How to insert a YouTube video into a Word document

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Using a mix of media in your Word document is a great way to provide additional context for your work and make your document more attractive. Next, explains how to insert a YouTube video into a Microsoft Word document.

To insert a YouTube video into your Word document, open the browser of your choice (like Chrome) and go to YouTube website. Search for the YouTube video you want to use by typing the name of the video in the search bar. Click the search button or just press Enter.

howtogeek wrote in YouTube search bar

Select the video from the search results by clicking on it.

Youtube video in search results

Next, highlight the video url in the browser's address bar by clicking and dragging the cursor over the text. Right-click and then select “Copy” in the context menu.

URL highlighted in address bar.

Alternatively, you can copy embed code from video. To get the embed code, click on “Share” below the video.

Share button for YouTube video

In the Share window, select “Insert”.

Embedding option in the Share window

The Insert Video window will appear.. Click on “Copy” to copy the code to your clipboard. Optionally, if you want to start the video from a specific time, check the box next to “Start at” and enter the desired time.

Copy button in embedded video window

With the url or embed code copied to your clipboard, abra Word.

On the top toolbar, click on the tab “Insert”, later select “Online Video” in the Media group.

Online video option in Word's Insert tab

The Insert a Video dialog will appear. Take it (Ctrl + V or right click> Catch) the url or embed code in the text box, then click on “Insert”.

Paste the URL in the text box and click the button

The video will now be inserted into the Word document. Clicking the play button, video will appear in the foreground while the background is dimmed. Press the play button again.

All the normal video controls that you will find on YouTube are also available for the video embedded in your Microsoft Word document..

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