Adding Captions &

Subtitles in PowerPoint

This step-by-step guide will show you how to add closed captions and subtitles to videos
in PowerPoint. There are two main methods, depending on what version of PowerPoint
you use.

 For MS Office 2013 and Office 365: read the Office Mix tutorial
 For MS Office 2010: read the STAMP tutorial

Office Mix Tutorial: Adding Captions & Subtitles in PowerPoint

2013 & Office 365
PowerPoint released a free add-on called Office Mix that is compatible with MS Office
2013 and Office 365. Office Mix lets you create engaging presentations using screen
capture, audio recordings, onscreen notes, embedded live websites, and more.

Note: to export your presentation as a Mix, make sure you save your PowerPoint file in
.pptx format.

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Step 1 – Install Office Mix

Click on Get Office Mix on the Office Mix website to download the installer. Open the
installer, and in moments PowerPoint will launch with Office Mix installed. You’ll see a
new MIX ribbon along the top.

You can use the Slide Recording feature on the new Mix panel to record narration over
your slides and also record animations and interactions with your content. This audio-
visual recording, timed with your slides, will become a "Mix" that will be captioned.

Step 2 – Download Your Presentation as MP4 File for Transcription

To prepare your presentation for transcription, you’ll need to save your file as an .mp4,
not .ppt.

Go to MIX > Export to Video and then select your video resolution based on the
playback device. For the purposes of video transcription, you don’t need to select a high
resolution. Name and save your .mp4 file.

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Step 3 – Submit Your Recording for Transcription & Captioning

Log into your 3Play Media account. From the upload menu, select Direct Upload. Select
your .mp4 file. Follow the onscreen prompts to specify turnaround. You’ll receive an
email notification when your captions are ready.

Step 4 – Download Your Captions in DFXP Format

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Go to the My Files page in your 3Play Media account and select your recording. Click
on Request Download and select the DFXP format. Save the closed caption file to your
computer.

Step 5 – Convert DFXP to TTML Format

Office Mix only accepts caption files in TTML (.ttml) format. TTML is an XML file type, as
is DFXP. If you change your DFXP caption file to TTML, then Office Mix will accept it and
be able to read it.

Open your DFXP caption file in a simple word processor like Notepad. Go to File > Save
As. Add “.ttml” to the end of the file name. Under Save File Type As, select All Files.

Under Encoding, select UTF-8. Hit Save, and your captions will be saved as a TTML file.

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Step 6 – Upload TTML Caption File to Your Mix

Open your PowerPoint document and click on Upload to Mix. In the Upload to Mix
panel, click Next. Login securely with your Microsoft, Google, or Facebook login
credentials to access your files on the cloud.

In the next pane, select “This is a New Mix” and make sure to check the box to Enable
playback on mobile devices. This exports a video that can be viewed on mobile and
offline.

If you don’t check this box, the closed captioning feature will not function.

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Click Next. When the mix has uploaded, click Show Me My Mix.

Fill out the fields for title, category, description, etc., for your presentation. In the Closed
Captioning section, click on Upload TTML File. Select your TTML caption file from your
computer and upload it.

For additional details, visit Office Mix’s PowerPoint captioning support page.

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STAMP Tutorial: Adding Captions in PowerPoint 2010

If you use PowerPoint 2010 or later, you have the option of using STAMP. PowerPoint
has an add-on (called STAMP – Subtitling text add-in for Microsoft PowerPoint) that
allows you to add closed captions to the video and audio files in your presentation. Here
are step by step instructions on how to use STAMP to add video captions to PowerPoint.

Note: At the moment, STAMP is only available for Windows users.

Step 1 – Download and Install STAMP

First, confirm which version of Microsoft Office you have, and check whether it is 32-bit
or 64-bit (note: the default is 32-bit). To do this, open PowerPoint and navigate to File >
Help > About Microsoft PowerPoint. Make sure you have PowerPoint 2010 or later.

Go to Subtitling Text Add-in for Microsoft PowerPoint (STAMP) and download the
correct version for your computer (32-bit or 64-bit). Save the .zip file to your computer
and extract the files.

Run STAMP Setup (32-bit or 64-bit).msi and follow the steps for installation.

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When this is done, open PowerPoint and navigate to File > Options > Add-ins. Verify
that STAMP is listed under Active Application Add-ins.

Step 2 – Submit Your Recording for Transcription & Captioning

Log into your 3Play Media account. From the upload menu, select Direct Upload. Follow
the onscreen prompts to specify turnaround. You’ll receive an email notification when
your captions are ready.

Step 3 – Download Your Captions in PPT XML Format

Go to the My Files page in your 3Play Media account and select your recording. Click
on Request Download and select the PPT XML format. Save the ppt.xml file to your
computer.

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Step 4 – Import Your Captions to Microsoft PowerPoint

From the Insert tab in PowerPoint, click the Video menu and select the video you want
to add to your presentation. In Video Tools, click the Playback tab, then Add Captions.

Click Captions from File.

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Select your PPT XML file and click Open. Once your captions have imported, you can edit
or realign the captions from the Playback tab. Select Show to show captions.

Play the video from the beginning to see your results, and remember to save your
presentation before closing.

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