How to insert videos into Word is very simple

 When inserting online videos into Word, you can use YouTube videos inserted into Word, and with offline videos, you will use videos available on your computer. The article below will guide you to insert videos into Word.

Instructions for inserting videos into Word with online videos

Step 1:

At the Word interface, click on Insert and then select Online Videos displayed below.

Step 2:

Now display the interface for you to choose to insert the video into Word, click YouTube or you can use the code to embed the video into Word.

If you choose a YouTube video, enter the video name in the search bar so Word can search for this video.

Step 3:

You will then see video results corresponding to the keyword you entered. If you want to insert a video, select the video and then press the Insert button below.

The online video results have been inserted into the Word document as shown below.

After inserting an online video into Word, if you send it to others, they will also be able to watch the video as long as the device has an Internet connection.

Instructions for inserting videos into Word with offline videos

Inserting offline videos into Word will only be viewable by you. When sharing documents or sending Word documents to others, they cannot view them.

Step 1:

First of all we will need to display the Developer tab in Word. Click on File then select Options .

Step 2:

Switch to the new interface, click on the Customize Ribbon group and then look at the content next to the Main tabs column, we will select Developer to display on the Ribbon bar.

Step 3:

Click the Developer tab and then look down at the Legacy Tools tool group . Next click on the inverted triangle icon to expand the tools interface.

At ActiveX Controls , we will continue to click on the More Controls icon as shown below.

Step 4:

To display the interface with options, scroll down below and click Windows Media Player , then click OK below.

Step 5:

You will now see the Windows Media Player window inserted into Word. We right-click and select Properties in the displayed list.

Step 6:

In this new interface, click on the 3-dot icon in the Custom line .

Display the interface for you to insert videos into Word, click the Browse button and then find the video you want to insert . Click OK to continue.

Step 7:

Returning to the interface in Word, we click on the Design Mode tab to play the video in Word.

The video results have been played in Word as shown. We use the video playback icons in the interface to control as usual.

Video tutorial on inserting videos into Word

Micah Soto

Update 03 August 2024