Some videos within Canvas may contain closed captioning. You can enable captions in the video options menu.
Note: If you view a video in a Canvas app, iOS devices can display captions created with WebVTT files. If you cannot view video captions in an iOS device, the caption type is not supported.
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00:07: How do I view captions in a video in the rich content editor?
00:11: Embedded videos display directly in canvas
00:15: To view the video captions click the settings icon.
00:19: Then select the captions link.
00:22: Select the language link
00:25: To view captions in an offered language. Click the language name.
00:30: When closed captioning is enabled you can view the captions as the video plays.
00:35: This guide covered how to view captions in a video in the rich content editor.
View Embedded Video
Embedded videos display directly in Canvas. If captions are available, the Captionsicon displays in the player.
Enable Captions
To enable captions, click the Captions icon.
Change Caption Language
To view or change the caption language, click the Settings icon [1] and select the Captions link [2]. Click the Language link [3] and select your preferred language [4].
View Captions
When closed captioning is enabled, you can view the captions as the video plays.
