Do courses have closed captioning [CC] or subtitles available?

All Zenva lesson videos come with an option to enable closed captions/subtitles - even for free courses. We offer not only English subtitles, but options for auto-translated subtitles for many other languages including Spanish, German, Hindi, and more. 

The steps below will cover how to enable them.

Note: You only need to enable the subtitles in one video, and it will automatically turn ON the subtitles on consecutive videos. If the caption status is not being saved, please review this article for assistance, as there is likely an issue with your browser that is preventing the status from being saved: General Issue Troubleshooting

Turning on CC/Subtitles

1) While watching a lesson, click the Closed Caption button (CC) on the bottom video bar. If you do not see this bar, tapping the screen should bring it up.

2) If Closed Captions are on, you should see a checkmark next to the language option or the option should be highlighted. If this is not the case, you can simply tap the language option to turn them on. Note that for non-English language options, the video may need a few minutes to auto-translate. You will receive pop-ups indicating when the translation is in-progress and done.

Our auto-translation system is using cutting-edge technology and may struggle with certain lessons and languages - especially those using non-Latin alphabets. If you are having issues translating a lesson, please try again later or submit a course issue report.

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