Using the Microsoft Subtitle feature can help make your presentation more accessible to audience members who may be deaf or hard of hearing, have different learning abilities, or are more familiar with another language.
Go to the "Slide Show" ribbon.
Select the Box Next to "Always Use Subtitles."
There are many settings under "Subtitle Settings."
Spoken Language Settings.
Selecting the arrow will show all the language options you will discuss during the presentation. These are the languages that can be chosen for the speaker’s language.
Subtitle Language Settings.
Selecting the arrow at the end shows all the languages that can be chosen for the subtitles that will come up. There are many more languages that can be chosen from.
Additional Resources
- Accessibility features in video playback on PowerPoint
- Present with real-time, automatic captions or subtitles in PowerPoint
- Set up your device to work with accessibility in Microsoft 365
- Make your PowerPoint presentations accessible
- Manually add closed captions or subtitles in PowerPoint
- Microsoft PowerPoint Video Accessibility Training - Microsoft Support
- SNHU Accessibility and Assistive Technology Resources