Insert a video from YouTube or another site

7/3/2019

Choose your version: Newer versions | PowerPoint 2016 | PowerPoint 2013

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Newer versions

 

 

Newer versions

In PowerPoint for Office 365 or PowerPoint 2019, you can insert an online video from YouTube or Vimeo on a slide.  

The video plays directly from the website, and it has the site's controls for playing, pausing, volume, and so on. The PowerPoint playback features (Fade, Bookmark, Trim, and so on) don't apply to online videos.

Because the video is stored on a web site, rather than in your presentation, you must be connected to the internet in order for the video to play successfully.

Insert a web video

1. In your web browser, locate the video you want.

2. Copy the URL of the web page from the Address bar of your browser.

3. Switch back to PowerPoint and select the slide where you want to place the video.

4. On the Insert tab of the ribbon, select Video > Online Video.

5. In the Online Video dialog box, paste the URL you copied in step 2.

6. Select Insert.

Play the video

If a video is inserted successfully, you can play it either in Normal view or Slide Show. 

• A Play button appears on the video in Normal view.

• In Slide Show, you can interact with videos just as you would in a web browser.

• By default, videos from YouTube and Vimeo play in "click sequence." You can play the video without having to click the Play button. Just tap the spacebar to advance to the next step in your click sequence.

Want to insert a video from your computer instead?

See Insert and play a video file from your computer for all the details.

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PowerPoint 2016

 

 

PowerPoint 2016

In PowerPoint 2016, you can insert an online video with an embed code or search for a video by name. Then you can play it during your presentation.

The video plays directly from the website, and it has the site's controls for playing, pausing, volume, and so on. The PowerPoint playback features (Fade, Bookmark, Trim, and so on) don't apply to online videos.

Because the video is stored on a web site, rather than in your presentation, you must be connected to the internet in order for the video to play successfully.

Insert the online video with an "embed" code

1. On YouTube or Vimeo, find the video that you want to insert.
2. Below the video frame, click Share, and then click Embed. (If you neglect to click Embed, you'll end up copying the wrong code.)

3. Right-click the iFrame embed code, and click Copy.

If the highlighted text that you copy begins with "http", STOP. It's the wrong code to copy. Return to step 2 and click Embed:

4. In PowerPoint, click the slide that you want to add a video to.
5. On the Insert tab, click Video > Online Video.
6. In the From a Video Embed Code box, paste the embed code, and then click the arrow.

7. A video rectangle is placed on your slide, which you can move and resize as you like. To preview your video on your slide, right-click the video rectangle, select Preview, and then click the Play button on the video.

Note: If your video doesn’t embed correctly, double-check that you have installed the required Office updates.

Search for the YouTube video by name

1. Click the slide that you want to add a video to.
2. On the Insert tab, click Video > Online Video.

3. In the Search YouTube box, type the name of the video that you want to insert, and press Enter.
4. Select the video from the search results, and click Insert.
5. A video rectangle is placed on your slide, which you can move and resize as you like. To preview your video on your slide, right-click the video rectangle, select Preview, and then click the Play button on the video.

Note: If your video doesn’t insert correctly, double-check that you have installed the required Office updates.

Preview the video

1. Once the video rectangle is on your slide, select it, right-click it and choose Preview.

A Play button appears on the video.

2. Click the video's Play button.

Because the video is on a web site, rather than actually in your presentation, you must be connected to the internet in order for the video to play successfully.

Internet Explorer 11 is required on your computer

For the purpose of playing videos in PowerPoint, Internet Explorer 11 is required to be on your computer. You don't have to use it to browse the web; you simply have to have it installed, because under the covers, PowerPoint needs its technology to play videos on Windows. 

If your operating system is Windows 10, then you already have Internet Explorer 11 installed. If you have an older version of Windows, you can go to this Internet Explorer Downloads page for instructions. 

Want to insert a video from your computer instead?

See Insert and play a video file from your computer for all the details.

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PowerPoint 2013

 

 

PowerPoint 2013

In PowerPoint 2013, you can insert an online video, and then play it during your presentation.

The video plays directly from the website, and it has the site's controls for playing, pausing, volume, and so on. The PowerPoint playback features (Fade, Bookmark, Trim, and so on) don't apply to online videos.

Because the video is stored on a web site, rather than in your presentation, you must be connected to the internet in order for the video to play successfully.

Search for the YouTube video by name

1. Click the slide that you want to add a video to.
2. On the Insert tab, click Video > Online Video.

3. In the Search YouTube box, type the name of the video that you want to insert, and press Enter.

4. Select the video from the search results, and click Insert.
5. A video rectangle is placed on your slide, which you can move and resize as you like. To preview your video on your slide, right-click the video rectangle, select Preview, and then click the play button on the video.

Note: If your video doesn’t insert correctly, double-check that you have installed the required Office updates.

6. Switch to the Playback tab of the ribbon to make choices about how and when the video plays:

For details on these options, such as starting the video automatically or playing the video full-screen, see Set the 'Playback' options for a video in your presentation.

Preview the video

1. Once the video rectangle is on your slide, select it, then select the Playback tab on the PowerPoint ribbon.
2. At the left end of the Playback tab, select the Preview button.

Internet Explorer 11 is required on your computer

For the purpose of playing videos in PowerPoint, Internet Explorer 11 is required to be on your computer. You don't have to use it to browse the web; you simply have to have it installed, because under the covers, PowerPoint needs its technology to play videos on Windows. 

If your operating system is Windows 10, then you already have Internet Explorer 11 installed. If you have an older version of Windows, you can go to this Internet Explorer Downloads page for instructions. 

Want to insert a video from your computer instead?

See Insert and play a video file from your computer for all the details.