Video in PowerPoint – Basics: Insert Video Clips from the Clip Art Pane

Created: Monday, January 31, 2022, posted by Geetesh at 1:21 pm

Updated: Thursday, March 17, 2022 at 9:45 am

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Before we look into workarounds, be aware that Microsoft’s clip art collection never really contained high-resolution quality videos! Most of the videos obtained were essentially animated GIFs – but yes, these animated GIFs do have a place of their own in slides, and it’s unfortunately no longer possible to get those clips in PowerPoint.

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 from the Clip Art Pane in PowerPoint 2013

Insert Video Clips from the Clip Art Pane in PowerPoint 2010

Insert Video Clips from the Clip Art Pane

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