Introducing Caption.Ed for Mobile

Caption.Ed is available for your smartphone!

You can download the iOS app from the app store here.

You can download the Android app from the Play store here.

With the Caption.Ed mobile app you can:

• Record and transcribe your conversations in real-time
• Input audio through your device's in-built microphone, or use a Bluetooth mic for super high-quality audio input
• Take meaningful notes on the go
• Highlight key information to review later on
• Annotate your notes with additional context you want to remember
• Listen back at your convenience
• Review your recordings and transcripts in your Caption.Ed library when it suits you
• Provide real-time captions anywhere
• Sync everything back to your account

The Caption.Ed mobile app gives you access to real-time captions whilst you're on the move.

To get started with a session, open the Caption.Ed app on your iOS or android mobile device.

Select the Microphone icon to start a new session.

The app will ask you to confirm the language being spoken. It will also ask you to confirm that you've obtained permission from any participants who will be speaking in your session.

Select "Start recording" to begin the session.

The message "Waiting for voice" will appear on screen, indicating that the app will begin transcribing anything being picked up by the microphone.

You can adjust the font size of the captions by selecting the "Aa" icon at the bottom right of the screen (Changing the theme and font size on the mobile app).

You can select the "Stop" icon in the bottom left to end and save the session. Once saved, the session will be available to view in your Caption.Ed library across all your devices. In the library view, you can select the session to view the full transcript.

Introducing Caption.Ed for Mobile

Did you know that you can mark sections of a captioning session as important, copy sections, or add notes to your sessions using the Caption.Ed mobile app?

Here's a walkthrough of how to make and manage your session notes.

Marking a section as important
During the live session, or on a pre-recorded session from your library, select the section of text you want to mark as important.

Select the "Important" icon

This section will now be flagged with a "!" icon.

Copying a section of the transcript
During the live session, or on a pre-recorded session from your library, select the section of text you want to copy.

Select the "Copy" icon.

This section of text will now be in your devices clipboard, ready to be pasted anywhere.

This section will now be flagged with a "Copy" icon to indicate that it's been copied.

Adding a note to a section
During the live session, or on a pre-recorded session from your library, select the section of text you want to attach a note to.

Select the "Add note" icon.

You'll be taken to a separate page where you can type in your note for that section. Select "Save" to add the note to the session.

This section will now be flagged with a "Notes" icon to indicate that a note has been attached to it.

Viewing and managing your notes
During the live session, or on a pre-recorded session from your library, select the "Notes" icon at the bottom right.

This will show you a list of all of the sections you've marked as important, all the sections you've copied, as well any notes you've added to sections.

You can select a note to edit or delete it.

Changing the theme

Open the Caption.Ed app

Open the menu on the left-hand side

Your theme options will be displayed in the bottom left. You can choose from:

• Light
• Dark
• Sepia

Changing the font size

Open the Caption.Ed app

Start a new captioning session, or open an existing session 

Select the "Aa" icon. Use the slider to adjust the font size of your captions.