A few weeks ago, on the occasion of the International Day of Persons with Disabilities, it was announced that captions were coming to Skype calls. A function with which hearing-impaired users can easily read everything the other person says. So the calling app becomes much more accessible to all users.
To make use of these subtitles in calls, we have to activate them. Skype allows us a couple of options in this regard. We can use them in a specific call, because for example the sound is not of good quality, or use them in all the calls you make in the app. It is very simple.
Once inside Skype, when you are on a call, you have to click on the + symbol that appears on the screen. Clicking on this icon opens a series of new options on the screen. Subtitles have already been introduced in the latest version of the calling app. Therefore, one of these options will be subtitles.
So you just have to click on this option. In this way, when you return to the call, you will see that the subtitles of everything that the other person is saying begin to appear. In addition, they will soon be able to be downloaded in full, so that you can read them later or simply save them.
If instead of in a specific call, you want to make use of these captions on all Skype calls, you can do it from the settings. Within them there is a section for configuring the call. Inside you can activate these subtitles to use them in all calls.
As you can see, it is very simple make use of subtitles in the calling app. An important function for Skype, which will undoubtedly help many people who use the app.