Live Captions in Microsoft Teams
Live Captioning offers many advantages, especially in terms of accessibility, comprehension, and engagement.
- Open your MS Teams meeting
- Click on the More 3-dot-menu in your meeting controls at the top of the Teams window.
- Click on Language and Speech
- Then click Turn on Live Captions. You will have to confirm the language spoken in the meeting.
- The caption area will open
- On the right side you will find Settings to adjust your caption view as you wish
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Delve into the in-depth walkthrough below, complete with images and various notes for every step.
In-Depth Walkthrough
Step 1
Open your Teams desktop app and start or join your meeting.
Step 2
The More ellipse in your meeting controls is on the right between the Add Apps icon and the Camera icon
Step 3
Click on Language and Speech
Step 4
Click Turn on Live Captions. You will have to confirm the language spoken in the meeting.
Step 5
The caption area will open.
Step 6
On the right side you will find Settings to adjust your caption view, including height of the caption area, position and Font size.
Teams Live Caption FAQ
Can I save the Captions generated in a Teams meeting?
Captions cannot be saved by Teams. However, you may wish to copy the captions from your meeting before you hang up and paste them into a word document. Also, consider choosing Transcription from the More ellipse.
Can I change the language of the Captions in a Teams meeting?
Learn more about the premium feature Live Translated Captions in Microsoft Teams.
