Format your Word document like a teleprompter script with timecodes:

Stop typing timestamps. Start converting.

An SRT file requires and sequence numbers . A plain Word document has none of these. So, how do we bridge the gap? Method 1: The Automatic AI Method (Best for Long Videos) If you have a transcript in Word but no timestamps at all, you need an AI alignment tool. These tools listen to your audio/video and automatically figure out when each sentence from your Word doc should appear on screen.