Enabling Closed Captions

Overview

If you wish to enable closed captions you must be running Teams Client (App) Installed onto your PC/Mac. If you do not have Teams installed to your Laptop or PC please visit the download link here 

Steps 

During the Meeting

  1. Join the Microsoft Teams meeting.
  2. On the meeting toolbar, click More (•••).
  3. Select Language and speech.
  4. Click Turn on live captions.
  5. Captions will now appear at the bottom of the meeting window.

To Turn Off Captions

  1. Click More (•••).
  2. Select Language and speech.
  3. Click Turn off live captions.

Tips

To make sure your live captions are as accurate as possible:

  • 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.

If you have any questions, please contact the WJC Support Team by either emailing Support@williamjames.edu, calling 617-327-6777 ext. 1600, or visiting the IT Office on the ground floor.

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