Accessibility tools for Microsoft Teams

Vision

• Use Immersive Reader in Microsoft Teams to customize the reading and viewing experience for different visual and cognitive needs.

• Turn on high contrast mode in Change settings in Teams 

• Customize the Appearance in Microsoft Teams Free 

• Zoom in and out of Teams 

Hearing

• Use Sign Language View in Microsoft Teams 

• Pop out a chat in Teams​​​​​​​

• Use Pop-out captions in Microsoft Teams meetings

• Use live captions in a Teams meeting

• Use Real-time text (RTT) in Microsoft Teams

• Use CART captions in a Microsoft Teams meeting (human generated captions)  

• View live transcription in a Teams meeting

• Use Teams Intelligent Speakers to identify in-room participants in meeting transcription

• Hide your identity in meeting captions and transcripts

• Edit the transcript of a meeting recording in Teams

• Turn on Text Telephone (TTY) in Manage your call settings in Teams

Interaction

• Keyboard shortcuts for Microsoft Teams 

• Keyboard shortcuts for Microsoft Teams for personal and small business use

• Use voice typing to talk instead of type on your PC 

• Use meeting controls in Microsoft Teams 

• Place Teams calls with Apple CarPlay 

• Raise your hand in a Teams meeting

• Muting and unmuting your mic in Teams 

• Express yourself in Teams meetings with live reactions 

• Spotlight someone's video in a Teams meeting

Screen reader

• Screen reader support for Microsoft Teams

• Quick Start Guide: Using Microsoft Teams with a screen reader 

• Use a screen reader to explore and navigate Microsoft Teams

• Use a screen reader to navigate and explore the new chats and channels experience in Microsoft Teams

• Basic tasks using a screen reader in the new chats and channels experience

• Learning the layout of Microsoft Teams with a screen reader

• Use a screen reader to schedule a meeting in Microsoft Teams

• Screen reader support for Teams for personal and small business use

• Basic tasks using a screen reader with Microsoft Teams

• Using Microsoft Teams with a Screen Reader: Frequently Asked Questions

Focus

• Change your background for a Teams meeting

• Reduce background noise in Teams meetings

• Voice isolation in Microsoft Teams calls and meetings

• Manage notifications in Teams

• Customize channel notifications in Teams

• Change your status in Teams to Do Not Disturb mode

• Hide, unhide, mute, or add a chat to Favorites in Teams

• Mute notifications during a meeting in Teams

• Show, hide, or favorite a team or channel in Teams

• Search for messages and more in Teams

Customize

• Customize your meeting view  

• Adjust your view in a Teams meeting 

• Choose how you Join a meeting in Teams 

Make Teams meetings, chats, and events accessible

• Accessibility tips for inclusive Microsoft Teams meetings and live events 

• Make your Microsoft Teams meetings, calls, and messages accessible to people with disabilities

• 5 tips for using Teams when you're deaf or hard of hearing 

• Best practices for setting up and running a Teams meeting or Live event for the deaf and hard of hearing ​​​​​​​

• Take advantage of the accessibility features in Microsoft Teams for a better meeting or live event experience  

• Make your content accessible to everyone with the Accessibility Checker

• Share slides in a Teams meeting with PowerPoint Live 

• Add alt text to visuals in chat messages in Make your Microsoft Teams meetings, calls, and messages accessible to people with disabilities 

• Add someone to a call in Teams

• Record a meeting in Teams 

See also

What's new in Microsoft Teams