# Captions

The Captions channel allows you to display story-time, points, or other status changes. The key features are: 

* Add two different lines of text
* Update this text whenever you wish by publishing to captions channel
* Style top and bottom text line independently of each other

## Configuring the Captions channel

The Caption channel is displayed on the left of the virtual desktop underneath the player profile image. If a player is using a mobile phone, they won't see the caption as it's not visible in mobile view.

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To adjust the colour, font, text size and position - above or below the channel icons - navigate to **Configuration > Channels > Click Captions** and then click the pencil & ruler icon in the top right hand corner.

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## Publishing to the Caption channel

Although it's nice to select a persona, the persona is never seen in the caption channel.

When using the caption to communicate the current exercise date/time, tagging the inject can help make the MEL more easy to read but it's not necessary.

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### FAQ's for Captions

<details>

<summary>Can players interact with captions?</summary>

No, captions are for display only and do not require player interaction

</details>

<details>

<summary>Why aren’t my captions appearing?</summary>

* Ensure the Captions Channel is active in your scenario

  *Configuration > Channels >  Activate the caption channel*

</details>

<details>

<summary>What happens if I send a caption after another?</summary>

The new caption will replace the previous one

</details>


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