How do I upload captions to a video in Canvas Studio?
You will learn how to upload a captions file to your video in Canvas Studio.
There are two files types which can be uploaded as captions: SRT and VTT.
1. Navigate to your video in Studio.
Tip: Although this sample video is actually a YouTube video, it can be linked within Studio and captions can be added. This is a good way to add captions to a YouTube video you want to use in your course.
![The Secret Life of Bluebirds thumbnail displays.](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/004/117/844/original/3a962ff7-4928-47b6-8d23-c4bc097a56ee.png)
2. Hover over the video and click on View.
![View button selected](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/004/117/892/original/015dcced-270a-4141-a886-b63471edeb20.png)
3. Click on the Captions tab.
![Captions tab selected](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/004/117/894/original/76b3511a-e3ed-46c4-8abd-90482ffbd0fd.png)
4. Click on English.
![English button selected](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/004/117/896/original/533430ff-0065-462c-8366-20d718f1486a.png)
5. Navigate to where the captions file is.
![SRT file selected](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/004/117/898/original/4fc3c9a9-9f0f-4b9c-b4d9-eb66a2a497e6.png)
6. Click on Open.
![Open button selected](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/004/117/930/original/9acf88bc-17d5-4f18-9ff0-e103896e83fd.png)
7. The captions file has now been uploaded.
![Captions have been uploaded](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/004/594/046/original/803a2775-4438-4ae7-9915-86e3c43dbf47.png)
1. Click on the Gear icon.
![Gear icon selected](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/004/594/048/original/fb0fa74d-746f-4f30-8edb-18507102ace9.png)
2. Select Captions.
![Captions selected](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/004/594/050/original/369603b5-0f32-4151-b501-eb50e501d585.png)
3. Select English.
![English selected](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/004/594/052/original/54e0ba16-c9ca-4202-93cb-33087276b983.png)
4. When you click on Play, the captions now display.
![captions display](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/004/594/054/original/1168d035-bf3a-459f-8d41-aeffd5be7dbf.png)
Article Summary
You have now learned how to upload a captions file to your video in Canvas Studio.