Insert a video from or another site (Office 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 video .

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 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.)

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

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6. 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:

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9. In PowerPoint, click the slide that you want to add a video to.

10. On the Insert tab, click Video > Online Video.

11. In the From a Video Embed Code box, paste the embed code, and then click the arrow.

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13. 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.

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

Search for the video by name

1. Click the slide that you want to add a video to.

2. On the Insert tab, click Video > Online Video.

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

5. Select the video from the search results, and click Insert.

6. 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.

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

Preview the

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

2. A Play button appears on the video.

3. Click the video's Play button.

4. 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.