How to Add Closed Captions to YouTube Videos

Step-by-Step Guide

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   Step 1: Log into your YouTube account.

   You'll find a set of buttons (Play, Edit, Annotations, Captions, etc.) that are used to make changes to your video. ,, Click on the "Add New Captions and Transcript". , Select "caption file" as the file type, Make sure the language is in English, and click the "Upload file" button. , Play the video to the left to see your captions in action.
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   Step 2: Go to the My Videos page and scroll down to the video you want to add captions to.

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   Step 3: Look at the bottom of that section.

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   Step 4: Click the "Captions" button.

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   Step 5: Search for the "Available Caption Tracks" section.

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   Step 6: Browse for the file you downloaded.

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   Step 7: Now you'll see that there's English as an available track.

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