How do I turn live captions & subtitles on during a Skype call?

The live captions and subtitles available in Skype allow you to read the words that are spoken during audio or video calls while you are on the other end. It is currently not possible to use Skype on Android 4.0.4 – 5.1 because live captions and subtitles are not supported.

In Skype, you can enable live captions and subtitles by following these steps:

1. The Caption button can be selected while you are on an audio or video call if you want to enable live captions.

2. In order to customize the caption settings, you will need to select the Caption button again:

   • Language – The language can be changed by selecting the appropriate option.

   • Always show captions for this conversation – The captions for this chat will always be displayed if you select this option.

   • Only show captions for other participants – You can choose whether you want captions to be displayed only for participants other than you.

   • Floating Captions – In the middle of the screen, you can choose to display the captions for the call.

   • Show on left – To view the captions on the left side of the screen, select the option to show them.

   • Show on bottom – It is possible to display the captions under the call screen by selecting this option.

3. The caption history can be viewed during the call if you have Show on the left selected or Show on the bottom selected. During the call, you can scroll through the captions to view the caption history.

How do I enable live captions & subtitles as the default for all Skype calls?

• Please select a profile picture for your profile.

• Click on the Settings button.

• Click on the Calling option.

• Please select the subtitles that you would like to see.

• All calls will be subtitled if Show subtitles is enabled. In case you would like to only show subtitles for other participants and not for yourself, you can only set the setting Show subtitles only for other participants on.

  Note: It is not possible to use touch tone when subtitles are enabled.

How do I turn live captions & subtitles off in Skype?

1. Click on the Caption button during a video or audio call in order to add captions.

2. Turn off the Enable Captions option.

How do I change my subtitle language?

For all calls, you can change the language by following the steps below:

1. Please select a profile picture for your profile.

2. Click on the Settings button.

3. Click on the Calling option.

4. Make sure that the subtitles for Call are selected.

5. In the list of spoken languages, you will be able to choose the language you speak.

A call can be changed to a different language by following the following steps:

1. Choose the Caption option from the drop-down menu.

2. Then click on the Language option and select the language that you wish to use.

What languages are supported in live captions & subtitles in Skype?

There are a number of languages that we support:

• Arabic

• Bulgarian

• Catalan

• ​Chinese (Simplified)

• Chinese (Traditional)

• Croation

• Czech

• Danish

• Dutch

• English (UK)

• English (US)

• Estonian

• Finnish

• French (Canada)

• French (France)

• German

• Greek

• Hebrew

• Hindi

• Hungarian

• Indonesian

• Italian

• Japanese

• Korean

• Latvian

• Lithuanian

• Malay

• Norwegian Bokmål

• Polish

• Portuguese (Brazil)

• Portuguese (Portugal)

• Romanian

• Russian

• Slovak

• Slovenian

• Spanish (Mexico)

• Spanish (Spain)

• Swedish

• Thai

• Turkish

• Ukrainian

• Vietnamese

Frequently Asked Questions

Does Skype have captioning?

You will find the Captions button on the Skype Meeting Broadcast meeting page. You will be presented with a list of options. Choose a language from the list that appears and click on it. At the bottom of the Skype Meeting Broadcast event window you will see a list of closed captions in the language you have selected.

How do I turn off captions in Skype?

• It is possible to make a video or audio call by selecting the appropriate option. Adding a caption is as simple as clicking the button.

• Turn off the Enable Captions option.

How do I transcribe a Skype Call?

A Skype meeting needs to be transcribed, but how do you do that?

• The meeting should be recorded as soon as possible.

• In the chat room, you will be able to see the recording.

• If you have a Skype recording, you can upload it here.

• If you wish to have a Skype meeting in another language, please select that language.

• Select the “Machine generated” or the “Human made” option.

• Please receive your transcript as soon as possible.

• Choose the file format that you would like to export by clicking on “Export”.

How do I turn on subtitles in Skype?

• Please select a profile picture for your profile.

• Select. Settings.

• Select. Calling.

• Make sure that the subtitles for Call are selected.

• All calls will be accompanied by subtitles if the Show subtitles option is enabled. If you only want to receive subtitles for other participants after turning the Only Show subtitles for other participants on option, you may not want to receive subtitles for yourself. You will be unable to use touch tone when subtitles are enabled.

How do I Skype call?

What is the best way to make a call on Skype?

• In your Contacts, you will find the name of the person you wish to contact. List.

• Click the audio or video button for the contact you wish to call. Adding another person to a one-on-one conversation or selecting the will allow you to make a group call.

• Choose the end call option when you are done with a call.

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