The Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission

Montgomery County, MD

Montgomery Planning Board
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Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission

Using Microsoft Teams Live

The Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission uses Microsoft Teams for its virtual meetings. Please follow the instructions below to participate in the meeting. Microsoft Teams is a unified communication and collaboration platform that combines persistent workplace chat, video meetings, file storage (including collaboration on files), and application integration.

Instructions

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Note: If you are attending the live event on the web, use one of the following web browsers: Chrome, Firefox, or Edge. Safari is not currently supported.

Join a Teams Live Event

  1. To begin, click the event link from the invitation.
  2. A new window will open, giving you these options:
    • Download the Windows app – select this if you want to install the desktop version of Teams.
    • Watch on the web instead – select this if you want to watch in a browser.
    • Already have the Teams app? Launch it now – select this if you already have the Teams app installed and want to watch the live event here.

    Screenshot of Microsoft Teams Welcome page

  3. Click Join Anonymously to join the meeting without having to sign-in.Live Event welcome page with red box highlighting 'Join anonymously'
  4. If the event hasn’t begun, you will see a screen advising “The live event hasn’t started.”
    Microsoft teams screenshot: "Live event hasn't started."
  5. Once the event begins, you will see and hear the presenter and any file that they are sharing.

Participate in the Moderated Q&A

Note: Questions are pre-screened by the moderator before they are posted for attendees to view. Click the thumbs up icon to let others know you like or agree with their question or comment Switch back to the Featured tab to view questions and comments submitted by other attendees or the moderator.

  1. Click on the Q&A box Q&A box in Micorsoft Teams located in the top right corner of the window to participate in a moderated Q&A.
  2. From the Featured tab, click Ask a question. This will move you over to the My Questions tab where you can type a question or comment. If you joined anonymously, type your name to let the moderator know who you are. Click the send icon to send your message to the moderator.
    Screenshot of Q&A Featured tab
    Screenshot of Q&A My Questions tab

Turn on Closed Captions

  1. To turn on live captions and subtitles, select Captions/Subtitles On Closed Caption icon in your video controls.
  2. To change the caption language, select Settings Settings icon > Captions / Subtitles, and choose the language you prefer.
    Screenshot of video controls tab

Turn on Full Screen

To view the event in full screen, click the double-sided arrow Fullscreen arrows symbollocated in the bottom right corner of the screen.

Screenshot of location of fullscreen arrows symbol

Event Tips

  • Join on time to hear the opening remarks. If you missed the beginning, you can rewind the live steam and then click the LIVE icon to catch up to the live feed. Screenshot of Live button
  • Watch the event later if the event organizer enabled recording.
  • Supported Operating Systems: Windows 7 and later (32-bit and 64-bit), macOS x 10.10 and later.
  • Supported Mobile Operating Systems: Android 4.4 and later, iOS 10 and later.
  • Supported Web Browsers: Chrome (last 3 versions), Edge RS2 and later, Firefox (last 3 versions), Internet Explorer 11. Safari is not currently supported.
Last Updated: May 28, 2020