# Connecting to Broadcast Captions

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This page discusses connecting to a stream, if you want to broadcast your captions to others, follow the instructions on [**this page**](/streaming-captions/broadcasting-your-captions-to-others.md).
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### Connecting via the Broadcast Interface

Zip Captions allows you to share your captions with users on other devices. This is very useful in a number of situations, these can include:

* In a classroom, to send captions to students devices instead of displaying them on a central screen
* At a conference, where captions could be too small to read, broadcasting allows captions to be seen on participants screens
* In a setting where there is no screen available

To join a broadcast stream:

1. Click on the broadcast button at the top of the screen (this looks like an antenna with circles coming from it)

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2. Agree to the privacy warning to confirm that you understand that you are going to share your data with others when you start broadcasting. If you are just joining a stream, you won't be sharing your data.

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3. Type in the **Session ID** that you have been provided with and click on **Connect**

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4. If the session that you are joining requires a **Join Code** you will now be prompted to enter it, do so, and click on **Connect**.

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5. The broadcast will now be shown on your screen.&#x20;

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6. When you are finished you can close the window or click **Leave Session**. If the person streaming the captions closes the broadcast, then your stream will stop.&#x20;

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It's possible to connect to a stream via a URL. You can find instructions on how to do that [here](/streaming-captions/connecting-via-a-url.md#connecting-via-a-url).&#x20;
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