Accessibility tools for hearing

This page lists hearing-related accessibility tools to help all Microsoft Windows and Microsoft 365 users. We offer support for people who are deaf or hard of hearing.

Set up Windows to fit your hearing

• Hear all sounds in one channel (mono audio)
• Change caption settings
• Make notifications stick around longer
• Display audio alerts visually
• Using hearing devices with your Windows 11 PC

Watch instead of listening

• Use text or visual alternative to sounds

• Autogenerate captions for videos

  • Get Microsoft Clipchamp
  • Generate automatic captions and a transcript for your Microsoft Clipchamp videos

• Add closed captions or subtitles to media in PowerPoint

• Use live captions in a Microsoft Teams meeting

• Use captions and subtitles during a Skype call

Use your keyboard effectively

• Keyboard shortcuts in Microsoft 365

• Windows keyboard shortcuts for accessibility

• Keyboard shortcuts in Windows

• Use Search/Tell Me (find the command you want)

  • Find what you need with Microsoft Search in Office
  • Do things quickly with Tell Me

Other helpful tools

• Present with real-time subtitles

  • Learn about PowerPoint Presentation Translator
  • Learn about Microsoft Translator

• Accessibility Checker (check that your emails and documents are accessible)

  • Improve accessibility with the Accessibility Checker
  • Check accessibility while you work in Office apps
  • Make your content accessible to everyone with the Accessibility Checker
  • Rules for the Accessibility Checker

• Learn about Windows Hello and set it up (sign in without a password)