User`s guide

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Caption limitations: Closed caption technology allows no more than 32 characters on
a line, and a maximum of 4 lines of text on one screen.
Delete/Insert/Merge/Split Cell(s)
As you go through the formatting process, you may need to add or delete a cell, or sometimes
merge two cells, or split one cell into two. Use the following icons for this purpose:
Insert Row - Insert a blank caption before the currently selected caption.
Delete Row - Delete the currently selected caption.
Split Row - Split the currently selected caption into two captions at the insertion point.
Merge Row - Merge the currently selected caption with the caption following it.
Positioning
The default caption position is the bottom center of the screen. You may need to re-position
some captions to the left, right, top or any other locations on the screen.
The icons used for these purposes are .
In this video the first three captions are placed at the left bottom since the speaker is located at
the left of the screen. Select the first three cells by clicking and dragging the mouse, and then
click on the icon to set all of them to the left.
You may also drag each caption on the screen to any location you want.
Attribute
When there is an off-screen narrator, it is customary to italicize the captions. Highlight one or
more captions and Click on the icon to italicize all of them.
Roll-up Caption
The default mode for MacCaption is the Pop-on mode. To change the caption mode for the
following cells
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NOW THE ROLL-UP MODE.
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THIS MODE IS NORMALLY
USED FOR TV NEWS PROGRAMS.
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CAPTION LINES ROLL UP
FROM THE SCREEN BOTTOM
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ONE LINE AT A TIME.