How to Embed YouTube Flash Videos in Your PowerPoint Presentations
Enable the Developer tab., Click the More Controls button., Select Shockwave Flash Object., Click and drag to create the embedded object., Prepare your YouTube URL., Right-click on the box you created., Find the “Movie” entry.
Step-by-Step Guide
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Step 1: Enable the Developer tab.
The Developer tab will allow you to insert objects that aren’t typically available.
This will allow you to embed a YouTube video without having to use the Insert menu.
Click File and select Options.
Select Customize Ribbon.
In the “Choose commands from” dropdown menu, select Main Tabs.
Highlight the “Developer” entry and click the Add button.
Click OK.
The Developer tab will appear at the top of the window with your other tabs. -
Step 2: Click the More Controls button.
This is located in the Controls section of the Developer tab. , You will have to scroll down to find this in the list. , The size of the box that you create will be the size of the movie on your slide.
The box will have an “X” going through it. , Find the YouTube video that you want to embed in your web browser.
Copy the address of the video into Notepad.
Remove the “watch?” and replace the “=” sign with a “/” For example, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BevOmZtKQ_w becomes https://www.youtube.com/v/BevOmZtKQ_w If you want the video to play automatically when you open the slide, add “&autoplay=1” to the end of the address.
For example, https://www.youtube.com/v/BevOmZtKQ_w becomes https://www.youtube.com/v/BevOmZtKQ_w&autoplay=1 Copy the adjusted URL and return to PowerPoint. , Select Properties from the menu. , When you open the Properties for your Flash object, a table will open in a new window.
By default, the table is alphabetized.
Copy the adjusted URL into the Movie field.
Close the Properties window. -
Step 3: Select Shockwave Flash Object.
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Step 4: Click and drag to create the embedded object.
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Step 5: Prepare your YouTube URL.
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Step 6: Right-click on the box you created.
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Step 7: Find the “Movie” entry.
Detailed Guide
The Developer tab will allow you to insert objects that aren’t typically available.
This will allow you to embed a YouTube video without having to use the Insert menu.
Click File and select Options.
Select Customize Ribbon.
In the “Choose commands from” dropdown menu, select Main Tabs.
Highlight the “Developer” entry and click the Add button.
Click OK.
The Developer tab will appear at the top of the window with your other tabs.
This is located in the Controls section of the Developer tab. , You will have to scroll down to find this in the list. , The size of the box that you create will be the size of the movie on your slide.
The box will have an “X” going through it. , Find the YouTube video that you want to embed in your web browser.
Copy the address of the video into Notepad.
Remove the “watch?” and replace the “=” sign with a “/” For example, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BevOmZtKQ_w becomes https://www.youtube.com/v/BevOmZtKQ_w If you want the video to play automatically when you open the slide, add “&autoplay=1” to the end of the address.
For example, https://www.youtube.com/v/BevOmZtKQ_w becomes https://www.youtube.com/v/BevOmZtKQ_w&autoplay=1 Copy the adjusted URL and return to PowerPoint. , Select Properties from the menu. , When you open the Properties for your Flash object, a table will open in a new window.
By default, the table is alphabetized.
Copy the adjusted URL into the Movie field.
Close the Properties window.
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