# Create a new transcription

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Make sure you have gone through the [initial setup](../setup). Chose a [Speech To Text engine ](../speech-to-text)to use for your transcription. And added API credentials where appropriate as part of the[ initial setup](../setup).
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After[ creating a project](../projects-1/create-a-new-project) click on `New Transcript`

![](https://1359533130-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-legacy-files/o/assets%2F-LzxDa5M0ZjC8OZg1Atb%2F-M-MLb3yQLlRQYMMoI5R%2F-M-MO0WNNpIAiTJVpbRb%2FScreen%20Shot%202020-02-05%20at%205.06.29%20PM.png?alt=media\&token=a250b97e-390e-494b-bcbd-898bc440960b)

Choose a video or audio file and click `save`.

![Transcription will shop up as in progress until they are done processing](https://1359533130-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-legacy-files/o/assets%2F-LzxDa5M0ZjC8OZg1Atb%2F-M-MLb3yQLlRQYMMoI5R%2F-M-MOXaS9nbE8aj8O8jL%2FScreen%20Shot%202020-02-05%20at%205.08.44%20PM.png?alt=media\&token=68533bbf-6a2e-434b-a40b-b21758fe7bb7)

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If you get an error when create a new transcription, feel free to take a screenshot of the error message and [raise an issue. See here for more detail on how to do that.](../reporting-issues)
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