![]() Maybe you have a headset? Does it have a mute button? Maybe you bumped it. Familiarize yourself with the phone's buttons and try this one. There is VERY likely a microphone mute button on the phone. Note you can see your input volume, your preferred input devices and preferred output device. Type "Sound" into Spotlight and open your settings. See how I can select where I want my audio output to go? And where I want my input to come from? Watch the green bars move.Īpplications can also select their individual preferred microphone. PRO TIP: Tap your microphone (or where you think it is) to confirm where you THINK it is. Windows lets you set a "Default Communications Device" for calls like Skype, and this is different from the "Default Device" for regular audio apps like Audacity. Some machines have more than one microphone. Which mic am I using? Right click on the little speaker near the clock and select "Recording Devices." You can also set your preferred mic globally. Most apps let you select microphones within the app. Wait, did you select the right microphone globally? You can select your Microphone and see the bar move on the right, indicating it can hear you. What's wrong with you? Then, right click on the box where the app is running and click Settings. Using Some Weird old Adobe Flash-based Web Conferencing Thing? The unmute button is at the top of the hangout.Ĭlick the little Settings Gear to select your microphone and speakers from within Google Hangouts. In Lync, this means your phone and mic are turned off.Ĭlick the left one to unmute! Click the right one to turn on your cam! You can also use the "Win+F4" global hotkey to unmute Lync. See that circled icon? That's a muted microphone. Why not include as a link in your meetings? Is your mic muted? Please, tell your friends family and clients. That domain points directly to this post. So, as a customer service to the internet, I present. ![]() UPDATE: I'm putting this over on GitHub for you to improve! I have to go to meetings, and I spend 15 minutes of those meetings waiting for YOU (yes, you, there) to unmute your mic, setup your cam, mess around with your internet, and generally waste the remote worker's (yes, me, here) time. I work in my home office, from cafes, from my tethered mobile, basically anywhere I can be productive and not feel like a phony. I've been working remotely now, from home, for over half a decade. ![]()
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