If you dont see the Playback tab, make sure the video you inserted is currently selected.

If you have a video file on your computer, you can embed it into your presentation.

If youre using an older version of PowerPoint, you can link to video files instead of embedding the video.

Youll get the best results inserting a video if you have the latest updates installed for Office.

Office updates are installed through the Windows Update service.

Use the file explorer to browse for the video file that you want to add.

There are a few things to keep in mind when looking for your video file.

The time this takes will vary depending on the size of the video.

By default, the video will need be clicked in order for the video to start playing.

If you select Automatically, the video will start as soon as the slide opens.

You can make the video different sizes by dragging the corners.

You can click and drag the video to reposition it on the slide.

Your video is embedded in the presentation, which includes the video inside of the PowerPoint file.

You wont need to worry about sending the video along with the presentation, since its packed into the presentation itself.

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This means that your presentation file size will increase to include the full video file.

Just select Save from the File tab and save your presentation like you normally would.

Running the latest version of Office will help ensure that embedding a YouTube video is a smooth process.

Use your web browser to open the page for the YouTube video you want to embed in your presentation.

You can embed the YouTube video on any slide in your presentation.

Youll see options to insert different types of objects into your presentation.

If youre using PowerPoint 2010, click Video from Web Site instead.

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