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title: "MS Teams - Answering a call with the keyboard"
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tags: ["calltower", "public"]
updated: 2026-09-18T14:14:16Z
published: 2026-09-18T14:14:16Z
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# MS Teams - Answering a call with the keyboard

# Answer a call with the keyboard in Teams

Microsoft Teams

Any time you receive a call in Microsoft Teams, you’ll hear a ringtone. If you’re busy working in a different app, press Alt+Tab to refocus on Teams (or Command+Tab if you’re working on a Mac). If you’re actively working in Teams, you’re just one keystroke away from answering or declining your call. Here’s what to do.

For Windows:

- If you’re working in the desktop app, press Alt+R to answer a call or Alt+Shift+R to decline it.
- For those of you working in the web app on Windows, press Ctrl+Alt+R to answer a call and Ctrl+Alt+Shift+R to decline.

For Mac:

- To answer a call in the desktop app, press Ctrl+R. To decline a call from the desktop app, press Ctrl+Shift+R.
- If you’re working in the web app, press Ctrl+Command+R to answer a call and Ctrl+Command+Shift+R to decline