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474Final Cut Pro User Guide
Change the active language
You can change which caption language version is displayed in the viewer by changing the
active language. Only one language version appears in the viewer at a time.
1. To open the Roles pane of the timeline index in Final Cut Pro, do one of the following:
• Click the Index button in the top-left corner of the timeline (or press Shift-
Command-2), then click Roles at the top of the timeline index.
• Choose View > Timeline Index > Roles.
The Roles pane appears, with a list of caption roles at the top.
If you don’t see any caption roles, it means you haven’t yet added captions to your
project. See
Create captions in Final Cut Pro.
2. Select the checkbox to the left of the caption language subrole that you want displayed
in the viewer.
The captions appear in the viewer, and the corresponding caption clips are highlighted
in the timeline.
Note: You can display the active language subrole in the viewer even if that subrole is
hidden in the timeline. See Show or hide captions in the timeline.