How to quickly insert videos into Powerpoint 2010, 2013, 2016

You need to insert videos into Powerpoint slides to make your presentations more vivid and easier to understand. If you do not know how to insert videos into Powerpoint, please learn how to insert videos into Powerpoint 2010, 2013, 2016 quickly below.

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Below the article shared to you how to insert videos into Powerpoint 2016 with Powerpoint 2010, 2013 you do the same offline.

Step 1: Insert the video

First you need to open the PowerPoint file, on the slide you want to insert the video, you select the Insert tab -> Video , here you have two options:

1. Online Video: insert online video into Powerpoint.
2. Video on My PC: insert video on computer.

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Insert online video into PowerPoint

If you want to insert online video, then choose Online Video.

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The Insert Video window will appear , you can search for videos on Youtube , or use the video embed code ( From a Video Embed Code ) by entering the search text and pressing Enter to search.

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The search results show you select the video to insert and select Insert .

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So you've finished inserting online video into Powerpoint.

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Insert a computer video into PowerPoint

To insert videos on your computer, in the Video section, select Video on My PC.

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The Insert Video window appears, choose the video you need to insert and select Insert .

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So you've inserted the video on your computer into PowerPoint

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Step 2: Edit the video size

After you have inserted the video, you can adjust the video size on the slide accordingly by placing the mouse pointer on the four corner handles, and between the four video edges.

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Then hold down the mouse cursor and drag to zoom out, drag to zoom the video.

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Step 3: Move the video position

If the video position is not as expected, you can move the video position by selecting the video so the mouse pointer appears the 4-way arrow icon, hold and drag the video to the position you want.

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Step 4: Format the video

To format the inserted video, select the video and select the Format tab on the menu bar, where you can easily customize the brightness in the Corrections section, the color effect in the Color section , the video style in the Video Styles section , edit borders and effects in the Video Border , Video Effects and many other customizations.

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Or you can right click on the video and choose Format Video.

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Then you customize the border for the video in the Border , effects in the Effects .

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Step 5: Set up video playback

You select the Playback tab , to set the video to automatically play, in the Start section, select Automatically and if you want to click the video to start playing, select On Click.

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Check the box in front of Play Full Screen if you want the video to enlarge to the full screen of the slideshow when it comes to the video slide. In the Editing section, you can trim video ( Trim Video ), edit the effect in and out of Fade In, Fade Out.

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Above the article has shared to you how to quickly insert videos into Powerpoint 2016, with Powerpoint 2010 and 2013 you do the same. So now if you need to insert a video into Powerpoint, you can easily add videos with the steps that the article has shared. Good luck!