<p>This has changed in the 2017 release of Premiere CC. You can now change all captions at once. Plus Adobe has added some other enhancements to the caption workflow.</p>

CC BY-SA 3.0
2017-07-15T13:14:12.423Z
Ho do you change all captions at once in the 2017 release of Premiere CC?
Lucidity
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2021-04-27T22:29:16.517Z
You can no longer select all captions in 2021, unless you do it manually.
Zeesy
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2017-07-06T03:57:53.687Z
2017-07-06T03:57:53.687Z
bistel
<p>As of Premiere 2021 you don't need to select all captions to change the style for the whole project. Just change the style for a single caption, and hit the &quot;Push to Track or Style&quot; button. All other clips in that style will take on those settings.
<a href="https://i.sstatic.net/Uovl9.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/Uovl9.png" alt="Push to track" /></a></p>
<p>If you have the option, push to style works just fine. I've had some trouble with push to all captions.
<a href="https://i.sstatic.net/qJ4Ls.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/qJ4Ls.png" alt="Push style attributes" /></a></p>

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2021-04-27T22:44:03.787Z
2021-04-27T22:44:03.787Z
Zeesy
<p>Select all the captions in the Captions window; then go to the top right are of the window, right above the first caption -- here, you'll find a grid made up of 9 little squares. Select the bottom middle and all of your subtitles will align in the center of the frame. Hope this helps!</p>

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2018-06-12T21:04:55.833Z
2018-06-12T21:04:55.833Z
user22475
<p><a href="https://i.sstatic.net/fkVw6.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/fkVw6.png" alt="Here&#39;s a screenshot"></a></p>

<p>Right-click on the blank space of any caption and you'll see a "select all" option. Congratulations, you are now a Jedi that can edit everything at once. Enjoy.</p>

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2021-04-27T22:27:55.983Z
This doesn't work in Premiere 2021
Zeesy
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2019-12-27T22:39:34.280Z
2019-12-27T22:39:34.280Z
LUNAMIA
<p>If you select all the captions in the Captions window (not the timeline) you can change the font parameters there.</p>

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2018-05-04T15:45:20.620Z
2018-05-04T15:45:20.620Z
Bob Stewart
<p>Unfortunately no, and sadly there is not even an option to 'select all.'</p>

<p>I believe you can export the captions and load it into a program like Lemony to do you styling (better option anyways), and then import a alpha-channel file back in to Premiere (more on that below). </p>

<hr>

<p>I have recently (about 2 months ago) started getting into subtilting or open captions for projects. And as of now I can say that I am very disappointed in Premiere's captioning system. If you are just doing 2-3 sentences its fine, otherwise I use a dedicated system for it.</p>

<p>My workflow is as follows </p>

<ol>
<li><a href="http://www.aegisub.org/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Aegisub</a> to create a encore txt file</li>
<li>Import in <a href="http://www.lemonysubtitler.com/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Lemony Subtitler</a></li>
<li>Run a batch style on all my subtitles</li>
<li>Export .avi? with alpha channel</li>
<li>Import into Premiere and put the subtitles on a top layer.</li>
</ol>

<p>This workflow is extremely fast, and way better than dealing with Premiere's archaic captioning system. Especially Aegisub, which uses some wizardry to automagically select spoken 'text' by analyzing the waveform so that your subtitles meet an optimal length (characters per second) for reading based on the time of the selection.</p>

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2016-12-19T03:23:43.077Z
2016-12-19T03:23:43.077Z
Alex
<p>Is it possible to style all open captions at once in Premiere Pro CC2017?</p>

<p>Since Adobe promotes the captions feature as a way to edit all captions in one place, I hope there actually is a way to style them all at once.</p>

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2017-01-30T12:04:12.200Z
Any update on this - is it still not possible?
tomh
<premiere><cc-2017>
Style all open captions at once in Premiere Pro
Ryan
# Style all open captions at once in Premiere Pro

(Asked by: username_0 on 2016-11-03)

Is it possible to style all open captions at once in Premiere Pro CC2017?

Since Adobe promotes the captions feature as a way to edit all captions in one place, I hope there actually is a way to style them all at once.

**Tags:** premiere, cc-2017

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: Any update on this - is it still not possible?  

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## 6 answers

### Answer by username_2 on 2017-07-06. Score: 1

This has changed in the 2017 release of Premiere CC. You can now change all captions at once. Plus Adobe has added some other enhancements to the caption workflow.

> **Comments:**
> **username_3**: Ho do you change all captions at once in the 2017 release of Premiere CC?  
> **username_4**: You can no longer select all captions in 2021, unless you do it manually.  

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### Answer by username_4 on 2021-04-27. Score: 1

As of Premiere 2021 you don't need to select all captions to change the style for the whole project. Just change the style for a single caption, and hit the "Push to Track or Style" button. All other clips in that style will take on those settings.
[![Push to track](https://i.sstatic.net/Uovl9.png)](https://i.sstatic.net/Uovl9.png)

If you have the option, push to style works just fine. I've had some trouble with push to all captions.
[![Push style attributes](https://i.sstatic.net/qJ4Ls.png)](https://i.sstatic.net/qJ4Ls.png)


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### Answer by username_5 on 2018-06-12. Score: 1

Select all the captions in the Captions window; then go to the top right are of the window, right above the first caption -- here, you'll find a grid made up of 9 little squares. Select the bottom middle and all of your subtitles will align in the center of the frame. Hope this helps!


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### Answer by username_6 on 2019-12-27. Score: 0

[![Here's a screenshot](https://i.sstatic.net/fkVw6.png)](https://i.sstatic.net/fkVw6.png)

Right-click on the blank space of any caption and you'll see a "select all" option. Congratulations, you are now a Jedi that can edit everything at once. Enjoy.

> **Comments:**
> **username_4**: This doesn't work in Premiere 2021  

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### Answer by username_7 on 2018-05-04. Score: 0

If you select all the captions in the Captions window (not the timeline) you can change the font parameters there.


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### Answer by username_8 on 2016-12-19. Score: -1

Unfortunately no, and sadly there is not even an option to 'select all.'

I believe you can export the captions and load it into a program like Lemony to do you styling (better option anyways), and then import a alpha-channel file back in to Premiere (more on that below).

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I have recently (about 2 months ago) started getting into subtilting or open captions for projects. And as of now I can say that I am very disappointed in Premiere's captioning system. If you are just doing 2-3 sentences its fine, otherwise I use a dedicated system for it.

My workflow is as follows

1. [Aegisub](http://www.aegisub.org/) to create a encore txt file
2. Import in [Lemony Subtitler](http://www.lemonysubtitler.com/)
3. Run a batch style on all my subtitles
4. Export .avi? with alpha channel
5. Import into Premiere and put the subtitles on a top layer.

This workflow is extremely fast, and way better than dealing with Premiere's archaic captioning system. Especially Aegisub, which uses some wizardry to automagically select spoken 'text' by analyzing the waveform so that your subtitles meet an optimal length (characters per second) for reading based on the time of the selection.


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