This article is meant to help you make your device easier to use. How easier to use you may ask? Make your device easier to use without sound by displaying audio as text. Yes, we are looking at how to setup closed captions on windows computer system. This is a very useful tool built into your windows computer.
Many people are lovers of captions and or subtitles. Here is how you can have the best of both worlds even when you use you computer system. So, just how do you customize and or setup closed captions on your computer system?
How to Customize Closed Captions
Here we go. Head over to your settings page on your computer.
- On Windows 10 you can hit your windows button in the lower left hand corner on your tool bar
- The settings icon (gear looking icon) should be right above your power off or on icon. Click your settings icon to open up settings
- You should now see all windows settings option. Look for and click on Ease of Access – Narrator, magnifier, high contrast
- Next look for and select Closed captions. This should be below the heading Hearing and below Audio
- Here you will see a preview window of what your captions will look like. Use the dropdown menus to change how closed captions on your computer appear in Windows
Change Caption Font dropdown Selection Options
Here are some of the dropdown options categories you can customize your closed captions from:
- Cation color
- Transparency for caption
- Style of caption
- Size
- Effect
You will also have the options to change caption background. This can be don by adding text background to improve the contrast and make text easier to read. Also, you can add text background to improve contrast and make text easier to read by adjusting window color and window transparency. I hope you found this article helpful. Remember to subscribe, share, comment and like.
