In this article, learn how you can edit or delete captions in the Panopto editor. 

 Edit the Caption 

Please note: There is a 384-character limitation to individual caption entries. 

1.1. Open the video in the Panopto editor and on the left-hand side of the screen, select the Captions tab (Fig. 1).

Left-hand navigation in the Panopto editor. On it, the "Captions" tab is selected and highlighted by a red box. Figure 1
1.2.  Click on the caption you want to edit. It will become editable (Fig. 2).  Once you are done editing the caption, select the Enter key to save it. Note: To insert a line break, you can use the keyboard shortcut Shift + Enter. 

 
Captions tab, Panopto editor. On it, a caption has been selected and appears highlighted in blue, indicating that the text is editable. This is highlighted by a red box. Figure 2
1.3.  Once you are finished editing the caption(s), select the Apply button in the upper right corner of the editor to save your changes (Fig. 3).

Top right corner, Panopto Editor. On it, the "Apply" button appears highlighted by a red box. Figure 3

2. Edit the Timestamp

2.1. To the right of the caption, select the More icon, which looks like three dots, and then select Edit (Fig. 4a). The Edit Caption window will appear, allowing you to edit the caption's Start time and End time. Select Save to confirm the edit (Fig. 4b).
 
Captions tab, Panopto editor. To the right of a caption, the 'More' icon is highlighted by a red box. From it, a dropdown menu appears and the option "Edit" appears highlighted by a red box, as well.Figure 4aEdit Caption window, Panopto. On it, the fields for "Start time" and "End time" are highlighted by red boxes, as is the Save button Figure 4b


2.2.  Once you are finished editing the caption timestamp(s), select the Apply button in the upper right corner of the editor to save your changes (Fig. 5).


Top right corner, Panopto Editor. On it, the "Apply" button appears highlighted by a red box. Figure 5 

3. Find and Replace a Word 

3.1. In some cases, ASR captioning may not caption a recurring word correctly. To find and replace the word throughout your captions, select the Find & Replace icon in the upper right corner of the Captions window, to the right of the Language menu (Fig. 6).

Top of the Captions window, Panopto editor. On it, the Find & Replace icon is highlighted by a red box. The icon looks like a magnifying glass made of arrows. Figure 6
3.2. The Find & Replace search boxes will appear. Enter the incorrect caption in the Find text box and enter the correct caption in the Replace with text box (Fig. 7).

Find & Replace window. On it, the text boxes with "Find" and "Replace with" are each highlighted by a red box.Figure 7
3.3. Matches for the caption entered in the Find text box will appear highlighted in yellow (Fig. 8a).

Caption window, Panopto editor. On it, the search term "dot" has been entered. Matching results appear highlighted in yellow, and they are highlighted by a red box.Figure 8a


3.3.a. To review and replace each individual instance, select the angle bracket icons, < and >,  to the right of the Find box, and then select Replace to replace each one as needed (Fig. 8b).

Find & Replace window, Captions tab, Panopto editor. On it, the angle bracket icons are highlighted by a red box (located to the right of the term listed in Find) and the button "Replace" is highlighted by a red box. Figure 8b3.3.b. To replace all of the instances, select the Replace all button (Fig. 8c).

Find & Replace section, Captions tab, Panopto Editor. On it, the button "Replace all" is highlighted by a red box. Figure 8c



3.4. Additionally, Panopto ASR will highlight low confidence captions. Low confidence captions are words that are commonly misinterpreted by ASR or words that occur when there is additional background noise. By selecting the left and right arrow icons in the bottom right corner of the Find & Replace window, you can tab through the words that are deemed low confidence (Fig. 9a). As you tab through the low confidence captions, they will appear highlighted in yellow (Fig. 9b).

Find & Replace window, Captions tab, Panopto editor. In the bottom right corner, the left and right pointing arrows are highlighted by a red box. Figure 9aFind & Replace window, Captions tab, Panopto editor. On it, a low confidence word appears highlighted by a red box - it is highlighted in yellow and a dotted line appears beneath it. Figure 9b 

3.4.a. To review and replace each individual instance, select the angle bracket icons, < and >,  to the right of the Find box, and then select Replace to replace each one as needed (Fig. 9c).

Find & Replace window, Captions tab, Panopto editor. On it, the angle bracket icons are highlighted by a red box (located to the right of the term listed in Find) and the button "Replace" is highlighted by a red box. Figure 9c3.4.b. To replace all of the instances, select the Replace all button (Fig. 9d).

Find & Replace section, Captions tab, Panopto Editor. On it, the button "Replace all" is highlighted by a red box. Figure 9d



3.5. To close the Find & Replace window, select the X icon in its lower right corner (Fig. 10).

Find & Replace window, Captions tab, Panopto Editor. In the bottom right corner, the X icon is highlighted by a red box. Figure 10
3.6. Once you are finished updating the caption(s), select the Apply button in the upper right corner of the editor to save your changes (Fig. 11).

Top right corner, Panopto Editor. On it, the "Apply" button appears highlighted by a red box. Figure 11

 

4. Delete a Caption 

4.1.  Open the video in the Panopto editor and on the left-hand side of the screen, select the Captions tab (Fig. 12).


Captions tab, Panopto editor. The tab is highlighted by a red box. Figure 12



4.2. To the right of the caption(s) you want to delete, select the More icon, which looks like three dots, and then select Delete (Fig. 13).


Captions tab, Panopto Editor. To the right of a caption, the More menu is expanded and the option "Delete" is highlighted by a red box. Figure 13



4.3. Once you are finished deleting the caption(s), select the Apply button in the upper right corner of the editor to save your changes (Fig. 14). 


Top right corner, Panopto Editor. On it, the "Apply" button appears highlighted by a red box. Figure 14