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All of these videos offer captions and transcripts. These features help people with hearing loss, those who chose to view the video without the sound on, and those who wish to jump to a particular section of the video. To open the captions from a web browser, simply click the CC button at the lower right of the player. This is a toggle button, so you can turn the captions off by clicking CC again. In the YouTube app, click more options (three dots) in the upper right of the player; choose Captions, and then English. To open the transcript from a web browser, click more options (three dots) to the far right of the line under the player, then click "Open Transcript". The transcript will open in a separate window to the right of the viewer. You can use the scroll bar to progress through the transcript. If you click on words within the transcript, the video will automatically advance to that section.