Fix a mis-transcribed name, or delete a line

You can fix a misheard name, acronym or word by editing its line in the transcript, or remove a line you don't want. The captions use the same lines, so they change too. You don't need to generate them again.

Before you start

• Only the owner of the recording can edit or delete transcript lines. Viewers see the Transcript tab without the edit buttons.
• The recording needs a transcript. If the Transcript tab says "No transcript available yet.", see Generate captions for a recording first.

Fix the wording of a line

1. Open the recording's video page, or open the editor. Both have the same Transcript tab.
2. Select the Transcript tab.
3. Find the line. Each line starts with its time, and selecting a line jumps the video to that moment, so you can listen to check what was said.
4. Select the pencil (Edit) button on the line. The text becomes editable.
5. Change the text.
6. Press Enter to save. Selecting outside the line also saves it.

To back out of a change, press Esc while you're editing. The line goes back to how it was.

Editing changes the words only. The line keeps the same time in the video, so the caption appears at the same moment as before. Each line is edited on its own. If a name is wrong in several places, fix each line.

Delete a line

1. Select the pencil (Edit) button on the line.
2. Delete all of the text in the line.
3. Press Enter.
4. Rekorder asks you to confirm with "Delete transcript line: This transcript line will be removed." Select Delete.

The line disappears from the transcript and from the captions. Deleting a line doesn't remove or mute that part of the video. It only removes the text. To cut or silence the section itself, see Cut out a mistake, and reorder what is left and Silence a section without cutting the picture.

When your edits are lost

Your fixes are kept only until the transcript is generated again. These actions replace it with a new one, and your edits and deleted lines don't carry over:

• Selecting Regenerate on the Transcript tab.
• Using Apply & render in the editor. See Why rendering clears captions, summary and chapters.

If you plan to render, do that first and fix the transcript afterwards.

Related articles

• Generate captions for a recording
• Download the transcript as text
• Why rendering clears captions, summary and chapters
• Stop viewers downloading, or hide the transcript
• What you can do in the editor