Video clips stored on a computer hard drive or played over the internet can be easily imported into a Microsoft PowerPoint presentation slide on a Mac using the various video embedding options available to OS X users. This wikiHow teaches you how to use the Mac version of PowerPoint to add video to presentation file.
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Method 1 of 4: Importing Videos from Files to PowerPoint Slides
Step 1. Open PowerPoint
You can access this application through a Finder window or desktop screen. This application is marked by an orange icon with the letter “P”.
Step 2. Select the slide page you want to add the video to
After preparing the presentation, select the location or page to which you want to add the video.
Step 3. Click Insert
A menu with several additional options will open.
Step 4. Click Movie on the menu
With this option, you can select a video to embed into a PowerPoint slide page.
Step 5. Select Movie from File
A new window will open and you will be able to find the folder where the video file is stored, and then insert the video file into the slide.
Step 6. Locate the video on the computer hard drive and click Insert
The process of embedding the video into the selected page on the slide has been completed.
Method 2 of 4: Import Videos from “Movies”, iMovie, or iTunes Folder
Step 1. Open PowerPoint
You can access this application through a Finder window or desktop screen. This application is marked by an orange icon with the letter “P”.
Step 2. Select the slide page you want to add the video to
After preparing the presentation, select the location or page to which you want to add the video.
Step 3. Click Insert
It's on the ribbon menu at the top of the PowerPoint window. After that, a new menu for selecting elements that need to be added to the slide page will open.
Step 4. Select Movie on the “Insert” menu
This option is at the bottom of the menu and has an arrow icon next to it. This icon will load more options when you hover over the setting.
Step 5. Select the Movie Browser option
A new window showing various Mac video services (as video sources) will open.
Step 6. Select the video service you want to search for
In the window that appears, you can select the “Movies” folder, iMovie application, or iTunes as the video source directory.
Step 7. Search for videos from selected locations
You can view videos marked with a preview icon on the location where the video is saved.
Step 8. Click Insert
The video will be added from its storage directory in the selected video program to the PowerPoint slide page you selected.
Method 3 of 4: Embedding Links to Video Streaming Services on the Internet
Step 1. Copy the URL of the video you want to add
Since the Mac version of PowerPoint doesn't allow you to embed video code on the slide page, you'll need to copy the video URL and access PowerPoint's video options to configure the URL.
Step 2. Open PowerPoint
If not, open the program to set the video slide page.
Step 3. Select the page you want to add the video to
After copying the URL of the video, open the slide and select the page you want to add the video to.
Step 4. Click Insert
The options for inserting additional elements into the slide page will be displayed.
Step 5. Click Hyperlinks
This option is at the bottom of the “ Insert ” that you click. After that, a dialog window for formatting the link will be displayed.
Step 6. Paste the URL into the top column
After that, enter the text of the link you want in the Display ” at the bottom of the “Hyperlink” menu.
Step 7. Click OK
The link to the video that you want to include in the presentation (in the format that has been set) will be added and displayed on the page when you are finished.
Method 4 of 4: Editing Video File Playback Settings (on PowerPoint Mac Version)
Step 1. Play video files automatically
Make sure the video icon on the slide page is selected and click the “Format Movie” tab on the menu bar. After that, the “Start” pop-up menu will be displayed. Click the “Automatically” option from the movie settings options on the “Start” menu. The video will play automatically at the start of the slideshow.
Step 2. Play video when clicked
Once the video icon on the slide page is selected, click the “Format Movie” tab on the menu bar. The “Start” pop-up menu will appear. Click the “On Click” option from the movie settings options on the “Start” menu. The video will play when the video icon on the slide page is clicked.
Step 3. Play the video in full screen mode
Make sure the video icon on the slide page is selected and click the “Format Movie” tab on the menu bar. After that, the “Start” pop-up menu will be displayed. Click “Playback Options” on the “Start” pop-up menu and select “Play Full Screen” from the pull-down menu. The video will play in full screen mode.
Step 4. Repeat video playback to keep the video playing throughout the presentation
Once the video icon on the slide page is selected, click the “Format Movie” tab on the menu bar to display the “Start” pop-up menu. Click “Playback Options” and select “Loop Until Stopped” from the pull-down menu. The video will continue to play during the presentation until it is stopped manually by clicking a shortcut or pressing the stop button during playback. Now, the video playback has been successfully repeated continuously.
Step 5. Hide videos when not playing
Make sure the video icon on the slide page is selected and click the “Format Movie” tab on the menu bar to display the “Start” menu. Click “Playback Options” and select “Hide While Not Playing” from the pull-down menu. The video will not be visible during the presentation until playback is running.
