Embed Youtube Video into PowerPoint with Youtube Add-in

Following tutorial will enable you to embed YouTube Videos directly into PowerPoint using video URL.

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YouTube Video in PowerPoint

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Explanation

While you can always download YouTube videos and insert them into PowerPoint but there is another easy way to embed YouTube videos in PowerPoint if you do not want to download YouTube video and want to insert video using its URL from YouTube.

You will need an add-in for PowerPoint which will add a new option of 'YouTube Video' under 'insert Tab'.

Download add-in based on MSOffice version at the bottom of the post and add add-in in PowerPoint using the following method. Its a YouTube Video Wizard (YTV) add-in for PowerPoint.

For PowerPoint 2003 and earlier versions

• Extract the contents of the zip to a folder.
• Launch PowerPoint.
• Click on Tools > Add-ins to bring up the add-ins window.
• Click on Add New and navigate to the folder where the contents of the zip file was extracted and select 'YouTubeVideo.ppa' and click OK.
• You might be prompted with the macro virus warning. Enable the macros. When the Add-in is properly loaded, it will display a tick against the add-in name.
• That's it. You have successfully loaded the add-in.

For PowerPoint 2007 or 2010

• Extract the contents of the zip to a folder.
• Launch PowerPoint.
• Click on Office Button > PowerPoint Options.
• In the PowerPoint Options dialog, select the Add-ins tab.
• Select 'PowerPoint Add-ins' from the Manage drop down and click 'Go'
• On the Add-ins dialog, click 'Add New' and navigate to the folder where the contents of the zip file was extracted and select 'YouTubeVideo2k7.ppa' and click on OK.
• You might be prompted with the macro virus warning. Enable the macros. When the Add-in is properly loaded, it will display a tick against the add-in name.
• That's it. You have successfully loaded the add-in.

Using Microsoft PowerPoint You can also double click 'YouTubeVideo2k7.ppa' directly which will bring up PowerPoint and the add-in will be loaded for you for that session to use.

Download YouTube Add-in for Microsoft PowerPoint

Download YouTube Add-in for Microsoft PowerPoint (2003 and earlier versions) (40 KB)
Download YouTube Add-in for Microsoft PowerPoint (2007 or 2010 versions) (46 KB)

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Above solution works great, the only problem is that it streams live videos so an internet connection is required to playback the video during the slide show. If you plan to deliver a presentation without internet, take the following approach.

If you are interested in embedding YouTube videos in PowerPoint offline then you have to download and convert video from YouTube first and then embed into PowerPoint. First download the YouTube video locally in either WMV or AVI format because PowerPoint doesn't understand the default FLV or MP4 formats of YouTube. You can either use free online services to save any YouTube video as an AVI file. Simply use insert option in PowerPoint and then select 'Movie' tab to embed video from your computer into PowerPoint.

Actually, there are also other methods of embedding a Youtube video into PowerPoint, see the tutorial:

How to play Youtube video in PowerPoint 2003/2007?

Put a Youtube Video into PowerPoint

You can embed a YouTube video into a powerpoint presentation. For example, your company may have videos on YouTube that you would like to show. If you're sure that you'll have a live Internet connection when you present, you can use this method.

1. Display the YouTube movie at YouTube.com.
2. From the URL text box, copy the URL to the clipboard.

3. Choose View> Toolbars> Control Toolbox. (In PowerPoint 2007, go to Developer tab> Controls group. If you don't see the Developer tab, click the Office button> PowerPoint Options. In the Popular category, check the Show Developer Tab in the Ribbon check box.)
4. Click the Hammer button (More Controls).
5. Choose Shockwave Flash Object from the menu. (In PowerPoint 2007, click OK.)

6. Drag a box across the screen to get the desired size and location. Don't cover the entire slide.
7. Right click the box and choose Properties.

8. In the Properties window, click the Movie item.
9. Paste the YouTube URL that you copied.
10. In the URL, delete the text watch?.
11. In the URL, replace the = (equal) sign with a / (forward slash). You'll end up with a URL that looks like http://www.youtube.com/v/0onkpWsGc4A.
12. Set the Loop value to False unless you want the movie to repeat over and over.
13. Set the Playing value to False to allow you to click when you want the movie to start, rather than automatically when you display the PowerPoint slide.
14. Close the Properties window using its close box.
15. Choose Slide Show view to see the movie. Click the Play button to start the movie.

