Edit Captions

Captions can be edited, deleted, moved, and merged.

The options for synched and manual captions differs. Each option is explained in detail below.

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• Change Caption Text
• Change Font Attributes
• Merge Text with Previous Caption
• Move and Size Captions
• Change Caption Duration
• Delete Captions

Change Caption Text

1. Double-click a caption on the timeline. The Captions task page opens and the selected caption text is highlighted.
2. Make any changes. The new text is seen on the canvas and is updated on the timeline.
   

Change Font Attributes

There are two options for applying font attributes to captions: Global and Individual.

Global Settings

• Global attributes apply to all captions currently on the timeline and new captions added to the timeline. Global attributes include:
  • Font style
  • Font size
  • Text color
  • Background color
  • Alignment
  • Placement

  To change the font attributes for all captions, select the option from the font toolbar.

Individual Settings

• Individual attributes can be apply to selected caption text. Individual attributes include:
  • Bold
  • Italic

To change the font attributes for selected text:

1. Highlight a selection in the caption text box.
2. Click bold or italic .
   

Merge Synced Captions

If synced captions are too short in terms of the amount of text they contain, they can be merged together. This allows for more text per caption. When captions are merged, the duration of the caption does not change.

To merge a caption

1. Right-click on a caption on the timeline.
2. Choose Merge text with previous caption from the context menu. The text is merged and the caption on the right is removed from the timeline and Caption task page.
   

Move and Size Captions

Synced Captions

Synced captions are grouped together and cannot be moved or sized individually.

• To move a caption group, grab and drag along the timeline to the new location.

Manual Captions

Manual captions can be resized and moved along the timeline.

• To move a caption, grab and drag along the timeline to the new location.
• To resize the caption, grab and drag an end in either direction.

Change Caption Duration

Default Duration

The default duration for a caption is four seconds. This allows enough time for about three lines of text to appear in each caption.

• To change the default duration of the captions, choose Tools > Options > Default duration > Captions.
  

Change Duration of One Caption

• Click a caption on the timeline to highlight it. Grab an end of the caption and drag in either direction.

Delete Captions

To delete captions, do one of the following:

• Synched captions cannot be deleted individually. However, the text from individual captions can be deleted. Right-click a synched caption and choose Remove text from the context menu.
• Click a manual or group of synched captions on the timeline to highlight it. Press Delete on the keyboard.
• Right-click a caption on the timeline. Select Delete caption or Delete all captions from the context menu.
• In the Captions task page, right-click a time stamp next to a caption text box. Select Delete caption, Delete caption text, or Delete all captions from the context menu.
  

See also

• Move, Resize, Rotate, or Delete a Callout
• Callout Properties and Effects
• Sketch Motion Callout
• Highlight Callout
• Add a Hotspot to a Callout
• Blur or Pixelate the Screen with a Callout
• Spotlight Callout
• Text-Only Callout
• Keystroke Callouts
• Use Any Image as a Callout