This article is for people who use a screen reader program such as Windows Narrator, JAWS, or NVDA with Microsoft 365 products. This article is part of the Microsoft 365 screen reader support content set where you can find more accessibility information on our apps. For general help, visit Microsoft Support.
Microsoft Stream (on SharePoint) is a video sharing platform that is integrated with SharePoint. Stream allows you to create, upload, record, share, and manage videos within your organization. This article guides you on how to use a screen reader and your keyboard to navigate the Stream video and audio player.
Note: To learn more about screen readers, go to How screen readers work with Microsoft 365.
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Open Stream (on SharePoint)
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Go to stream.office.com in your web browser. It will open the sign in page.
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Type your email address and press Enter.
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Type the password and press Enter. Stream (on SharePoint) home page will open.
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If you have already signed in, it will directly open the Stream (on SharePoint) home page.
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Microsoft Stream can be opened directly by playing the desired audio or video file from Teams, Outlook, Viva Engage, SharePoint webparts, OneDrive document Library, third party sites, PowerPoint, OneNote, and Lists.
Navigate the home page
Navigate through the homepage elements by pressing the Tab key (forward) and Shift+Tab (backward). The home page consists of the following four main landmarks:
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Upload for uploading the file to the Steam video and audio player.
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Screen recording for recording a video of your screen, window, or tab.
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Camera recording for recording a video with your camera on.
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Playlist for creating a playlist as per your requirements.
Use the Tab key to browse through recommended media files for you and press Enter to play the media in video and audio player.
Navigate the video and audio player
The keyboard focus starts with the video timeline and playback options, moves to the video controls, then the video title region (if applicable interactive content), and ends with the supplementary video content.
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The audio and video controls are organized into two menu bars, separated by the Tab key.
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The first menu bar has playback controls like Play/Pause, Volume, and Skip buttons.
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The second menu bar has accessibility and screen options like Audio tracks, Toggle captions, Playback speed, and Full screen buttons.
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Use arrow keys to navigate the menu items within the menu bar and press Enter to select menu items.
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The third menu bar that holds supplementary content opens into a panel attached to the video and contains menu items like Comments, Analytics, Chapters, and a Transcript if available.
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Navigate menu items by pressing the Tab key after the audio and video control menu bars. Use Up and Down arrow keys to navigate through the menu items and press Enter to select.
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Content will vary across panels but focus immediately goes to the Close button. Press the Tab key to continue to panel content and eventually cycle back to the menu bar.
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Stream video and audio player can be embedded in various host surfaces like Loop, Outlook, OneNote, Stream Web App, Yammer, and SharePoint.
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In host applications that use arrow keys to navigate, instead of the Tab use arrow keys to enter the player and press Enter to play or pause the video. To access more advanced video controls, simply press the Tab to officially enter the Stream video and audio player.
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All navigation inside the video and audio player is the same regardless of host applications. To exit the player, press the Shift+Tab and then the Down arrow key to continue with the rest of the host application content.
Use the following keyboard shortcuts to review the media file:
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Action |
Shortcut keys |
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Play/pause the media. |
Alt+K |
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Enter or exit full screen mode. |
Alt+Enter |
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Increase sound volume. |
Alt+Up arrow key |
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Decrease sound volume. |
Alt+Down arrow key |
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Mute/unmute the sound. |
Alt+M |
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Toggle noise suppression on and off. |
Alt+A |
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Toggle between audio tracks. |
Alt+H |
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Toggle between caption languages. |
Alt+C |
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Enter or exit caption reposition mode. |
Alt+Arrow keys |
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Decrease the playback speed. |
Alt+Z |
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Increase the playback speed. |
Alt+X |
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Skip 10 seconds forward. |
Alt+L |
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Skip 10 seconds backward. |
Alt+J |
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Skip 15 seconds forward. |
Alt+Right arrow key |
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Skip 15 seconds backward. |
Alt+Left arrow key |
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Go to 0 to 90% of the media. |
Alt+0 to 9 number keys |
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Access keyboard shortcuts. |
Alt+G |
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Enter or exit playing in picture-in-picture. |
Alt+P |
Navigate to audio descriptions
Navigate to the Audio tracks menu item to view the available audio descriptions for the selected media.
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Press the Tab key until you hear “audio tracks” and press Enter to navigate and select the audio description.
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Use the Up and Down arrow keys to navigate through the available audio descriptions and press Enter to select.
Navigate to closed captions
Navigate to the Toggle caption to apply the captions on the selected media.
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Press the Tab key until you hear “toggle caption” and press Enter to navigate available captions.
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Use the Up and Down arrow keys to navigate through the captions and press Enter to select.
Customize closed captions
Customize the size and color of the captions from caption settings. Navigate to the Playback options to view and update the caption settings and quality.
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Press the Tab key until you hear “playback options” and press Enter.
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Use the Up and Down arrow keys to select the Caption settings option and press Enter to see all available settings.
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Use the Up and Down arrow keys to navigate through the caption setting and press Enter to select.
Technical support for customers with disabilities
Microsoft wants to provide the best possible experience for all our customers. If you have a disability or questions related to accessibility, please contact the Microsoft Disability Answer Desk for technical assistance. The Disability Answer Desk support team is trained in using many popular assistive technologies and can offer assistance in English, Spanish, French, and American Sign Language. Please go to the Microsoft Disability Answer Desk site to find out the contact details for your region.
If you are a government, commercial, or enterprise user, please contact the enterprise Disability Answer Desk.
