Live Captioning offers many advantages, especially in terms of accessibility, comprehension, and engagement.

1. Open your MS Teams meeting
2. Click on the More 3-dot-menu in your meeting controls at the top of the Teams window.  
3. Click on Language and Speech
4. Then click Turn on Live Captions. You will have to confirm the language spoken in the meeting.
5. The caption area will open
6. On the right side you will find Settings to adjust your caption view as you wish

Need more detail? 

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.