Google Slides Chapter 9: Captions
- Daniel LaGrow
Instructions
When you use videos in a presentation, or in general, be sure it has synchronized captions. If you include a video that already has captions, then you do not have to worry about this step. Something else that should be kept in mind is that any video/audio files should have a text transcript. If you insert the content as an object, you need to provide an alt text for it.
Section 9.1: Adding Captions
SUNY Fredonia uses Panopto to create closed captions for videos. You can learn more about how to create captions in Panopto in our Accessibility Practices in Panopto series. When your video has captions created, you need to upload the video and the captions separately.
To upload the video,
Find your video in “My Folder.”
When your video is selected, the left panel will show your video in “Browse.” Hover the mouse over the video and click “Settings”.
In the Video pop-up box, click on “Outputs” and go to the “Video Podcast” section and click “Download Podcast.”
Save your video as an MP4 and place it in an easy to find folder.
Go into Google Drive and add your video to a new folder.
In Google Slides, go to the Insert Tab and click Video.
Click on the Google Drive Tab and click on your video and click Insert.
Now the video has been added to the slide and closed captions are visible when you click the Closed Captions button.
Section 9.2: Automatic Captions and Subtitles
Many people listening to your presentation may not be able to hear you speak. To fix this issue, provide live captions for your audience. To make captions visible,
Click the Slideshow button.
In presentation mode, click the Options Menu in the bottom left corner. It has three vertical dots.
Click Captions Preferences, then Toggle Captions. You can change the position and text size of the font. It is always good to have the font be at the bottom of the screen and a large size.