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How to Add a PowerPoint to iMovie

This wikiHow teaches you how to convert a PowerPoint presentation into a video file and import it into iMovie on Mac, iPhone, or iPad. Open a PowerPoint presentation. Do so by double-clicking the orange app that's shaped like or contains a...
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Converting PowerPoint to Video

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    Open a PowerPoint presentation. Do so by double-clicking the orange app that's shaped like or contains a P. Click File in the menu bar and Open…. Then select the PowerPoint presentation you want to add to iMovie.
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    Click File in the menu bar.
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    Click Export….
    1. In older versions of PowerPoint, click Save as Movie... and Save. Doing so saves the PowerPoint in QuickTime movie (MOV) format.
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    Click the File Format drop-down.
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    Click MP4. You can also save it in QuickTime movie (MOV) format, but MP4 produces a higher-quality result.
    1. The Quality drop-down should be set to "Presentation Quality" for the best-quality video.
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    Click Export. It may take a few minutes for PowerPoint to convert the presentation to a video.
Method 2 of 3:

Importing to iMovie on Mac

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    Open iMovie. It's a purple star-shaped app with a white movie camera icon.
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    Click the Media tab. It's at the top of the window.
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    Click File in the menu bar at the top of the screen.
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    Click Import Media….
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    Click the Import to: drop-down at the top of the window.
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    Click a destination for the new video. You can save it directly to a project or add it to your iMovie Media Library to use later.
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    Select the location of the video. Use the menu on the left side of the window to select the folder or location where you saved the converted PowerPoint presentation.
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    Click the PowerPoint presentation video file. It will be listed on the right side of the window after you've selected the folder or location where it is saved.
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    Click Import Selected in the lower-right. The video file of the PowerPoint will be imported to the destination you selected in iMovie.
    1. To add the video to another project, double-click a project under the Projects tab, then click My Media in the upper-left, and drag the new video down to your project's timeline.
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Importing to iMovie on iPhone or iPad

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    Add the PowerPoint video file to your Photos app on Mac.
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    Transfer the video file to the Photos app on your iPhone or iPad. Your PowerPoint video must be in MP4 format to transfer to iPhone or iPad.
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    Open the iMovie app on your iPhone or iPad. It's a purple app with a white star and a movie camera icon.
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    Tap the Projects tab. It's at the top of the screen.
    1. If iMovie opened into a video or different tab, tap the "back" link in the upper-left corner of the screen until you see three tabs at the top of the screen: Video, Projects, and Theater.
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    Tap ＋ Create Project. Alternatively, you can tap an existing project instead.
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    Tap Movie. It's near the top of the "New Project" window.
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    Select your video and tap Create Movie. It's at the bottom of the screen. This will download your video and add it to your iMovie timeline.
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    Edit your video. You can edit your video in several different ways.
    1. Tap ＋ to add more media.
    2. Tap ◀ to go back to the beginning of the video.
    3. Tap ▶ to preview the video.
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    Tap Done when you're done.
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