In PowerPoint, in the Normal view, open the slide that has the video that you want to add captions to. Currently, adding captions to an audio-only recording isn't supported. You can add captions to presentations that you've recorded with video narration, screen recordings, and any other video (except online videos) that you insert into PowerPoint. For instructions on how to create the caption file, see Create closed captions for a video.

vtt filename extension before adding captions. Prepare a text-based caption file with a. If you have an MSI-based installation of Office 2016, refer to the Office 2010-2013 tab of this article to see what captioning features are available to you. MSI-based installations don't have an Update Options button. Read the next section to see whether the feature is available to your installation of PowerPoint 2016.įor Office 2016 Click-to-Run installations, you'll have an Update Options button. Closed-captioning is only available for Office 2016 Click-to-Run installations MSI-based installations don't have closed-captioning features. In Office 2016, the availability of the closed-captioning feature depends on the way Microsoft 365 was installed. To search online for available tools and detailed instructions, type 'create vtt file' in your search engine.įor instructions on showing captions when watching a video in these versions of PowerPoint, see Accessibility features in video playback on PowerPoint.

You can create a closed caption file on your own or use a caption-creation tool. The closed captions are stored in a text-based file with a. The video player in the following versions of PowerPoint can show those captions when you play the video: Beginning with version 2016, PowerPoint has a new, simpler format for caption files, called WebVTT.

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