================================================= Blackboard Collaborate (macOS) keyboard shortcuts ================================================= First published at 2/21/2022 on https://defkey.com/blackboard-collaborate-mac-shortcuts Blackboard Collaborate is a video conference software that allows users to add files, share applications, and use a virtual whiteboard to interact with students. It aims to allow you add a personal touch to online collaboration. Blackboard Collaborate (macOS) has 76 shortcuts and we have listed all of them below. Application, Window, and File ----------------------------- Cmd + Q Quit Blackboard Collaborate Cmd + H Hide Blackboard Collaborate Option + Cmd + H Hide other applications Cmd + W Close window: Notes, activity, closed captioning, and calculator Cmd + Option + W Switch to whiteboard mode Cmd + Option + A Switch to application sharing mode Cmd + Option + U Switch to web tour mode Cmd + , Open the Preferences window Cmd + S Save participants list, chat conversation, or whiteboard Cmd + P Print participants list or whiteboard Keyboard navigation ------------------- F6 Move to the next main module in the user interface. The default order is Participants panel, Chat panel, collaboration toolbar, action bar, and Audio & Video panel If you change the order of the panels, the order will change F6 Open the action bars of whiteboard and web tour modes Shift + F6 Move to the previous main module in the user interface Tab Move to the next user interface element, such as a button, field, or option in a main module or UI element. For example, if focus is in the collaboration toolbar, you can use Tab and Shift+Tab. You can move between the whiteboard, application sharing, web tour, the Information menu, the Load Content button, and the Record button Shift + Tab Move to the previous user interface element, such as a button, field, or option in a main module. See preceding example for Tab Space Activate the currently selected function Option + F8 Enable tabbing in toolbars of secondary windows: Closed captioning, notes, activity, and file transfer Cmd + ` Move keyboard focus between open windows: Notes, file transfer, activity, closed captioning, and calculator Cmd + Shift + O Open the Options menu of the panel or toolbar in focus: Audio & Video, Chat, participants, whiteboard action bar, whiteboard navigation bar, and web tour Activity window --------------- Cmd + / Open activity window Cmd + W Close activity window Audio ----- Control + F2 Press the Talk button. This is a global Hot Key Control + F2 Release the Talk button. This is a global Hot Key Cmd + Shift + Down arrow Arrow    Adjust microphone level down Cmd + Shift + Up arrow Arrow  Adjust microphone level up Cmd + Option + Down arrow Arrow   Adjust speaker level down Cmd + Option + Up arrow Arrow Adjust speaker level up Video ----- Control + F3 Start video transmission. This is global a Hot Key Control + F3 Stop video transmission. This is a global Hot Key Whiteboard ---------- Cmd + A Select all objects in whiteboard Cmd + Shift + P Open Page Explorer window Cmd + Shift + T Open Object Explorer window Cmd + C Copy selected objects or text in whiteboard Cmd + X Cut selected objects or text in whiteboard Cmd + V Paste copied or cut objects or text to whiteboard Cmd + G Group selected objects Cmd + U Ungroup selected objects Del Delete selected objects or text in whiteboard Backspace Delete selected objects or text in whiteboard Option + Page Down Go to next page Option + Page Up Go to previous page Option + Home Move to first page at this topic level Option + End Move to last page at this topic level Application Sharing ------------------- Control + Space Take back control of application sharing. This is a global Hot Key Control + Shift + S Stop application sharing. This is a global Hot Key Chat ---- Cmd + M Move cursor to the message box of the Chat panel Cmd + A Select all chat text in the conversation pane Cmd + C Copy selected chat text in the conversation pane Cmd + V Paste copied chat text to chat message box, whiteboard, or external application Participants Panel ------------------ Cmd + R Raise or lower your hand Cmd + Shift + A Show that you have stepped away or come back Option + 1 Show smiley face Option + 2 Show LOL Option + 3 Show applause Option + 4 Show confusion Option + 5 Show approval Option + 6 Show disapproval Option + 7 Show slower when you want the presenter to slow down Option + 8 Show faster when you want the presenter to speed up Option + 0 Show none when you want to clear all displayed emoticons Notes ----- Cmd + E Open notes window Cmd + W Close notes window Closed-Captioning Functions --------------------------- Cmd + F8 Open closed-captioning window Cmd + W Close closed-captioning window Polling ------- Cmd + 1 Yes - polling response Cmd + 2 No - polling response Cmd + 1 A - polling response Cmd + 2 B - polling response Cmd + 3 C - polling response Cmd + 4 D - polling response Cmd + 5 E - polling response Cmd + 0 None Default hotkeys --------------- "Hotkeys" are classified as system-wide in Blackboard Collaborate. They can be used anywhere on the system and can be customized. Hotkeys can be changed in the Preferences window in the General preferences section. Control + F2 Press or release the Talk button Control + Space Take back control of application sharing Control + Shift + S Stop application sharing Control + F3 Start or stop video transmission Source: Blackboard (1, 2) Last modified on (UTC): Monday, February 21, 2022 Defkey © All rights reserved.