Instagram has finally joined other platforms in a bid to become more accessible. The app has implemented a feature to help generate automatic captions on your Stories.
Before this change, creators had to transcribe what they were saying by themselves and type it in a text box. But with the new Captions Sticker, the process is much easier and requires just a few clicks.
How to Add Captions to Your Instagram Story
To add captions to your Instagram Story, you just need to add the Captions Sticker to your post. It then transcribes the audio from your Story to text.
To use the Caption Sticker, follow these steps:
- Launch Instagram on your phone and tap the + at the bottom to create a new video.
- Tap on Story.
- Record or upload your Story as usual.
- Tap the Stickers icon at the top of the screen and pick Captions. You’ll then see the message "Transcribing audio" before the captions appear on the screen.
- Next, you can change the font and color of the captions, with the buttons above and below the text.
- You can also correct any typos or mistakes in the captions by tapping on a word and typing the correction.
- After you’re done, you can drag the captions to a different location on the screen.
- Continue to post the video as usual.
It is a proven fact that captions can help improve the engagement of your Stories, but there are other ways to make your Instagram Stories more engaging. You may even want to add music to your Instagram Story, to take it over the top.
But one of the biggest reasons to use auto-captions is to improve accessibility and ease of use.
Use the Video with Captions in Other Apps
Captions are an important accessibility tool. Not only do they make your videos more accessible for people who are hard of hearing or deaf, but they’re helpful for people who don’t speak English as their first language.
Additionally, they ensure people can still engage with your content, even when they decide to scroll without the sound on.
That’s why you may want to use the Stories that you caption on other platforms as well, instead of adding captions manually. To do that, simply download the video instead of posting it.
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