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Part 1 Part 1 of 2: Setting up the Subtitle File

1 Find your subtitle file. Go to the folder in which your subtitle file is stored.
- You'll need to create the subtitle file if you don't have one.
- The file is probably in the Downloads folder if you downloaded it from online.
2 Copy the subtitle file. Click once the subtitle file, then press either Ctrl+C (Windows) or ⌘ Command+C (Mac).
3 Go to the video's location. Open the folder in which the video you want to subtitle is located.
4 Paste in the subtitle file. Press Ctrl+V (Windows) or ⌘ Command+V (Mac) to do so.
5 Copy the video's name. You'll need to rename the subtitle file to match the video's exact name:
- Windows — Right-click the video, click Rename, press Ctrl+C, and press ↵ Enter.
- Mac — Click once the video, click the video's name, press ⌘ Command+C, and press ↵ Enter.
6 Rename the subtitle file using the video's name. Right-click the subtitle file, click Rename, and press Ctrl+V to paste in the copied video name. You can then press ↵ Enter to save your changes.
- On a Mac, click once the subtitle file, click once the subtitle file's name, and press ⌘ Command+V to paste in the name, then press ⏎ Return.

Part 2 Part 2 of 2: Selecting the Subtitle

1 Select the video. Click once the video to do so.
2 Right-click the video. This will prompt a drop-down menu.
- On a Mac, click File in the menu bar instead.
3 Select Open with. It's in the drop-down menu. Doing so prompts a pop-out menu to appear.
- On a Mac, you'll instead select Open With in the File drop-down menu.
4 Click VLC media player. This should be in the pop-out menu. Your video will open in VLC.
5 Click Subtitle. It's at the top of the VLC window. A drop-down menu will appear.
- On Mac, this option will say "Subtitles" in the menu bar at the top of the screen.
6 Select Sub Track. This is in the Subtitle drop-down menu. An additional menu will pop out.
- On Mac, this option sill say "Subtitles Track" instead.
7 Click Track 1. It's in the pop-out menu. You should now see your subtitles appear at the bottom of your video.
8 Import the subtitle file if necessary. If VLC is having trouble finding or displaying the subtitle file, you can import it into your VLC session by doing the following:
- Click Subtitle.
- Click Add Subtitle File... in the drop-down menu.
- Select your subtitle file.
- Click Open or Choose.

How to Add Subtitles to a Movie/Video on VLC