This article is for people who use a screen reader program such as Windows Narrator, JAWS, or NVDA with Windows tools or features and Microsoft 365 products. This article is part of the Accessibility help & learning content set where you can find more accessibility information on our apps. For general help, visit Microsoft Support.
Use your keyboard and a screen reader to moderate a Q&A in a Microsoft Teams live event. We have tested it with JAWS and NVDA, but it might work with other screen readers as long as they follow common accessibility standards and techniques. You'll learn how to publish a question and answer for everyone to read, respond privately to the person who asked a question, and make an announcement to everyone in the event. You'll also learn how to mute all participants.
Only producers and presenters can moderate Q&As in a live event.
Notes:
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New Microsoft 365 features are released gradually to Microsoft 365 subscribers, so your app might not have these features yet. To learn how you can get new features faster, join the Office Insider program.
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To learn more about screen readers, go to How screen readers work with Microsoft 365.
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Recent versions of JAWS no longer have the virtual PC cursor mode set as default for Microsoft Teams. For instructions on how to switch the virtual PC cursor mode on, go to Enable the JAWS virtual cursor.
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Answer a question privately
The moderators can respond privately to questions that haven't been published. Only the person who's asked the question will receive the reply.
Publish a question
As a moderator, you can make a question public so everyone can read it. All replies you write to a public question will be published automatically.
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In the Q&A pane in a Microsoft Teams live event, press the Tab key until you hear "New," followed by the number of new questions, and press Enter.
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Press the Tab key until you reach the question you want to publish.
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Press Shift+Tab until you hear "Publish," and press Enter.
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To reply to the published question, press Shift+Tab until you hear "Published," followed by the number of published questions, and press Enter.
Press the Tab key until you hear the question you want to reply to and press the Tab key once more. You hear: "Reply." Press Enter, type your response, and press Enter to send it.
Make an announcement during the event
You can send a public announcement during a live event.
Mute all participants
To make sure there's no background noise or echo, you can mute all participants at once.
See also
Use a screen reader to plan and schedule a live event in Microsoft Teams
Use a screen reader to join a meeting in Microsoft Teams
Keyboard shortcuts for Microsoft Teams
Basic tasks using a screen reader with Microsoft Teams
Set up your device to work with accessibility in Microsoft 365
Use your keyboard and VoiceOver, the built-in macOS screen reader, to moderate a Q&A in a Microsoft Teams live event. You'll learn how to publish a question and answer for everyone to read, respond privately to the person who asked a question, and make an announcement to everyone in the event. You'll also learn how to mute all participants.
Only producers and presenters can moderate Q&As in a live event.
Notes:
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New Microsoft 365 features are released gradually to Microsoft 365 subscribers, so your app might not have these features yet. To learn how you can get new features faster, join the Office Insider program.
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This topic assumes that you are using the built-in macOS screen reader, VoiceOver. To learn more about using VoiceOver, go to VoiceOver Getting Started Guide.
In this topic
Answer a question privately
The moderators can respond privately to questions that haven't been published. Only the person who's asked the question will receive the reply.
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While in a Microsoft Teams live event, press the Tab key or Shift+Tab until you hear "Show Q and A," and press Return. The Q&A pane opens showing all new questions.
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Press the Tab key until you hear the question you want to answer privately.
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Press the Tab key once. You hear: "Private reply." Press Return.
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Type your reply, and press Return to send it.
Publish a question
As a moderator, you can make a question public so everyone can read it. All replies you write to a public question will be published automatically.
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In the Q&A pane in a Microsoft Teams live event, press the Tab key until you hear "New," followed by the number of new questions, and press Return.
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Press the Tab key until you reach the question you want to publish.
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Press Shift+Tab until you hear "Publish," and press Return.
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To reply to the published question, press Shift+Tab until you hear "Published," followed by the number of published questions, and press Return.
Press the Tab key until you hear the question you want to reply to and press the Tab key once more. You hear: "Reply." Press Return, type your response, and press Return to send it.
Make an announcement during the event
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While in a Microsoft Teams live event, press the Tab key or Shift+Tab until you hear "Show Q and A," and press Return. The Q&A pane opens showing all new questions.
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Press the Tab key until you hear "Make an announcement," and press Return.
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Type your announcement, and press Return to send it.
Mute all participants
While in a Microsoft Teams live event, press the Tab key or Shift+Tab until you hear "Mute all," and press Return. You hear: "Everybody has been muted."
See also
Use a screen reader to plan and schedule a live event in Microsoft Teams
Use a screen reader to join a meeting in Microsoft Teams
Keyboard shortcuts for Microsoft Teams
Basic tasks using a screen reader with Microsoft Teams
Set up your device to work with accessibility in Microsoft 365
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.
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