Microsoft PowerPoint is a program used to create presentations. In order to prepare a good presentation in PowerPoint, different tools must be used. Adding videos to PowerPoint presentations is very common, especially in educational presentations. When video is added to the presentation, it is necessary to pay attention to the video source and format so that it works smoothly during the presentation. Which video format does PowerPoint, the Microsoft Officeice program, support?
How to Add Video to PowerPoint?
The way to prepare a quality presentation in PowerPoint is to support the presentation with visual content. It is generally recommended to add an image every 5-6 slides. For people who want to add a video instead of a picture to a PowerPoint presentation, it is important to know which tools and how to do this. It is possible to upload video from computer or web browser to embed video in presentation in PowerPoint.
Steps to follow to add video from computer to PowerPoint presentation:
- Open the PowerPoint presentation and navigate to the slide where you want to add a video.
- Open the add tab from the top menu.
- Click on the video icon on the right side of the top menu.
- Click on this device option to be able to add videos from the computer.
- Find the location of the video in the panel that opens and select the video.
You can organize your presentation by adjusting where and what size the video will be on the slide.
Where to Add Video to a PowerPoint Presentation?
3 different sources can be used to add video to PowerPoint presentation. The first of these is the device memory where the videos on the device are used. One of the other ways to add videos to a PowerPoint presentation is with the ready-made videos included in the program, depending on the version of PowerPoint. However, the most common method is to load video from a web browser. When adding video from a web browser, the source chosen is commonly Youtube.
The processes for adding videos from Youtube to the PowerPoint presentation are as follows:
- Open Youtube from the web browser and find the video you want.
- Copy the URL in the address bar of the web browser.
- Open your PowerPoint presentation and navigate to the slide you want to add a video to.
- Open the add tab in the top menu.
- Click on the video icon on the right side of the menu.
- Click on the online video option from the video source options.
The video is located on the screen, showing the video source as well. Videos added from the web source can also be positioned and edited on the screen.
How to Open Video in PowerPoint Slide?
If there was no problem with embedding videos in the presentation in PowerPoint, the videos will play smoothly during the presentation. In videos added via computer, it may be necessary to press the play button to open the video during the presentation.
Videos added on Youtube are opened in order of playback. The video will play when clicked to advance to the next slide. If a time or command is added to play the video on the slides, that command must be given or the time must elapse during the presentation.
What Video Format Does PowerPoint Support?
The formats of video files are evident in their extensions. PowerPoint currently supports the following video formats:
- .avi
- .mp4
- .m4v
- .mov
- .mpg
- .mpeg
Video formats with extensions that PowerPoint program does not support cause problems when loading into the presentation or do not open in the presentation.