Narrated PowerPoint Files
To make narrated PowerPoint presentations accessible for people with hearing considerations, you need to provide one of the following:
- A transcript of each narration. You can include this in the “Notes” section of each slide or as a seperate document posted alongside the PowerPoint.
- A captioned video version of the presentation. Convert your PowerPoint into a video, then add captions. You can create these yourself or work with a captioning vendor.
- When converting your PowerPoint into a video, it is best to have only one narration per slide.
Tip: If you used a script while recording your narration, you can edit that script and use it as your transcript. Be sure to review it while listening to the recording to ensure it matches what was actually said.
Videos in PowerPoints
YouTube videos
If you embed a YouTube video in your PowerPoint, it must already be adequately captioned. PowerPoint does not allow you to add your own captions to embedded YouTube videos.
Video files
If you are uploading and embedding a video file from your computer, you can first caption the video using Amara, YouTube, Canvas Studio, or a captioning vendor, and then upload that caption file in PowerPoint.