Can't See Online Video Option In Powerpoint Insert Videos
Method 6: Embed the media file in PowerPoint. Linked videos may not play during PowerPoint presentation if the Internet connection is poor. Consider embedding the audio and video files, rather than linking them to a text or image. Embedding media files ensure seamless playback and doesn’t require Internet connectivity. If you tried PowerPoint 2013’s INSERT VIDEO ONLINE VIDEO since August 2013 you will know that it is broken and Microsoft confirms that there is not immanent fix in THIS KBase article. However you can still embed (ok link not embed) a YouTube or Vimeo video directly into your PowerPoint 2013 by following this process. Bit of an odd issue with PP 2016 here, that affects everyone other than admins - when they go to Insert and online video, and use the Youtube search dialogue they can select a video and then Insert it. However the video doesn't insert - you can see the message in the toolbar saying 'Powerpoint is inserting media' and then nothing else happens. Embed a video from a file on PC. Click on the slide you want, then go to Menu Insert. In the top right corner, click Video Video on My PC. Find the video you want to add and click “Insert”. Adjust the settings in the Video Format toolbar to make sure it plays the way you want.
UPDATE2: (May 14 2014): This is now fixed with the most recent round of Windows Updates. READ THIS for more details
UPDATE1: (March 3 2014): Service Pack 1 for Office 2013 does NOT resolve this issue.
Can't See Online Video Option In Powerpoint Insert Video Files
If you tried PowerPoint 2013’s INSERT > VIDEO > ONLINE VIDEO since August 2013 you will know that it is broken and Microsoft confirms that there is not immanent fix in THIS KBase article. However you can still embed (ok… link not embed) a YouTube or Vimeo video directly into your PowerPoint 2013 by following this process. In case you have an older version of PowerPoint read THIS post I wrote in 2011.
- Add the DEVLOPER tab into your PowerPoint
- The PowerPoint Options dialog pops up.
- Click the Customize Ribbon button at left bar;
- Besides the left bar, please select Main Tab from the Choose Commands drop down menu;
- In the Main tab box, click the Developer item;
- Go on to click the Add button;
- Go to the bottom and click the Ok button to close this dialog
- Click the DEVELOPER tab
- Click MORE CONTROLS
- Select SHOCKWAVE FLASH OBJECT and click the OK button
- Drag your mouse to draw a box for your video
- Right click on the box and select PROPERTY SHEET
- Copy the URL from a YouTube (or Vimeo) page and paste it into the MOVIE field
- Replace the WATCH/V= with V/
- ie. change www.youtube.com/watch?v=lC5giAOFDas TO www.youtube.com/v/lC5giAOFDas
- You also might want to change the LOOP field to FALSE… your call
- Enjoy