Note: On repeated playing, the movie sometimes starts itself or plays at a quick speed. Just click the Pause button, drag the slider to the left, and click Play.

Watch Laura Bergells' YouTube video on the subject (for PowerPoint 2007 only).

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PowerPoint Tips:Play Youtube Video in PowerPoint 2003/2007

Summary: Step by step guide on how to embed Youtbe video into PowerPoint and insert Youtube video on PowerPoint without having to download it.

Have you ever thought of adding Youtube videos to your PowerPoint presentation to make it more attractive? Since there are abundant of online flash videos in many websites, many of which are funny and full of demonstrative element and so proper to be shown, is it possible to play these flash video in PowerPoint?

Yes. If the flash video can be played on your computer It is absolutely possible. And only with an ActiveX Control- Shockwave Flash Object, you can play Youtube video in your presentation with great ease.

Please make sure your computer can play flash video
If not, you need to download an Adobe Flash-player freely from http://www.adobe.com. If you have downloaded an old one, it is strongly recommended to download the newest one, uninstall the old one first then install the new one. This is because if you installed the Adobe Flash-player, the ActiveX Control Shockwave Flash Object would be installed automatically.

Step 1: Get URL of Youtube video

• Find the flash video in Youtube, click it to make sure it being played
• Copy the content in the box below" embed" and paste in a notepad, the value or embed src is the URL of the Youtube video. The interfaces are as follows:

Step 2: Insert the ActiveX Control Shockwave Flash Object to your PowerPoint

• Find the specific slide on which you want to play the video, and switch to edit mode
• In PowerPoint 2003:, Click the "View" tab in the menu bar, then choose "Toolbars" in sub-menu, later "Control Toolbox" to display" Control Toolbar"
  In PowerPoint 2007: First turn on the Developer Tab on the Ribbon by clicking on the Microsoft logo at the top left of the window and selecting PowerPoint Options all the way at the bottom of the menu. Next put a check next to the unchecked item to show the Developer Tab.
• Click on the icon with the tools on "Control Toolbar", a cascaded list will appear, scroll down the list until get to Shockwave Flash Object item and click this item. Then the ActiveX Control is inserted successfully

Step 3: Add the Youtube video link to your PowerPoint

• Right click the ActiveX Control Shockwave Flash Object, select" Properties", there will pop up a window.
• On the " Alphabetic" tab in properties window, click the " movie" item, in the value column (the blank cell next to "Movie" ), input URL of the Youtube video.

Step 4: Fine tune YouTube video in your PowerPoint file
You can set specific options for how the video played in the slideshow, do the following, and when you have done, close the Properties dialog box.

• Since the video file from YouTube has a Start/Pause control built into it, if the Playing property is set to True,you can set it False to disable the Start/Pause control
• If you don't want the video be played repeatedly, in the Loop property, select False (click the cell to get a down arrow, click the arrow, and select False)
• In the EmbedMovie property, click True, you can embed this presentation to another computer. Of course, in order for the YouTube video to run, the Shockwave Flash Object control still need be registered on any computer that runs this presentation
• With the slide displayed in normal view, click the Slide Show button in the lower left of the PowerPoint window (or press F5, or, on the Slide Show menu, click View Show) to run the YouTube Video.

Then, you can play Youtube videos in your PowerPoint! Enjoy it!

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Follow the below steps:

Step 1: Collect the things you may need:

A: Check whether there is a MS PowerPoint installed on your computer, if not, install one.

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B: Look for some related templates, so that you can make your self-introduction easier.

You can find some here.

C:Free download the PowerPoint to Video Converter.

Step 2: Make your self-introduction PowerPoint Presentation with the free templates.

Step 3: Convert your self-introduction slideshow to video formats:

1. Install the PowerPoint to Video Converter.

2. Click the "Add" button to import your Self-Introduction PowerPoint file. This may take a few seconds depending on the size of the file.

3. Specify the parameters of the video and audio settings. Click "Settings" and you will see the following interface:

Tips: Youtube only accepts the 4 following video formats: .WMV, .AVI, .MOV, .MPG.

4. Click "Customize" button to set the Timing, Music, Audio, Slide and Conversion options. After your click, the following window will pop up:

5. Click "Start" to begin conversion.

Step 4: Upload the output video to Youtube.

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