Embed a YouTube Video in a PowerPoint Presentation

A key PowerPoint feature is the ability to embed multimedia content, such as YouTube videos, into one or more slides in a presentation. Learn how.

You Will Need
Internet access
Current version of Microsoft Office
YouTube account
Latest version of QuickTime and/or Adobe Flash player

Step 1: Assess your computer’s multimedia hardware
Assess your computer’s multimedia hardware before creating a multimedia PowerPoint presentation. An enhanced video card is especially important for playing back video.

Step 2: Sign into your YouTube account
Sign into your YouTube account and go to MyVideos under your user name’s dropdown menu. Click on Uploaded Videos and select a video clip.

Step 3: Click the Download to MP4 button
Click the Download to MP4 button to convert the YouTube video to a PowerPoint-compatible file format. Save the file to your desktop or a folder.

Be sure that you have a current version of PowerPoint that’s compatible with MP4.

Step 4: Open your PowerPoint presentation
Open your PowerPoint presentation and select a slide. Click on the Insert tab, click on Video, and click Video from File to browse for the downloaded video.

Step 5: Click Insert
Click Insert. Then test video playback in the slide.

If the video doesn’t play back, check that you have the latest version of QuickTime and/or Adobe Flash player.

Step 6: Resize the video in the frame
Resize the video in the frame by dragging the sizing handles displayed around the image. You can also drag the video to a new slide location.