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: Teams doesn't save captions.

Turn captions on and off

To use live captions in a meeting, go to your meeting controls and select More options  More options button > Turn on live captions (preview).

The option to turn live captions on in a meeting's call controls

To stop using live captions, go to the meeting controls and select More options More options button  > Turn off live captions (preview).

Get the most out of your captions

To make sure your live captions are as accurate as possible, try to follow these best practices:

  • Speak clearly, slowly, and directly into the mic. As your distance from 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.

Notes: 

  • If someone is speaking with an accent, captions may be less accurate.

  • Obscenities will be starred out.