Videos can make presentations even more interesting or exciting. If you are looking to add a video to your Microsoft PowerPoint presentation, it's easy to do. We will show you how.
Embedding videos versus linking to videos
In PowerPoint, you can embed a video or link to a video from your presentation. If you insert a video, your video becomes part of the presentation, which increases the overall size of the presentation file.
If you link to a video, PowerPoint just adds a reference to that video in your presentation. The downside to this method is that you have to send the video file separately if you share your presentation with someone.. We have written a guide on how to send PowerPoint presentations with videos, so take a look.
In this guide, we'll focus on embedding a video in your presentation so you don't have to worry about sending separate files. Y, if you are looking to add a YouTube video to your presentation, also there is a way to do it.
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Video formats supported in PowerPoint
PowerPoint supports multiple video formats, including ASF, AVI, MP4, M4V, MOV, MPG, MPEG and WMV. If your video is already in one of these formats, you can quickly add it to your presentation.
If your video is in another format, you can convert it to a supported format and then add it to your presentation.
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How to insert a video into a PowerPoint presentation
First, make sure the video you want to add to your presentation is saved on your Windows or Mac computer. Subsequently, open your presentation with PowerPoint on your computer.
In the PowerPoint window, in the left sidebar, click on the slide you want to add a video to.
At the top of the PowerPoint window, click on the tab “Insert”.
In the tab “Insert”, in the section “Media” (found on the far right of the interface), click on “Video”.
You will now see a menu “Insert video from”. Here, select “This device”.
The standard window will open “open” from your computer. In this window, go to the folder that has your video file. Then double click on your video file to add it to your presentation.
You will see the selected video in your presentation. To resize this video, click on it and use the handles around the video to resize it. Subsequently, drag the video to place it at the desired location on your slide.
If you want to try the video, in the lower left corner of the video, click the play icon.
And everything is ready.
Manage embedded video playback in PowerPoint
Now that you have added a video to your presentation, you might want to change the way it plays on your slides. In PowerPoint, you have several alternatives to change the playback of your video.
To access these playback options, first click on your video in your presentation. Subsequently, at the top of the PowerPoint window, click on “Reproduction”.
In the tab “Reproduction”, in the section “Video options”, you will find several options to manage your video playback.
As an example, to change how your video starts playing in your presentation, click drop down menu “Beginning” and select one of these options:
- Click sequence: This plays your video in click sequence. This means that if you press the button for the next slide, your video will play.
- Automatically: This option automatically plays your video when the slide with your video is opened.
- When you click: Select this option to play your video only when you click on it.
The other options are “Play full screen”, which opens your video in full screen, and “Play until it stops”, which plays your video over and over until you stop it manually.
Before closing PowerPoint, make sure to save your presentation so your embedded video is saved with it. Do this by clicking File> Save to PowerPoint Menu Bar.
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And here's how you make your PowerPoint presentations even more engaging by including videos in them. Exciting!
If you don't want to add video but do want audio, you can add music to your presentations. This also helps improve the quality of your presentation..
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