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Introduction to Creating and Editing Captions in YouTube

YouTube is the Ìýbeating Facebook by 2.8 billion visits annually.Ìý Because of this, instructors my choose to utilize YouTube as a video creating and sharing platform.

Adding captions to your video makes your content available to a larger audience. For students who are deaf, hard-of-hearing, who speak different languages, who are blind, or have a visual impairment, captions are integral to accessing information shared in the video.

The Basics of Creating and Editing Captions on YouTube

Youtube hosts media and provides Auto-generated captions. These captions are inaccurate but the following guide will explain how to create and edit captions using the YouTube website.

  1. LoginÌýto your YouTube user account.
    • If you do not have an account, follow the steps on the website to create an account.
  2. ClickÌýthe video camera icon in the top-right of the page and select Upload Video; this will open a new page.
  3. ClickÌýSelect Files to Upload, orÌýdrag and dropÌýthe files onto the page.
  4. SelectÌýthe appropriate video privacy setting.
    • Public videos are publicly searchable.
    • Unlisted videos are not listed in search results, but can be played by someone who has a URL link.
    • Private videos cannot be searched that can only be linked through URL.
    • Scheduled videos will post publicly at a predetermined time.
  5. EnterÌýyour title, description and tags.
  6. ClickÌýtheÌýAdvanced SettingsÌýtab on the top of the page;ÌýsetÌýthe video language to English andÌýcheckÌýtheÌýCommunity ContributionsÌýcheckbox.
  7. ClickÌýPublish.
  8. Go toÌýtheÌýPublished VideosÌýpage andÌýclickÌýtheÌýgearÌýon the bottom of the video.
  9. ClickÌý‘S³Ü²ú³Ù¾±³Ù±ô±ð²õ/°ä°ä’ andÌýselectÌý‘Add Subtitles/CC’. A new window will appear.
  10. ClickÌý‘Add new subtitles/CC’;ÌýselectÌýEnglish. The page will refresh.
  11. SelectÌý‘Transcribe and auto-sync’.
  12. AddÌýthe appropriate text and once completedÌýclickÌýSet Timings’

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