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# Adding Text

There a few options for this

1. you click on the button above the text area and click `select text file` and add a `.txt` file to the app.
2. you copy and paste from another source, eg a word document etc, directly into the app text area.
3. you can play the video and type the text yourself.

![Adding text](/files/-M2_A55jz1qjpZH0pupi)

Side note, you can use auto mated system to get a first drafr of the text such as

* [autoEdit](http://www.autoedit.io/) - [see user manual](https://pietropassarelli.gitbooks.io/autoedit2-user-manual/content/transcribing.html) is a fast text based video editing app for os x, that can also be used to get automated transcriptions from IBM Watson and other STT providers to use as a first draft.
* Digital Paper Edit -[ see user manual](https://autoedit.gitbook.io/digital-paper-edit-user-manual/), latest version of autoEdit. Is a fast text based video editing app for os x, that can also be used to get automated transcriptions from AssemblyAI, Speechamatics etc.. to use as a first draft.
* [Video downloader app](https://github.com/pietrop/electron-video-downloader/releases) to get automated captions from youtube to use as a first draft.
* Others...

{% hint style="info" %}
Note: The text does not need to have **punctuation** for the app to generate the caption file.\
\
But if punctuation is provided the app will use it to make more informed judgement calls on when to break words onto a new line.
{% endhint %}


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