Zoom Captions

Zoom Live Automated Captioning

Please note that Zoom live automated captioning feature does not meet full accommodation standards. If a class has a student with a relevant approved accommodation, whether the class will be taught live or feature pre-recorded videos, please see the Relevant Accommodations above section.

To use live automated captioning, the Host of the meeting must activate this feature in the meeting for participants to access the Automated Live Transcription.

Follow these steps to activate live captioning for your Zoom meetings and webinars:

1. Before your meeting, navigate to csun.zoom.us in a web browser
2. Select SIGN IN at the top right of the page
3. Log in using your CSUN credentials
4. Select Settings from the navigation menu on the left
5. Scroll down the page until you reach the In Meeting (Advanced) settings
6. Make sure the Closed Captioning is toggle switch is on (blue) and the Enable live transcription box is checked

When you launch your Zoom meeting, before the program begins, select Live Transcript in the toolbar, then select Enable Auto-Transcription.