Overview
With live captions, Microsoft Teams can detect what’s said in a meeting and present real-time captions for anyone who wants them. Live captions can make your meeting more inclusive to participants who are deaf or hard-of-hearing, people with different levels of language proficiency, and participants in loud places by giving them another way to follow along.
Note
- Live captions are a preview feature in Microsoft Teams, and they're only available in English (US), and on the Teams desktop app for now. Enjoy your sneak peek!
- At this time Microsoft Teams does not save captions.
Important
Currently only available in group meetings with 3, or more people.
How do I use this technology?
Turn captions on
- When in your Microsoft Team meeting, go to your meeting controls.
- Select More Options ...
- Click Turn on live captions preview.
Turn captions off
- When in your Microsoft Team meeting, go to your meeting controls.
- Select More Options ...
- Click Turn off live captions preview.
Get the most out of captions
To help ensure that live captions are as accurate as possible, try the following best practices:
- Speak clearly, slowly, and directly into the mic. As the distances between you and the mic increases, captions may become less accurate.
- Avoid locations with background noise.
- Avoid having multiple people speak at the same time.
- Use the highest-quality Teams-certified equipment available to you.
Is there any additional information I should know about?
For additional assistance contact the IT Services Technical Support Center via phone at (907) 786-4646, toll-free at (877) 633-3888, email us at uaa.techsupport@alaska.edu, or visit the Services section to open a support ticket.