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Quick guide to Microsoft Teams: Accessibility

Accessibility Tips

Watch these short videos for useful tips on Accessibility features in Microsoft Teams. 

For further assistance with Accessibility tools and services please contact aln@nptcgroup.ac.uk 

Accessibility Bot

The Accessibility Bot will help you understand how Microsoft tools can be more accessible, and better fit your specific needs.

Add this tool and ask the bot a question to find out what Microsoft features you can use to support your way of working.

Immersive Reader

Watch this short video to learn how to get posts, chat messages, and assignments read aloud to you within Microsoft Teams using Immersive Reader.

Set your Status

Learn how to set your status in Microsoft Teams to assist your focus and let others know when you are available or busy.

How to change your Theme

A step-by-step guide to change your Teams default colour theme to assist readability and reduce eye strain.

To access settings, click on the three dots in the top right of Teams.

Keyboard shortcuts

If you're using Teams on the desktop or web app, learn some keyboard shortcuts for quick access to handy features in Teams. 

Press Ctrl + Period (.) to bring up a list of shortcuts.

Live Captions

Watch this step-by-step tutorial on how to enable and use Live Captions in Microsoft Teams meetings. This function helps you engage in meetings and better understand what is being said.

Transcriptions

Learn how to turn on Live Captions and Transcriptions in Microsoft Teams. 

Live transcription can make your meeting more productive, as well as more inclusive for all. This can also be useful as a visual aid if attending the meeting from a noisy location.

Focus Mode

Tutorial on how to use Focus Mode and Full-Screen Mode to help you focus on the content being presented and limit distractions.

How to use Tasks in Microsoft Teams (To Do and Planner)

Stay on track with your to do list by adding the Tasks App to Teams to assist productivity.

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