Video in PowerPoint – Basics: Insert Video Clips in PowerPoint

Created: Monday, June 5, 2017, posted by Geetesh at 3:01 pm

Updated: Thursday, March 17, 2022 at 9:43 am

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If you want to insert a video clip within your PowerPoint slide, spare a thought for why you would insert video clips in the first place. Most video clips are added either to add value or to grab attention.

To learn more, choose your version of PowerPoint. If we do not have a tutorial for your version of PowerPoint, explore the version closest to the one you use.

Microsoft Windows

Insert Video Clips in PowerPoint 365

Insert Video Clips in PowerPoint 2019

Insert Video Clips in PowerPoint 2016

Insert Video Clips in PowerPoint 2013

Insert Video Clips in PowerPoint 2010

Insert Video Clips in PowerPoint 2007

Insert Video Clips in PowerPoint 2003 and 2002

Apple Mac

Insert Video Clips in PowerPoint 365

Insert Video Clips in PowerPoint 2019

Insert Video Clips in PowerPoint 2016

Insert Video Clips in PowerPoint 2011

PowerPoint for the Web

Insert Video Clips in PowerPoint

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