How do I upload a captions file to my video in my course?
You will learn how to upload a captions file to your video in your course in Canvas.
This guide is for when you already have a video uploaded and you now want to add captions. If you haven't yet uploaded the video, then you should follow this guide on how to upload a video (and captions at the same time). If you want to upload a video to Canvas Studio, follow this guide on how to upload captions to a video in Canvas Studio.
1. Go to the Page, Discussion or Assignment where your video is located.
In this guide, the video is located in a Discussion post.
![Today's Topic of Discussion #1 selected](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/004/158/161/original/fdef65e2-3223-4913-87cb-a7d19a22f4b7.png)
2. Click on Edit.
![Edit button selected](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/004/158/163/original/4b6be3d4-46ed-4e5f-bc2a-29f21039c189.png)
3. Click on the video player.
Tip: It might not be so easy to click on the player so that the Video Options menu appears. It may take some practice.
![video player selected](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/004/158/165/original/46c98881-785a-4781-958a-36c54f175f60.png)
4. Select Video Options.
![Video Options selected](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/004/158/167/original/0f186f57-8c42-4f73-9ce2-19a581ddedb8.png)
5. Click on Select Language.
![Select Language dropdown menu.](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/004/158/169/original/7132935b-5d33-47d5-af31-b46c8ca9e026.png)
6. Select English.
![English selected](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/004/158/171/original/a0e1fde2-2c97-4de0-9b64-5903a091997a.png)
7. Click on Choose caption file.
![Choose caption file button selected](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/004/158/173/original/1ea7d512-8d83-425a-9bcf-e9e2056f0341.png)
8. Navigate to your captions file.
Tip: You can upload only an SRT or VTT formatted captions file.
![SRT file selected.](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/004/158/175/original/14fa25ec-536d-42b8-8f79-f4144b7d2801.png)
9. Click on Open.
![Open button selected](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/004/158/177/original/0424e467-006a-48c8-8d7f-0c1e1c6d83c8.png)
10. Click on Done.
![Done button selected](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/004/158/179/original/744353f9-7296-4236-8bf2-e23e7eb8e93e.png)
11. The CC button now displays in the player.
![CC button displays on video player](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/004/158/181/original/afc1de9b-ba9a-4614-84d2-d2687e77914d.png)
12. Click on Save.
![Save button selected](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/004/158/183/original/e66da990-cd3b-4085-a1bc-f6f8dbfa19d5.png)
Article Summary
You have now learned how to add a captions file to your video in your course.