Insert and Play a Video file from your PC or OneDrive (New Versions)

Supported video formats

In PowerPoint 2016 and newer versions, we recommend that you use .mp4 files encoded with H.264 video (a.k.a. MPEG-4 AVC) and AAC audio.

Embed a video stored on your PC

1. In Normal view, click the slide that you want the video to be in.

2. On the Insert tab, click the arrow under Video, and then click Video on My PC.

3. In the Insert Video box, click the video that you want, and then click Insert.

Link to a video stored on your PC

To help prevent broken links, we recommend copying the video into the same folder as your presentation, and then linking to it there.

1. In Normal view, click the slide where you want the link to the video to be in.

2. On the Insert tab, click the arrow under Video, and then click Video on my PC.

3. In the Insert Video box, click the file that you want to link to, click the down arrow next to the Insertbutton, and then click Link to File.

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PowerPoint 2016 and newer versions support the playback of video with multiple audio tracks. They also support closed captions and subtitles that are embedded in video files.  For more information, see Make your PowerPoint presentations accessible.

Find out where a linked video is stored

If there's already a video on a slide and you want to know where it's stored, go to File > Info. Under Optimize Media Compatibility, there will be information about all media files in the presentation—whether they are linked or embedded in the file.  If there are any linked videos, PowerPoint gives you a View Linkshyperlink. Click it to open a dialog box that shows the storage location of any linked files. 

YouTube video

If you want to insert a video on YouTube, switch to Insert or link to a video on YouTube.

Preview a video

When a video is selected on a slide, a toolbar appears below the video that has a play/pause button, a progress bar, incremental forward/backward buttons, a timer, and a volume control. Click the Play button at the left of that toolbar to preview the video.

Play a video automatically or when clicked

By default, in Slide Show, the video plays as part of the click sequence.   That means that when you click anywhere on the slide to advance to the next step (or when you press the Spacebar, Right arrow key, or other key that advances to the next step) the video plays. This Start option is called In Click Sequence.

But if you prefer, you can make the video start automatically as soon as it appears on screen, or make it play when it is clicked:

1. Select the video frame.

2. On the ribbon, on the Video Tools Playback tab, open the Start list and choose the option you prefer: