Webinars are a great tool to learn about available resources. However, sometimes the platforms can be a little tricky to navigate. We want to see you engaged and enjoying learning about resources that can assist you on your journey, rather than spending time combatting technical difficulties. We’ve provided a few quick tips for using Microsoft Teams to help you successfully complete our webinars.
General Tools to use in Microsoft Teams
Explore Microsoft Teams
Before joining a meeting or a webinar, it is proabably a good idea to explore Teams and learn more about it. This just may save you a headache later. Click here to explore and get started on your journey to using Teams in Pathfinder webinars.
Join a meeting in Teams
You can join teams from anywhere with any device. However, Teams meetings are best when you join them using the Teams app or Teams on the web. Click here to find out more about how to join a Teams meeting or webinar.
Join a meeting without a Teams account
Although Microsoft says that Teams meetings are better when you join them using the Teams app or on the web, you do have the option to join a teams meeting without an account. Click here to find out how.
Technical Support
Sometimes even after you’ve read all the information, done some exploring, and participated in meetings on Teams, Technical difficulties still can happen. It’s best to know how to reach experts to provide tech support if you have trouble using Teams while in a meeting or webinar. Remember, your presenters are not tech support, and will probably not be able to help you during their presentation. So, whether it be with your job tech support or a retail tech support, we’ve got you covered here by providing the link directly to the creators of Teams.
We aim to make our webinars accessible for all participants. However, we’ve observed a few struggles that members of the community may have with technical difficulties in Microsoft Teams during webinars. With barriers, like language, loss of sight, or hearing impairments that can make it difficult to participate in online activities, we don’t want technology to be a barrier too. So, we’ve provided a few tips of our own to help you navigate Microsoft Teams in webinars.
How to change Languages in Teams
Steps
- Right click on the Teams icon
- Select Settings
- Select General
- Scroll down and select Language
- Select Español (Estados Unidos)
- Click on Save and restart
How to translate Chat messages
Steps
- Open Chat
- Click on the Message you want to translate and select
- Select Translate
How to activate Subtitles/Captions
Steps
- Select the More icon on toolbar. This is identified with three dots (See example 1)
- Select Language and Speech
- Select activate Subtitles/Captions or
- Select Language (See example 2)
We hope this guides helps you navigate the webinars successfully.