I recently had a student ask us how to embed a video in power point. I feel this could be a useful tool to know.
You will first go to the "Insert" tab, then the "Video" icon. Here you will be presented with two different ways to embed your video. You can either insert it from online (YouTube) or you can insert it from a locally hosted file. My suggestion is to use the second option, and download whichever video you need from the internet. http://en.savefrom.net/ is a safe way to do this. This way avoids any issues with Power Point trying (and failing) to connect to browsers.
Once your video is embedded into your presentation, you have a few options when it comes to saving. If you only need the presentation to be a PPT file, Save As will take care of it. (I would recommend saving the video file on your drive with the PPT file just to be safe.) However, if you are sending your presentation via email, uploading it to canvas or sakai, etc.. You may want to consider Exporting it.
In the "Export" options, you may either:
-Export your presentation to a PDF/XPS file. This will preserve everything but I believe it will make your video into an image, and it will not play.
-Export your presentation as a video, which will allow your embedded video to play, but your entire presentation will play automatically. This could work but may not be ideal.
-Export your presentation by choosing "Package Presentation for CD." This will create a folder of all of the files embedded in your presentation. This is the best way to be sure that everything will be playable on any device.
This last option is the one I would recommend. You can save this folder digitally, and obviously does not need to be saved to a CD. Upload or send this folder and the recipient should have everything they need to view your presentation.
Hope this is helpful!
Cortney
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