10. Videos

Embedded videos with a PowerPoint presentation can illustrate steps, demonstrate how a software application works, and show animated charts created in other software applications, such as Tableau.

Videos work best in PowerPoint presentations when they are correctly embedded.

  • To insert a video, create a new slide
  • From the Insert menu, choose to insert video > from movie file
  • Navigate to the video file that you downloaded and select it
  • Click on the video and go to the Playback menu
  • Next, configure the Start to begin Automatically. This will ensure the video will play as soon as you click to the slide.

Watch the full demonstration below:

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