Microsoft PowerPoint: Inserting Video into a PowerPoint Presentation

Introduction

This knowledge base article provides a quick overview of inserting video into a PowerPoint presentation.  Official links to Microsoft's documentation are provided.

Instructions/Resources

Two different methods can be used for adding video to a PowerPoint presentation:

  • Recording/creating a video file, and inserting it into the PowerPoint presentation file.
  • Linking/embedding to a recorded video that is on a web site (such as YouTube).

Inserting a Video File Into a PowerPoint Presentation

Article: Insert and play a video file from your computer:
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/insert-and-play-a-video-file-from-your-computer-f3fcbd3e-5f86-4320-8aea-31bff480ed02

Please note that inserting a video file into a PowerPoint presentation is limited to the versions of PowerPoint that run on Microsoft Windows, Apple macOS, and the web version at https://office.com when using an updated, computer based web browser.

Linking or Embedding a Video File Into a PowerPoint Presentation

Article: Insert a video from YouTube or another site:
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/insert-a-video-from-youtube-or-another-site-8340ec69-4cee-4fe1-ab96-4849154bc6db