How to Add Subtitles to a Movie/Video on VLC

Selecting the Subtitle

1. 
   Select the video. Click once the video to do so.
2. 
   Right-click the video. This will prompt a drop-down menu.

   1. On a Mac, click File in the menu bar instead.
3. 
   Select Open with. It's in the drop-down menu. Doing so prompts a pop-out menu to appear.

   1. On a Mac, you'll instead select Open With in the File drop-down menu.
4. 
   Click VLC media player. This should be in the pop-out menu. Your video will open in VLC.
5. 
   Click Subtitle. It's at the top of the VLC window. A drop-down menu will appear.

   1. On Mac, this option will say "Subtitles" in the menu bar at the top of the screen.
6. 
   Select Sub Track. This is in the Subtitle drop-down menu. An additional menu will pop out.

   1. On Mac, this option sill say "Subtitles Track" instead.
7. 
   Click Track 1. It's in the pop-out menu. You should now see your subtitles appear at the bottom of your video.
8. 
   Import the subtitle file if necessary. If VLC is having trouble finding or displaying the subtitle file, you can import it into your VLC session by doing the following:

   1. Click Subtitle.
   2. Click Add Subtitle File... in the drop-down menu.
   3. Select your subtitle file.
   4. Click Open or Choose.