Last updated: August 12, 2022.
Any user, given live transcription has been enabled for the class, will be able to toggle on Closed captions.
1.
Before enabling Closed Captions in Class, please ensure that the setting is activated in the In Meeting (Advanced) settings on zoom.us.
4.
In the Closed Caption settings window, you can toggle automatic or manual closed captioning. You can also assign a participant to type or manually assign yourself as the typer. Select Save when finished.
Please note:
- Android will only support participant-side option to view or hide captions
- iOS will only have the option to start automatic captions or assign a desktop user to type captions
Not supported on Web.
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- Can a user configure it such that transcriptions automatically turn on?
- Transcriptions will be automatically turned on by default
- Can only the host turn this on?
- Yes
- Can a user hide captions if they want?
- Yes
- What will happen if the participant I assign as the manual closed captioner leaves the meeting?
- On Windows, the host instructor will be notified, with a button in the notification to select a new user
- On iOS, the host instructor will be notified, and the closed captions will change from manual to automatic (English voice-to-text)
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