Microsoft PowerPoint is a versatile presentation preparation tool. The program allows you to create material using various audio and video files. To insert these elements, the corresponding slide content management functions are used.
Instructions
Step 1
PowerPoint supports move, mp4, wmv, and avi video formats. Also you can use animated.
Step 2
Open the program using the Start menu - All Programs - Microsoft Office - Microsoft PowerPoint. Wait for the application to finish downloading and create the necessary slides for your presentation.
Step 3
To insert a video, go to the "Insert" tab. In the "Multimedia" section, click on the arrow under the "Video" caption and select the "Video from file" option. In the video selection window, specify the path to the file that you want to embed in the presentation and press the "Insert" key.
Step 4
If you want to include a link to an external video file in your presentation, go to the "Video" - "Video from file" section in the same way as in the previous paragraph. On the arrow next to the "Insert" button, select the "Link to file" item, and then specify the path to the link to the material stored on your computer. To associate a file with a video from the Internet, for the "Insert" button, select the "Insert from the Internet" command, and then specify the address of the video in the dialog box.
Step 5
To insert video from the Internet into Microsoft PowerPoint 2013, you must use a Microsoft account. You can create it using the registration form on the official Microsoft website. After logging into your account, you can use the embed from Youtube function by clicking on the corresponding button in the application window. Set search parameters for the video you want, select it and place it on the slide in your presentation.
Step 6
Inserting animated gifs and flash objects is also done through the "Video" item. You can also use any of the animated files from the Microsoft collection. To do this, select the section "Videos from the collection of pictures".
