Powerpoint Auto Captioning

Follow these instructions for Powerpoint auto captioning:

1. Go to Accessibility and select "Always use subtitles" 

PowerPoint Auto-Caption Subtitle 0

2. Go to Slide Show and select "Subtitle Settings" and then select your subtitle position preference

PowerPoint Auto-Caption Subtitle 1


3. You can also edit the font of the subtitle text

PowerPoint Auto-Caption Subtitle 3 - System Caption Prefs


4. Select "Microphone". This allows for spoken subtitles

PowerPoint Auto-Caption Subtitle 2 - set mic


5. Enable access by clicking "Ok"

PowerPoint Auto-Caption Subtitle 4 - allow mic


6. These are tips for audio captions and subtitles

PowerPoint Auto-Caption Subtitle 5 - tips

7. Test the audio to ensure it is picking up the speech properly

PowerPoint Auto-Caption Subtitle 6 - captions shown


8. Now it is working

PowerPoint Auto-Caption Subtitle 7 - captions shown