Closed captioning now available for ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵWebex meetings
Closed captioning is now available through Webex Assistant, which has been configured for ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵWebex meetings under a trial license from Cisco. The university hasÌýbeen assured the trial license will remain active throughÌýJune 30, 2021.Ìý
Those hostingÌýWebex meetings mustÌýhave Webex Assistant enabled on their accounts to make the following key features available for allÌýmeeting participants.ÌýÌý
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- Live Transcription - Running captions during the meeting can be turned on orÌýoff at any point in the meeting
- Closed captioning - Closed captioning provides greater accessibility for participants with hearing impairment.
- Meeting highlights - The host and attendees can capture highlights in threeÌýways: voice activated, trigger words, selecting and highlighting text, and voiceÌýcommands.ÌýÌý
- Voice Commands - Using "OK Webex" as the wake word will prompt a visual andÌýaudible responseÌýÌý
- Recording Transcripts - Enable in-meeting recording to capture theÌýpost-meeting transcript
- Cross-meeting search - After the meeting, search all of your meetingÌýtranscripts with key words.ÌýÌý
- Viewing and editing highlights - Navigate the Webex Meeting page to view andÌýedit highlights and transcripts post-meetingÌýÌý
- Sharing highlights - Participants can select multiple highlights to share viaÌýemail for fast follow-upÌý
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Contact the ITS Service Desk atÌýservicedesk@msstate.edu or (662) 325-0631 to request enabling of Webex Assistant for your Webex account.Ìý
The following knowledge base articles give insight on using Webex Assistant:ÌýÌý
- Using Webex Assistant in Webex Meetings:Ìý
- Managing Webex Assistant content after a Webex Meeting:Ìý