Follow these simple steps to unmute yourself during a Zoom call. This guide will help you quickly and easily enable your microphone so others can hear you.
Join or Start a Zoom Meeting – Open Zoom and enter the meeting where you want to speak.
Find the Mic Icon – At the bottom-left of the Zoom window, you’ll see a microphone icon.
Click to Unmute – If there’s a red line on the mic, click it once to unmute yourself.
Use Shortcut Key –
On Windows: Press Alt + A
On Mac: Press Command + Shift + A
This toggles mute/unmute quickly.
Spacebar Trick – Hold the spacebar to temporarily unmute yourself while muted (works in desktop app).
Check Host Controls – If the host has muted you, you’ll need them to “Ask to Unmute” before you can speak.
Mobile App – Tap the screen, then tap the mic icon in the bottom-left to unmute.
Done – You’re now unmuted and can speak freely in the meeting.
