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...
Method 1 of 3:
Converting PowerPoint to Video
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Picture 1 of How to Add a PowerPoint to iMovie 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. -
Picture 2 of How to Add a PowerPoint to iMovie Click File in the menu bar. -
Picture 3 of How to Add a PowerPoint to iMovie Click Export….- 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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Picture 4 of How to Add a PowerPoint to iMovie Click the File Format drop-down. -
Picture 5 of How to Add a PowerPoint to iMovie Click MP4. You can also save it in QuickTime movie (MOV) format, but MP4 produces a higher-quality result.- The Quality drop-down should be set to "Presentation Quality" for the best-quality video.
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Picture 6 of How to Add a PowerPoint to iMovie 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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Picture 7 of How to Add a PowerPoint to iMovie Open iMovie. It's a purple star-shaped app with a white movie camera icon. -
Picture 8 of How to Add a PowerPoint to iMovie Click the Media tab. It's at the top of the window. -
Picture 9 of How to Add a PowerPoint to iMovie Click File in the menu bar at the top of the screen. -
Picture 10 of How to Add a PowerPoint to iMovie Click Import Media…. -
Picture 11 of How to Add a PowerPoint to iMovie Click the Import to: drop-down at the top of the window. -
Picture 12 of How to Add a PowerPoint to iMovie 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. -
Picture 13 of How to Add a PowerPoint to iMovie 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. -
Picture 14 of How to Add a PowerPoint to iMovie 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. -
Picture 15 of How to Add a PowerPoint to iMovie Click Import Selected in the lower-right. The video file of the PowerPoint will be imported to the destination you selected in iMovie.- 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.
Method 3 of 3:
Importing to iMovie on iPhone or iPad
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Picture 16 of How to Add a PowerPoint to iMovie Add the PowerPoint video file to your Photos app on Mac. -
Picture 17 of How to Add a PowerPoint to iMovie 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. -
Picture 18 of How to Add a PowerPoint to iMovie Open the iMovie app on your iPhone or iPad. It's a purple app with a white star and a movie camera icon. -
Picture 19 of How to Add a PowerPoint to iMovie Tap the Projects tab. It's at the top of the screen.- 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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Picture 20 of How to Add a PowerPoint to iMovie Tap + Create Project. Alternatively, you can tap an existing project instead. -
Picture 21 of How to Add a PowerPoint to iMovie Tap Movie. It's near the top of the "New Project" window. -
Picture 22 of How to Add a PowerPoint to iMovie 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. -
Picture 23 of How to Add a PowerPoint to iMovie Edit your video. You can edit your video in several different ways.- Tap + to add more media.
- Tap ◀ to go back to the beginning of the video.
- Tap ▶ to preview the video.
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Picture 24 of How to Add a PowerPoint to iMovie Tap Done when you're done.
Update 04 March 2020
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