Microsoft Teams: Enhanced live captions settings and right-side panel view
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- Microsoft
- Product
- Microsoft Teams
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- Announcement date
- 2026-07-14
- Effective date
- Date not published
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Microsoft Teams: Enhanced live captions settings and right-side panel view
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We are improving the live captions experience in Microsoft Teams with new viewing layouts and streamlined configuration options. Users can now view live captions in a new right-side panel, in addition to the existing options of viewing them at the top or bottom of the screen, or popping them out into a separate window. We are also making it easier to manage caption settings directly within the meeting. By clicking the existing gear icon in the live captions pane, users will see a consolidated menu to quickly configure spoken language, caption styles, and profanity filters without navigating to separate settings panels. Additionally, this menu includes a new toggle to turn on live captions by default for all meetings, as well as a new thumbs-up/thumbs-down feedback mechanism to easily share input on the captioning experience. GA date: August CY2026 Rolling out General Availability Targeted Release Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant) GCC GCC High DoD Microsoft Teams Desktop Mac
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Who is affected: The audience described by the Microsoft update is represented by: Microsoft Teams: Enhanced live captions settings and right-side panel view We are improving the live captions experience in Microsoft Teams with new viewing layouts and streamlined configuration options. Users can now view live captions in a new right-side panel, in addition to the existing options of viewing them at the top or bottom of the screen, or popping them out into a separate window. We are also making it easier to manage caption settings directly within the meeting. By clicking the exi
Why it matters: The change matters because the official source describes: Microsoft Teams: Enhanced live captions settings and right-side panel view We are improving the live captions experience in Microsoft Teams with new viewing layouts and streamlined configuration options. Users can now view live captions in a new right-side panel, in addition to the existing options of viewing them at the top or bottom of the screen, or popping them out into a separate window. We are also making it easier to manage caption settings directly within the meeting. By clicking the exi
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Microsoft Teams: Enhanced live captions settings and right-side panel view We are improving the live captions experience in Microsoft Teams with new viewing layouts and streamlined configuration options. Users can now view live captions in a new right-side panel, in addition to the existing options of viewing them at the top or bottom of the screen, or popping them out into a separate window. We are also making it easier to manage caption settings directly within the meeting. By clicking the existing gear icon in the live captions pane, users will see a consolidated menu to quickly configure spoken language, caption styles, and profanity filters without navigating to separate settings panels. Additionally, this menu includes a new toggle to turn on live captions by default for all meetings, as well as a new thumbs-up/thumbs-down feedback mechanism to easily share input on the captioning experience. GA date: August CY2026 Rolling out General Availability Targeted Release Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant) GCC GCC High DoD Microsoft Teams Desktop Mac
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Microsoft Teams: Enhanced live captions settings and right-side panel view We are improving the live captions experience in Microsoft Teams with new viewing layouts and streamlined configuration options. Users can now view live captions in a new right-side panel, in addition to the existing options of viewing them at the top or bottom of the screen, or popping them out into a separate window. We are also making it easier to manage caption settings directly within the meeting. By clicking the existing gear icon in the live captions pane, users will see a consolidated menu to quickly configure spoken language, caption styles, and profanity filters without navigating to separate settings panels. Additionally, this menu includes a new toggle to turn on live captions by default for all meetings, as well as a new thumbs-up/thumbs-down feedback mechanism to easily share input on the captioning experience. GA date: August CY2026 Rolling out General Availability Targeted Release Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant) GCC GCC High DoD Microsoft Teams Desktop Mac
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Microsoft Teams: Enhanced live captions settings and right-side panel view We are improving the live captions experience in Microsoft Teams with new viewing layouts and streamlined configuration options. Users can now view live captions in a new right-side panel, in addition to the existing options of viewing them at the top or bottom of the screen, or popping them out into a separate window. We are also making it easier to manage caption settings directly within the meeting. By clicking the existing gear icon in the live captions pane, users will see a consolidated menu to quickly configure spoken language, caption styles, and profanity filters without navigating to separate settings panels. Additionally, this menu includes a new toggle to turn on live captions by default for all meetings, as well as a new thumbs-up/thumbs-down feedback mechanism to easily share input on the captioning experience. GA date: August CY2026 Rolling out General Availability Targeted Release Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant) GCC GCC High DoD Microsoft Teams Desktop Mac
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