Live Transcription

Zoom Live Transcription feature automatically transcribes the audio and speech from a Zoom meeting to text for participants to view during the session. 

Notes:

  • Only the host of a meeting can initiate live transcriptions.
  • This feature is not available in Breakout Rooms or Zoom on Linux OS.
  • This feature does not create captions in the Zoom recording. They only appear during the live meeting.
  • If you had your Zoom Account settings already modified (changed from defaults) prior Feb 14, they will be kept as is.

Start Live Transcriptions During a Meeting or Webinar

To start the Live Transcription:

  • Start the meeting, Click the Live Transcript button in the host control bar
  • Under Live Transcript, Click Enable Auto Transcription
  • Once Live Transcript started, Attendees will be alerted that the Live Transcript is available

View Full Transcript 

  • The transcript will appear in a side-panel Transcript window. Host and attendees can also Search the transcript by entering text into the Search transcript field at the top of the window.

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  • Hosts also have the ability to enable Save Transcript.
    • To enable click to toggle on Save Captions in the Settings tab of the Western Zoom portal.
    • Once enabled the full transcript can be saved by host and participants by clicking Save Transcript. A copy of the transcript will be downloaded to your local machine.

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Subtitle Settings

To adjust the Live Transcription Settings:

  • Click Subtitle settings, to change the following:
  • Closed Caption
    • Change the transcript text font size by moving the slider to Normal, Medium, or Large.

Note: Live transcription only supports English and it is recommended that you speak clearly for best results.

Enable/Disable Live Automatic Transcription Service

To enable the Live Transcription:

  • Log in to the Western Zoom portal:
  • Navigate to Settings
  • Click the Meeting tab
  • Click In Meeting (Advanced)
  • Scroll to Closed captioning
    • Enable Closed captioning by clicking the toggle so it is marked Blue.
    • Once enabled, select the box next to Enable live transcription service to show transcript on the side panel in-meeting.
    • To allow participants to save fully closed captions or transcripts toggle Save Captions

To disable the Live Transcription: 

  • Log in to the Western Zoom portal:
  • Navigate to Settings
  • Click the Meeting tab
  • Click In Meeting (Advanced)
  •  Scroll to Closed captioning 
    • Uncheck the box next to Enable live transcription
    • Disable Closed captioning by clicking the toggle so it is marked Gray

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Prerequisites:

  • Zoom desktop client for Windows, macOS: version 5.0.2 or higher
  • Zoom mobile app for Android and iOS: version 5.0.2 or higher

Note: 

For more information please visit: https://support.zoom.us/hc/en-us/articles/207279736-Closed-captioning-and-live-transcription

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