If you want to add subtitles to your PowerPoint presentation, there are a few things you need to know. First, you’ll need to find the right software. There are a number of subtitle editors available online, and most of them are free. Once you’ve found the software, open it up and click on the “Subtitles” tab. You’ll then need to choose the language you want to subtitle your presentation in. After that, it’s time to choose the source material from which your subtitles will be drawn. You can either use existing subtitles from a movie or TV show, or create your own using text from a document or website. Once you’ve selected your source material, it’s time to start adding subtitles. To do this, first select the text that you want to include as a subtitle and then click on the “Subtitle” button. Next, choose the language for your subtitle and enter any necessary information like title and author. Finally, click on “OK” to save your changes and preview them in your presentation. ..
If you’re presenting a slideshow to others who speak a different language, you can use subtitles in Microsoft PowerPoint. This helpful feature lets you talk to your audience without doing the work of translation yourself.
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How Subtitles Work in PowerPoint
If you have members of your audience who speak a different language or dialect, you may contemplate translating the slides or even creating two versions of the presentation. But with the subtitles in Microsoft PowerPoint, you don’t have to do either.
You can speak in your native tongue and show real-time captions of everything you say in another language of your choice. All you need is a connected and working microphone with a stable internet connection for the live translation. You can then talk through each slide so that everyone understands.
Set Up Subtitles in PowerPoint
Open your slideshow in PowerPoint and head to the Slide Show tab to set up the subtitles. On the right side of the ribbon, click “Subtitle Settings.”
Use the drop-down list to select the Spoken Language, if necessary, and then the Subtitle Language from over 60 dialects.
If you have more than one microphone connected to your computer, choose the one you want to use in the Microphone pop-out menu.
Lastly, select the location for the subtitles to appear on the screen. You can show them overlaid on the top or bottom, or above or below the slide.
Adjust the Subtitle Appearance
You can also change the appearance of the subtitles including the font and background. Select the Subtitle Settings drop-down arrow and choose “More Settings (Windows)” on Windows or “System Caption Preferences” on Mac.
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On Windows, you can choose the caption font color, transparency, style, size, and effects using the drop-down boxes. Additionally, you can pick a background color and opacity setting, and dim the window content to improve contrast.
On Mac, you can select a preset option like Transparent Background, Classic, or Outline Text. To customize the background color and opacity along with the font color, size, style, and more, click the plus sign at the bottom of the preset list.
Use and Control Subtitles
Once you have your subtitles set up, they’re ready to use. You can enable subtitles by default or toggle them on and off during your presentation.
To use subtitles automatically, check the box for Always Use Subtitles above the Subtitle Settings in the ribbon.
To turn on subtitles during your slideshow, you can right-click the slide and select “Start Subtitles.” This option then changes to “Stop Subtitles” if you decide to turn them off.
If you’re using Presenter View on Windows, you can use the Toggle Subtitles icon.
In Presenter View on Mac, use the Closed Caption icon to turn the subtitles on and off.
Subtitles in PowerPoint give you an easy way to present your slideshow in almost any language you need.
For help like this during a meeting, take a look at how to use live captions in Microsoft Teams or how to add live closed captions in Zoom.
