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title: "Enable Zoom Live Captioning"
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Learn how to enable the Live Automatic Transcriptions feature and update your live closed captioning settings in Zoom.

> ℹ️ - When [logging in to Zoom](https://calpoly.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/CPKB/pages/2425405), if you are asked to enter an email and password, use your Cal Poly email and password. If you are given the option **Login with SSO**, select it and enter "calpoly" as the **company domain**.
> ℹ️ - [To use audio transcription for cloud recordings](https://support.zoom.us/hc/en-us/articles/115004794983-Using-audio-transcription-for-cloud-recordings-#h_01EHA52GF5SG7CF0J0VH4X7R1T), you may need to update your recording settings. Go to [calpoly.zoom.us](https://calpoly.zoom.us/) > <span style="color: #091e42">[Settings](https://calpoly.zoom.us/profile/setting)</span><span style="color: #091e42"> > </span><span style="color: #091e42">[Recording](https://calpoly.zoom.us/profile/setting?tab=recording)</span><span style="color: #091e42"> > </span>**Cloud recording** > **Advanced cloud recording settings** > **Audio transcript**. Click the **Save** button.

## Enable Live Captioning (Host)

1. From a browser, go to [calpoly.zoom.us](https://calpoly.zoom.us/).
2. <span style="color: #091e42">From the menu at the bottom of the page, choose </span><span style="color: #091e42">**Manage My Profile**</span><span style="color: #091e42">, click </span><span style="color: #091e42">**[Settings](https://calpoly.zoom.us/profile/setting)**</span><span style="color: #091e42">, </span>then **Meeting** > **In Meeting (Advanced**) > **Closed captioning**.
3. Verify that closed captioning is enabled. If the setting is disabled (gray instead of blue), click the toggle to enable it.
4. Check the **Enable live transcription service to show transcript on the side panel in-meeting** box, then click the **Save** button.

## Start Live Captioning in a Meeting (Host)

The **Live Transcript** feature becomes available in a meeting after **Closed captioning** is enabled in <span style="color: #091e42">[Settings](https://calpoly.zoom.us/profile/setting)</span><span style="color: #091e42"> (see above).</span>

1. [Start your meeting](https://support.zoom.us/hc/en-us/articles/201362423-How-do-I-start-or-join-a-scheduled-meeting-as-the-host-).
2. From the meeting controls, click **CC: Live Transcript**.
3. Under **Live Transcript**, click **Enable Auto-Transcription**. You will see the "You have turned on live transcription message.

## Adjust Live Captioning Settings in a Meeting (Host and Participants)

From **CC: Live Transcript **click the arrow and select one of the following options:

- **Hide/Show Subtitle **(Host and Participants) - Hosts can click **Hide Subtitle** to hide subtitles from the recording.
- **View/Close Full Transcript **(Host and Participants) - Save the full transcript created up until that point by clicking the **Save Transcript **button at the bottom of the window.
- **Subtitle Settings** (Host Only)- [Zoom app Settings](https://support.zoom.us/hc/en-us/articles/201362623-Changing-settings-in-the-desktop-client-or-mobile-app) > **Accessibility**
  

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