Zoom: Turn on Captions as a Participant

For information on how to enable closed captions for your meeting/class/event as a host please see this page.

Desktop Client

1. Sign in to the Zoom desktop client.
2. Join a meeting or webinar.
3. When closed captioning beings, you will see a notification above Closed Caption in the meeting controls.

4. Click Closed Caption to start viewing closed captioning. Tip: Click and drag the closed captioning to move its position in the meeting window.

(Optional) To adjust the caption size:

1. Click the upward arrow next to Start Video/ Stop Video.
2. Click Video Settings the Accessibility.
3. Move the slider to adjust the caption size.

Mobile Application

1. Sign in to the Zoom mobile app
2. Tap the Settings icon.

3. Tap Meeting.
4. Toggle Closed Captioning to on. When you are in a meeting where closed captioning is available, they will automatically appear on the bottom of the screen.

Pulled from Zoom's support page: https://support.zoom.us/hc/en-us/articles/207279736-Managing-and-viewing-closed-captioning

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