Overview
You can easily enable Closed Caption and Transcription for any video from OneDrive.
Enabling Closed Caption and Transcription
1. Login to your OneDrive account at onedrive.uidaho.edu and find or upload the video you want to make accessible.
2. Click the video file name to open it. 
3. Click on the Video settings button in the upper right corner of the screen. 
4. Click the arrow next to Transcript and captions.
5. Click Generate. 
6. Select the language spoken in the video.
7. Click Generate. 
It takes time for the transcript and captions to generate. After the process is finished, a Closed caption button appears in the lower right corner and the Transcript button appears in the upper right corner. 
For more details on this process see Microsoft support article, "View, edit, and manage video transcripts and captions".
If you want to enable closed captions and transcription for a video that is embedded in Canvas, you can follow the same instructions after opening the video in Canvas. See knowledge base article, "Embedding OneDrive Videos in Canvas".
The importance of captioning lies in its ability to make video more accessible in numerous ways. It allows Deaf and hard of hearing individuals to watch videos, helps others focus and remember information, and lets people watch in sound-sensitive environments. For more information about captioning, visit uidaho.edu/cdar-faculty or email cdar@uidaho.edu.