I explain in this post how you can implement a shortcut for the mute functionality for Microsoft Teams that not only toggle but set the wished mute state. It is implemented with AutoHotkey and makes use of the UIAutomation Library.
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PowerTools Usage
Keywords in Teamsy Launcher:
| Keywords | Action |
| mu | Toggle Mute state |
| mu+, mu on | Mute |
| mu-, mu off | Unmute |
You can also assign a global hotkey to it in the TeamsShortcuts PowerTool.
The Tray icon will be changed to a red or green mic for a few seconds.
A tooltip is also displays at the mouse cursor position for a few seconds.
Implementation
It is implemented in ahk/Lib/Teams.ahk -> Teams_Mute (function)
It detects the Mic Status by looking for the name of the UI Element with the AutomationId=microphone-button.
In English the names start with Mute (if not muted) and Unmute (if muted)
The implementation is language specific. Therefore if you use another language than English for your Teams Client you might need to follow Teams PowerTools Client Language Handling
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| Teams_Mute(State := 2,showInfo:=true,restoreWin:=true){ | |
| ; State: | |
| ; 0: mute off, unmute | |
| ; 1: mute on | |
| ; 2*: (Default): Toggle mute state | |
| WinId := Teams_GetMeetingWindow() | |
| If !WinId ; empty | |
| return | |
| If (restoreWin) | |
| WinGet, curWinId, ID, A | |
| If (showInfo) { | |
| displayTime := 2000 | |
| Tray_Icon_On := "HBITMAP:*" . Create_Mic_On_ico() | |
| Tray_Icon_Off := "HBITMAP:*" . Create_Mic_Off_ico() | |
| } | |
| UIA := UIA_Interface() | |
| TeamsEl := UIA.ElementFromHandle(WinId) | |
| Lang := Teams_GetLang() | |
| MuteName := Teams_GetLangName("Mute",Lang) | |
| If (MuteName="") { | |
| If !InStr(Lang,"en-") { | |
| Text := "Language " . Lang . " not implemented!" | |
| sUrl := Teamsy_Help("lang",false) | |
| PowerTools_ErrDlg(Text,sUrl:="") | |
| } | |
| MuteName := "Mute" | |
| UnmuteName := "Unmute" | |
| } | |
| If (UnmuteName ="") { | |
| UnmuteName := Teams_GetLangName("Unmute",Lang) | |
| } | |
| El:=TeamsEl.FindFirstBy("AutomationId=microphone-button") | |
| If RegExMatch(El.Name,"^" . MuteName) { | |
| If (State = 0) { | |
| If (showInfo) | |
| Tooltip("Teams Mic is already on.") | |
| return | |
| } Else { | |
| If (showInfo) { | |
| Tooltip("Teams Mute Mic...",displayTime) | |
| TrayIcon_Mic_Off := "HBITMAP:*" . Create_Mic_Off_ico() | |
| TrayIcon(TrayIcon_Mic_Off,displayTime) | |
| } | |
| El.Click() ; activates the window | |
| If (restoreWin) | |
| WinActivate, ahk_id %curWinId% | |
| return | |
| } | |
| } | |
| If RegExMatch(El.Name,"^" . UnmuteName) { | |
| If (State = 1) { | |
| If (showTooltip) | |
| Tooltip("Teams Mic is already off.") | |
| return | |
| } Else { | |
| If (showInfo) { | |
| Tooltip("Teams Unmute Mic...",displayTime) | |
| TrayIcon_Mic_On := "HBITMAP:*" . Create_Mic_On_ico() | |
| TrayIcon(TrayIcon_Mic_On,displayTime) | |
| } | |
| El.Click() | |
| If (restoreWin) | |
| WinActivate, ahk_id %curWinId% | |
| return | |
| } | |
| } | |
| } ; eofun |
