From: nospam@needed.invalid   
      
   On Sat, 9/6/2025 11:56 AM, Handsome Jack wrote:   
   > On Fri, 5 Sep 2025 20:17:39 +0200, Monsieur wrote:   
   >   
   >> Handsome Jack wrote:   
   >>> Anyone installed Microsoft Teams on Mint lately? It's not on my   
   >>> Software Manager list, and all the sources I've consulted are out of   
   >>> date, usually telling you to download a .deb file from somewhere it is   
   >>> no longer available.   
   >>>   
   >>> Why am I betraying the Linux faithful by wanting it, you ask? Because I   
   >>> have to do a speed awareness course, and the on-line courses they offer   
   >>> all require you to use Teams.   
   >>   
   >> You can use Teams online, no need to install it. When you receive the   
   >> link to the course, just click on it and it will ask you if you want to   
   >> open the application (which you don't have) or use the web version. Just   
   >> click on the web version and it will open up in your web browser.   
   >   
   > Is there some way I can set this up and test it beforehand? I don't have a   
   > webcam or anything (yet) and I don't want to be fiddling with it on the   
   > day of reckoning.   
   >   
      
   This is called a Test Call, and all conferencing setups (like the Medical   
   Portal   
   I've used on occasion here), they have a test facility. Some of the test   
   facilities   
   suck, and are useless, so this is mostly an acquired taste. In a few cases,   
   getting the necessary info, like below, is a major challenge.   
      
   On mine, part of the objective of a test call, is to verify the zoom and crop   
   on my camera are perfect, so you see head and shoulders squarely in the   
   picture, and there is no excess of detail in the picture. (I can do this,   
   because   
   the video sessions are low res, and only use a fraction of the camera pixels.)   
   For sound, I have an amplified microphone (not really all that fancy, it's not   
   a techbro mike),   
   and that is on a homemade boom. By recording a test call, you can verify the   
   sound is recorded OK, and not too much "machine noise" from cooling fans   
   is in the signal. One way to blot out room sound, is with an array microphone   
   (it looks like an Alexa can), as only sound on a certain vector is picked up.   
      
      [The following was produced by an AI - I added the emphasis]   
      
      "To make a Microsoft Teams test call on a PC or Mac,   
       select your profile picture, go to Settings > Devices, and click Make a   
   test call.   
      
       Follow the Test Call Bot's instructions to record a message, which will   
   then   
       play back to you, allowing you to check your microphone, speaker, and   
   camera.   
      
       Step-by-step Guide:   
      
       Open Microsoft Teams: on your desktop application.   
                                     ^^^^^^^   
       Click on your profile icon: in the upper right corner of the main window.   
       Select "Settings": from the menu that appears.   
       In the Settings window, click on the "Devices" section from the left-hand   
   menu.   
       Under the "Audio devices" section, click the "Make a test call" button.   
       The Test Call Bot will guide you. Record a short message after the beep.   
      
       The message will be played back to you, and you will receive a summary   
       of the test call. This allows you to confirm that your camera, speaker,   
       and microphone are working correctly.   
      
       Important Notes:   
      
       The test call feature is available in the Teams desktop client for Windows   
   and Mac.   
                                                       ^^^^^^^   
       It is not currently available in the Teams web browser version.   
       Your test recording is deleted immediately after the call and   
       is not retained or used by Microsoft.   
      "   
      
   Your Electron-Wrapped SNAP them, may qualify as a Desktop version. Just a   
   guess.   
      
      Paul   
      
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