Using screen reader alerts

The following screen reader alerts are available on Windows and macOS devices. Some alerts are only announced when you are the host of a meeting, such as when a participant has joined or left a meeting or when a participant has raised or lowered their hand.

• IM Chat Received: The alert will state the sender's profile name and the number of unread messages from the sender.
• Participant Has Joined/Left Meeting (Host Only): The alert will state the profile name of the participant that joined or left the meeting.
• Participant Has Joined/Left Waiting Room (Host Only): The alert will state the profile name of the participant.
• Audio Muted by Host: The alert will not state the name of the host.
• Video Stopped by Host: The alert will not state the name of the host.
• Screen Sharing Started/Stopped by a Participant: The alert will state the name of the participant starting the screen share
• Recording Permission Granted/Revoked: Play an alert when the host or co-host grants or revokes your ability to start a local recording.
• Public In-Meeting Chat Received
• Private In-Meeting Chat Received
• In-meeting File Upload Completed
• Closed Captioning Is Available
• Closed Captioning Typing Privilege Granted/Revoked
• Host privilege Granted/Revoked: If you're the host and granted someone else host privilege, the alert will state the name of the new host.
• Co-host Privilege Granted/Revoked: The alert will not state the name of the host that granted or revoked co-host privilege.
• Remote Control Permission Granted/Revoked
• Participant Has Raised/Lowered Hand (Host only)

The following screen reader alerts are available on Windows only.

• Livestream Started/Stopped
• Q&A Question Received
• Q&A Answer Received
• Role Changed to Panelist
• Role Changed to Attendee