Likewise, instead of downloading and then uploading YouTube videos to your presentations, an easy way to add them is by embedding them. So, to help you make your presentation more professional, here is a step-by-step guide on how you can embed YouTube videos in PowerPoint presentations.
How to Embed YouTube Video in Powerpoint Through Desktop App?
PowerPoint makes it easy to include videos in your presentations. You can edit and add various features to the video as well. When you embed, you can directly play the video within the presentation without leaving the page. You can either put videos by directly putting the URL or importing videos from your PC or drive.
On New Versions (PowerPoint 2019 or Office 365)
Even on a PC, you may be using either a new version or an older version of Microsoft Office. In both versions, the features differ in some ways.
On Older Version (PowerPoint 2016)
How to Embed YouTube Video in Powerpoint Through Mobile Phones?
Here’re the steps to embed YouTube videos in Powerpoint on your mobile device:
Video Editing Tips
After you embed your video in the presentation, you can edit them to make it look more professional or more in line with the presentation.
Adjust Video Format
When you tap on the embedded video, you will notice the Video Format option appears on the top of your PowerPoint. Through it, you can add various styles to your video.
Resize Video
Click on the video. You will see dots around the video. Right-click on the dots and drag your mouse to adjust the size of your video.
Crop Video
Click on the video. Select Crop from the Size Category at the top. Now crop the video as you like.
Add Thumbnail/Poster Frame
When you embed a YouTube video, the thumbnail can look out of place. PowerPoint has the feature Poster Frame which allows you to change your video thumbnail. To fix your thumbnail,
Change Thumbnail
You added a thumbnail of your choice but later decided to change it. To do that, select the video once again. Go to the Poster Frame and repeat the steps above.
Adjust Video Playback
You can also set whether you want your video to play automatically or by a mouse click while presenting. Go to the Playback option at the top of the menu bar to do this in PowerPoint. Go to the Start in the Video option category and tap into it.
If you want your videos to play automatically, select the Automatically option.If you want your videos to play after you click them, select the When Clicked On option.
Related Questions
Why is There No Video Format Option?
You should first click on the video for the Video Format Menu to appear on PowerPoint. Once the menu appears, click it, and access different video format features.
The PowerPoint Error Message Says, “PowerPoint Cannot Insert Video.” What Should I Do?
This can happen because of the video format incompatibility with PowerPoint. To fix this error, you have to convert the video into a WMV video format. Now you can add a video to PowerPoint without the error.
