the conversation pane
Ctrl + A
Copy selected chat text in the conversation pane
Ctrl + C
Paste copied chat text to chat message box, whiteboard, or external application
Ctrl + V
Participants Panel Shortcuts
Action
Blackboard Collaborate Shortcuts
Raise or lower your hand
Ctrl + R
Show that you have stepped away or come back
Ctrl + Shift + A
Show smiley face
Alt + 1
Show LOL
Alt + 2
Show applause
Alt + 3
Show confusion
Alt + 4
Show approval
Alt + 5
Show disapproval
Alt + 6
Show slower when you want the presenter to slow down
Alt + 7
Show faster when you want the presenter to speed up
Alt + 8
Show none when you want to clear all displayed emoticons