Videos in PowerPoint: Fresh Take

  • Add and record audio in a PowerPoint presentation
  • Insert an online video into a PowerPoint slide
  • Embed a video into a PowerPoint slide
  • Upload a video into a PowerPoint slide

PowerPoint is a versatile presentation tool which often uses videos to add more in-depth information to a presentation. Video can be instructional and communicate more than simply words, tables or pictures alone. This section shows examples of how to integrate video into a PowerPoint presentation’s slides.

Many, if not most of the videos used in PowerPoint are linked in from external sources and websites like YouTube or other web pages. After learning this material, your presentations can be more dynamic and interactive and hold the attention of your presentation audience.

Adding Audio to PowerPoint

You can view the transcript for “How to add and record audio in your PowerPoint presentation” here (opens in new window).

Adding Video to PowerPoint

You can view the transcript for “How to embed video in your PowerPoint presentations” here (opens in new window).