Correct the transcript and caption text

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Edit a clip's transcript to correct the spelling of a word or add additional text to the captions.

Step by step

• Using a computer

  1. Log in to your Riverside account.
  2. Open a recording in the editor or upload an external file to start editing.
  3. In the transcript, click and select a word or phrase.
  4. Click Correct.
  5. Type in the replacement text.
  6. Click Correct to save the change.
     Or click Correct everywhere to replace all instances of the word.

  Corrected words appear with a dotted purple underline in the transcript.

• Using a phone

  1. Open a recording from the Riverside mobile app.
     On the mobile app, you can create new drafts, but you are not able to make changes to in-progress drafts made on a computer.
  2. Tap Correct at the bottom of the screen.
  3. In the transcript, tap a word or multiple adjacent words.
  4. Tap Correct to save the change.
     Or tap All to replace all instances of the word.

  Corrected words appear with a dotted purple underline in the transcript.

Good to know

• You can also use the keyboard shortcut on your computer:

  • C to correct selected word(s) in the transcript

• You can merge two words when correcting the transcript, as long as there is no pause between them in the audio.
• The edit's captions use the corrected text. The downloadable transcription and subtitle files and any other edits from the same recording also include the corrections.

Learn more

• Captions: Overview
• Add and customize captions in the editor
• Download transcript of edited recording
• Editor hotkeys and keyboard shortcuts