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Zoom offers real-time, automated closed captioning to provide a more accessible and inclusive environment for your students and meeting participants. Once turned on, Zoom uses artificial intelligence to automatically transcribe spoken words into text subtitles at the bottom of the screen.
Before you can use live captions inside a live session, you must make sure the feature is activated globally in your Lafayette Zoom account settings. If this step is skipped, the captions button will not appear during your meeting.
Log in to the Lafayette Zoom web portal at zoom.lafayette.edu
In the left-hand navigation menu, click Settings.
Select the Meeting tab at the top, then scroll down to the In Meeting (Advanced) section.
Locate Automated captions and switch the toggle to ON (the toggle will turn blue).
(Optional) Ensure the box next to Full transcript is checked if you want participants to be able to save or view the scrolling text on the side of their screen.
Once activated in your portal, you can easily start captions during any live lecture or meeting.
Launch your Zoom meeting from your computer.
On the main meeting control toolbar at the bottom of your screen, click the Show Captions icon (the speech bubble with a “CC” inside). Note: If your screen size is condensed, you may need to click the More ellipsis button first to find the Show Captions option.
Captions will immediately begin generating for all participants as you and your students speak.
Breakout Rooms Feature Update: Automated captions work perfectly inside Breakout Rooms. When you open Breakout Rooms, students will retain full access to live captioning during their small group discussions without any extra intervention from the host.
By default, any student or participant can turn captions on or off for their individual screen, change the text size, or view a running timeline of the lecture.
To hide or show subtitles: Click the Captions button on the toolbar to instantly toggle the text overlay on or off your video.
To view the full transcript: Click the up arrow (chevron) next to the Captions icon and select View Full Transcript. This opens a convenient side panel displaying the entire text history of the meeting alongside timestamps and speaker names.
To change text size: Click the up arrow (chevron) next to the Captions icon, select Caption Settings, and adjust the font size slider to your visual preference.
Save the Transcript: If permitted in your settings, hosts and students can click Save Transcript at the bottom of the full transcript side panel to download the text as a .txt file for study reference.