Turning Captions/Subtitles on in Windows Media Player

Microsoft Office has several options available to assist students who have special needs.  Recently, I discovered a way to help students who may have difficulty hearing listen to videos or media files.  If a Windows Media file or DVD has captions or subtitles, you can follow these steps to show them in Windows Media Player.

1. First, open Windows Media Player by clicking the Start button , clicking All Programs, and then clicking Windows Media Player.
2. If the Player is currently open and you’re in Now Playing mode, click the Switch to Library button in the upper-right corner of the Player.
3. Click the Play menu, point to Lyrics, Captions, and Subtitles, and then click On if Available.
4. If the Play menu isn't visible, you'll need to show the menu bar. To do so, click Organize, point to Layout, and then select Show menu bar.
5. Begin playing a file or DVD that contains captions or subtitles. Subtitles appear on top of DVD videos, while captions appear below the video portion of Windows Media Video (WMV) files.

The directions can seem a bit confusing at first, so if you have questions, please ask me. I wasn't very familiar with using the new version of Windows Media Player, so it took a while for me to find the different areas. If you are having trouble with a step, first check the next step to see if it tells you what to do. For example, for some parts you have to change the view you are in before the buttons or menus you need are available.  Good luck!

This information was found at http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows7/Show-captions-or-subtitles-in-Windows-Media-Player