Generating a transcript of a meeting or webinar

⚠️Note: Transcript features are not available on UM System Protected due to the additional security settings on that instance. You must use umsystem.zoom.us to generate a transcript for your meeting. 

Generating a transcript

  1. Start a meeting or webinar.
  2. A meeting transcript will be generated for your meeting unless you have adjusted your personal settings. 
  3. When transcription is on, all participants will receive a notice at the beginning of the meeting. 
  4. To turn off transcription, hover over the transcript icon in the upper-right corner of your Zoom screen (See Fig. 1).
  5. Select Stop transcription
    Transcription icon and Stop transcription option
    Figure 1: Stopping the transcription.
     
  6. If you have stopped transcription, you can restart it or open it in a meeting by selecting More from the toolbar, then selecting Transcript (See Fig. 2). 
    Select More and then the Transcript icon
    Figure 2: Starting a transcript 

Downloading the transcript

After your meeting has completed, you can download your transcript directly from Zoom. 

  1. Visit umsystem.zoom.us and sign in to your account. 
  2. Select Recordings and Transcripts from the menu on the left. 
  3. Select the Transcripts tab from the top of the page. You can search for your transcripts by topic or meeting ID, or narrow the results by date range (See Fig. 3). 
    Select the transcripts tab to find your previous transcripts
    Figure 3: Select the Transcripts tab to search through your transcripts. 
     
  4. Select Download to download your file. 
    ⚠️Note: Transcripts will be automatically deleted 45 days after recording. 
  5. Once you have downloaded your transcript, you can edit it directly. 

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