Microsoft Teams meetings and webinars can now be controlled with the Elgato Stream Deck
You can now control Teams meetings and webinars with an Elgato Stream Deck.
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What you need to know
Microsoft just announced several new webinar features for Teams. Now that Teams Premium is generally available, users can access advanced webinar functionality, such as setting up events ahead of time and having a virtual green room. Microsoft has discussed many of these features in the past and tested them in preview, but one capability discussed in aTech Community poststood out. Microsoft Teams meetings and webinars can now be controlled through theElgato Stream Deck.
A new Elgato Stream Deck plugin allows users to perform various actions within a meeting or webinar at the push of a button. The Stream Deck can be configured to do the following, as outlined by Microsoft:
In order to control meetings and webinars with a Stream Deck, you need to install the Elgato Stream Deck plugin and configure it within Teams. To set it up, you need to get a code from within Teams and then copy it over to the Stream Deck’s settings. Microsoft outlined the process in itsTech Community post.
This week, Microsoft also announcedAI features for Teams powered by GPTfrom OpenAI. The platform now supports intelligent recap, which creates meeting notes, suggests tasks, and forms personalized highlights. A new intelligent recap feature breaks meeting notes into chapters, making them easier to navigate.
Microsoft is all-in on AI. The company plans toput AI into Office, according to recent reports. Other rumors state thatBing could also integrate with a new version of ChatGPTas soon as this month.
The Elgato Stream Deck is a versatile tool for controlling game streams and other broadcasts. It can also manage Microsoft Teams meetings and webinars, including toggling a camera on or off and blurring a subject’s background at the push of a button.
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