How to Activate Cortana in Microsoft Teams
Wondering how to activate Cortana in Microsoft teams?
You have got our back! Cortana is the virtual assistant developed by Microsoft. It can answer questions while working on various apps. Additionally, it can set alarms, reminders and open apps. Cortana can help us save time and energy. You can multitask easily by activating Cortana in Microsoft teams. Read the article below to know easy steps to do so.
Activate Cortana in Microsoft Teams: 5 Steps
Step-1 Open the Microsoft Teams App: Unlock your Android device first. Next, open Microsoft Teams app. You can open it by scrolling through the apps or searching for it in the search tab.
Step-2 Tap on the Profile Icon: Next, click on the profile icon which is visible on the top left corner of the screen.
Step-3 Tap on Settings: Within the profile, there will be several options like set status message, notification, what's new, settings. Go to the settings option by tapping on it.
Step-4 Tap on Cortana: Click on the subcategory of Cortana, next.
You are close to doing it, go on!
Step-5 Tap on Voice Activation: Turn on voice activation to use Cortana while in a meeting to join class, join meetings and more just by saying 'Hey Cortana'.
You just learnt how to Activate Cortana in Microsoft Teams!
FAQ
How to turn off attendees' mics before Team's meeting?
If you are conducting a meeting with a huge number of participants, you may want to switch off the mic of all of them to reduce distraction. This will improve call quality and you will not have to request the participants to turn off the mics again and again. In order to do so follow these steps:
- Firstly, open the Microsoft teams app.
- Next, go to a meeting schedule in the calendar.
- Thereafter, go to the meeting options visible as three dots.
- Lastly, switch off the allow mic for attendees option.
How to turn off attendees' cameras and mics while in a Team's meeting?
After beginning a meeting, you may realise that a lot of disturbance is being made as the mics of few participants are on. Fret not! You can also turn off the mics and cameras of the attendees during a meeting. Follow these steps to do so-
- Firstly, tap on the show participant button on the top of the toolbar.
- Secondly, click on the options icon which is represented by three dots on the top of this participants panel.
- Next, select disable camera for attendees or disable the mic for attendees.
You're done!
How to turn on captions on a Microsoft Teams meeting?
Let's first look into how to turn on captions on Microsoft Teams meetings and then discuss its usefulness. Steps-
- First, join a meeting from the calendar.
- Next, go to options to open more actions menu.
- Thereafter, start transcription.
The captions can help us when the voice is patchy or too low or the language is not clear. Is a very useful feature which can also assist visually impaired people. The life transcription feature translates voice into real text captions.
How to turn on a background effect when you’re already in a meeting?
This is how to turn on background effects during a meeting-
- One, click on the More actions menu by tapping the three-dot icon on the meeting controls toolbar at the top of the screen.
- Two, select apply background effects.
- Next, to see the new background effect before other guests see it behind you, click Preview.
- Thereafter, click apply. Now, the other participants will see your chosen backdrop effect behind you.
It becomes really hectic to admit a lot of people in a meeting in Teams. Is there a shortcut?
Yes, you simply have to type- Ctrl + Shift + Y (iOS: Command + Shift + Y) to allow people waiting in the virtual lobby into the meeting.