{"id":302603,"date":"2021-07-19T18:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-07-19T15:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/how-to-use-live-captions-in-microsoft-teams\/"},"modified":"2021-07-19T18:00:00","modified_gmt":"2021-07-19T15:00:00","slug":"how-to-use-live-captions-in-microsoft-teams","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/how-to-use-live-captions-in-microsoft-teams\/","title":{"rendered":"#How to Use Live Captions in Microsoft Teams"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a262a5eb8cef\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a262a5eb8cef\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/how-to-use-live-captions-in-microsoft-teams\/#Turn_Live_Captions_on_or_off_in_the_Microsoft_Teams_App\" >Turn Live Captions on or off in the Microsoft Teams App<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/how-to-use-live-captions-in-microsoft-teams\/#Hide_Your_Name_in_Live_Captions\" >Hide Your Name in Live Captions<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p><strong>&#8220;#How to Use Live Captions in Microsoft Teams&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<div>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"type:primaryImage alignnone size-full wp-image-735987\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Enable-Live-Captions-in-Microsoft-Teams-Lede.png?width=398&amp;trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1 400w, https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Enable-Live-Captions-in-Microsoft-Teams-Lede.png?width=1198&amp;trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, 400w, 1200w\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Enable-Live-Captions-in-Microsoft-Teams-Lede.png?width=1198&amp;trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"Microsoft Teams logo with a sample live caption\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Video and audio calls on Microsoft Teams can be challenging if you or someone else has poor audio. However, you can turn on the Live Captions feature, saving you from asking people to repeat themselves during a call. Here\u2019s how.<\/p>\n<p>With Live Captions enabled for your team in the Microsoft Teams app, text appears as real-time captions or tran<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">script<\/a>s of participants speaking during a video or audio call. You won\u2019t have to ask people to repeat themselves so often, and it will appear only on your screen\u2014not on the other call participants\u2019 screens.<\/p>\n<p><strong>RELATED:<\/strong> <strong><em>How to Create and Manage Teams in Microsoft Teams<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>When the call ends, the Teams app deletes the live captions data automatically. That way, you don\u2019t have to worry about someone else accessing it.<\/p>\n<p>At the time of writing in June 2021, the Live Captions are only available in English (U.S.). However, Microsoft plans to add support for more languages in the future.<\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s how to enable or disable the Live Captions in Microsoft Teams on your computer.<\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Turn_Live_Captions_on_or_off_in_the_Microsoft_Teams_App\"><\/span>Turn Live Captions on or off in the Microsoft Teams App<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The desktop app for Microsoft Teams has the Live Captions option nestled inside the settings, and it\u2019s usable only when calls are in progress.<\/p>\n<p>During a video or audio call, click on the three-dot \u201cMore Actions\u201d icon at the top of the call window.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-735474\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Click-the-three-dots-more-actions-icon-at-the-top-to-open-other-options.png?trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"\" width=\"648\" height=\"543\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Select \u201cTurn on Live Captions.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-735475\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Select-Turn-On-Live-Captions-During-Call.png?trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"Select the Turn on live captions option.\" width=\"648\" height=\"543\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<p>You\u2019ll get a confirmation stating that the spoken language for the live captions is set to English (United States).<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-735476\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Spoken-Language-Set-to-English-US-Confirmation.png?trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"Confirmation prompt for the spoken language set to English (United States).\" width=\"540\" height=\"260\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<p>After that, you\u2019ll see the live captions appear in the lower part of the call window.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-735477\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Live-Captions-Appearing-During-An-Audio-Call.png?trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"Live Captions appear with the name of the speaker during the call.\" width=\"648\" height=\"543\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<p>To disable the Live Captions, click on the three-dot \u201cMore Actions\u201d icon at the top of the call window.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-735478\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Click-the-three-dots-more-actions-icon-at-the-top.png?trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"\" width=\"648\" height=\"543\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Then, select \u201cTurn off live captions.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-735479\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Select-Turn-off-Live-Captions-During-Call.png?trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"Select Turn off Live Captions and they won't appear during a call.\" width=\"648\" height=\"543\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/h2>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Hide_Your_Name_in_Live_Captions\"><\/span>Hide Your Name in Live Captions<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>By default, the Live Captions feature identifies and shows the speaker\u2019s name before the captions. That helps you know who\u2019s saying what. However, if you don\u2019t want the Teams app to identify you, you can prevent your name from appearing in captions.<\/p>\n<p>Open the Microsoft Teams app and click the three-dot Settings icon at the top of the window.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-735480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Click-the-three-dot-settings-icon-at-the-top-of-the-window.png?trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"\" width=\"648\" height=\"592\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Select \u201cSettings.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-735481\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Select-Settings-From-The-Context-Menu.png?trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"Select Settings option from the context menu.\" width=\"648\" height=\"592\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Click the \u201cCaptions and Transcripts\u201d section on the left-hand side and turn off the toggle next to \u201cAutomatically identify me in the meeting and transcripts.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-735482\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Click-Captions-and-Transcripts-then-disable-the-toggle.png?trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"Select Captions and Transcript on the left-hand side and turn off the toggle for automatically identify on the right-hand side.\" width=\"648\" height=\"592\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Press Esc to close the Settings window.<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s all it takes to make full use of the Live Captions feature in Microsoft Teams. Don\u2019t forget to close Teams completely after your meeting so that you can save on resources.<\/p>\n<p><strong>RELATED:<\/strong> <strong><em>How to Close Microsoft Teams Completely When You Close the App<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script>\n setTimeout(function(){\n  !function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s)\n  {if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod?\n  n.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};\n  if(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;n.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';\n  n.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0;\n  t.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\n  s.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s) } (window, document,'script',\n  'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\n   fbq('init', '335401813750447');\n   fbq('track', 'PageView');\n  },3000);\n<\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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