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Displaying closed captions, subtitles, and transcripts

Displaying closed captions or subtitles

To enable closed captions or subtitles while watching a film, select enable captions in the bottom-right corner of the video player.

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In Settings (settings), you can:

  • Select Subtitles to choose a different subtitle track or turn subtitles off.
  • On the Kanopy website, select Subtitles, then Subtitle Styles to customize the appearance of subtitles.

Displaying transcripts (website only)

To enable transcripts while watching a film on the Kanopy website, select enable transcript in the bottom-right corner of the video player.

This will open the transcript window. As the film plays, the transcript will advance automatically; you can also manually scroll.

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Updated: 22 April 2025 03:35 PM

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