How to Put YouTube on PowerPoint?
There are countless creative ways to make a PowerPoint presentation more effective and engaging. Adding a video to your slides has the most effect on the quality of content delivery. Viewers are more likely to absorb more information from a video than text.
A perfect blend of video and text makes the best PowerPoint presentation. Note that videos may not be needed for every presentation. But for a complex topic with illustrations, you must know how to put YouTube video on PowerPoint.
Can you Embed Video from any Website?
There are limited video streaming sites supported by PowerPoint, including popular sites like YouTube, Vimeo, Slideshare and Microsoft online library. With the right approach, you may be able to embed video to PowerPoint presentation from other sites too.
Inserting a video from YouTube to a presentation is the easiest way. Search YouTube for the relevant video as this streaming site has video content about almost everything you can imagine of.
How to Put YouTube on PowerPoint?
There are three different options to insert a video into a PowerPoint presentation. Depending upon the circumstances, one may choose to:
- Insert video from file- Upload a video from your computer
- Video from website- Embed or insert a video from YouTube or other sites
- Clip Art video-: Insert a video from built-in videos and other libraries for PowerPoint
In this guide, we will learn about how to embed YouTube video into a PowerPoint presentation and how to add media via other available options.
Method 1: How to Embed YouTube Video to a Presentation?
You found an interesting and relevant video on YouTube that can add value to your presentation. Do you want to add that YouTube video to your slides? The process is really simple. Here is how to insert a video from the site into your presentation.
Step 1: Find the Relevant Video on YouTube
Video is going to be an important part of your presentation so always focus on the quality and relevancy of the media for presentation. Go to YouTube and find the video that you want to add. Copy the URL of the video or click on the share button below the video to copy the URL.
You can either copy the URL or get the code to embed YouTube videos into your PowerPoint. Both options yield the same results. If copying the URL does not work, you can copy the embedded code.
Step 2: Open PowerPoint Presentation
With the code or URL copied, open your presentation and choose the slide where you want to add, insert or embed the video. Every version of PowerPoint may have slightly varying wording for adding media.
After choosing the slide, go to Insert >> Video (Media Section) >> Drop the menu >> Online Film or Video from Website.
Step 3: Insert the URL or Code
A new window will pop up where you will enter the URL or code for the video from YouTube and click “Insert.”
Step 4: Adjust and Finalize Video
You will see a boxed video preview of the YouTube video. You can also choose to play video automatically or play manually.
| Pros of Inserting Video via Link | Cons |
| A quick and easy method to add videos online | Requires stable internet connection |
| Can use and insert readily available videos | No customizations for playback |
| Adjust the size of the video box and display |
How to Play YouTube a Video in PPT without the Internet?
The above method requires a stable internet connection to play videos on YouTube. Can you put a YouTube video in PowerPoint presentation and play it without the internet? The answer is yes but you will have to download the video first.
Method 2: How to Insert Video from Device?
This method is not only used to insert video downloaded from YouTube but you can use this method to upload any media from your computer to your presentation.
Step1: Download YouTube Video
You must download the video from YouTube or any other online source on your device. There are online YouTube Downloaders available that you can use here. Choose the mp4 format to download the video.
Step 2: Select the Slide on the PPT
Open the PowerPoint presentation and select the slide where you want to insert the video. Go to Insert >> Video >> Video from File >> Browse >> Insert the video.
Step 3: Adjust Video Box
Your video will be uploaded in a moment, depending upon the size of the video file. Adjust the size of the video box, place along the text and make changes to optimize your slide.
| Pros of Uploading Video from Device | Cons |
| Play video without the internet | The quality of the video is affected |
| Insert any video from your device | May increase the PPT file size |
How to Optimize Videos for Presentation?
From text to visuals, every aspect of the presentation needs to be well-thought-out, researched, and optimized for effective communication of the idea. If a video is too long, you can add the needed part only. There are video editing tools available online.
You can also add a specific clip of the video when inserting a video from YouTube. When you click on the share button, you will be given an option to set the time range for the clip that you want to copy.
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How to Put YouTube on PowerPoint- Final Words
The easiest method is to copy link to video >> select the slide >> insert >> video from site >> paste the link. This is your path to inserting video from YouTube. Do you want to upload video from your device? You already know what to do, stay tuned.