M365 Changelog: Microsoft Stream: Viewing the transcript for a Microsoft Teams meeting recording

MC274185 – Updated September 28, 2021: Microsoft has updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.

This, Microsoft Stream, new release will allow the end user to view the transcript for a Microsoft Teams meeting recording in the transcript pane next to the video player.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 82057.

When this will happen:

Targeted release (entire org): will begin rolling this out in early August and expect to complete rollout early September. – complete

Standard release: will begin rolling this out in early October (previously late August) and expect to complete rollout late October (previously late September).

How this will affect your organization:

For Teams meeting recordings saved to OneDrive and SharePoint that were recorded with Teams Live Transcript, you’ll now be able to view the transcript from that meeting directly in the transcript pane next to the video player.

Upon reviewing the meeting recording, the user clicks the transcript button on top right of the video

Upon clicking the transcript button, it opens the transcription pane

What you need to do to prepare:

You might want to notify your users about this new capability and update your training and documentation as appropriate. Please note some users will see this feature before others in your organization.