Title: Why can’t I insert or play MP4 videos in PowerPoint? |
Headings: Why can’t I insert or play MP4 videos in PowerPoint?
Why can’t I insert or play MP4 videos in PowerPoint?
Why we can’t insert an MP4 video into PowerPoint PPT successfully?
Possible ways to solve “Can’t insert MP4 to Powerpoint” on Mac or Windows
Solution 1: Change the File Extension to Insert MP4 into PowerPoint
Solution 2: Insert QuickTime MP4 into PowerPoint 2010
Solution 3: Play MP4 in PowerPoint with No Restriction

Content: According to Microsoft, PowerPoint 2007 and lower version only support WMV, AVI, ASF, and MPG (MPEG-1) video formats, that’s why you can’t play MP4 in PowerPoint 2007/2003/2002/2000/97/95. PowerPoint 2010: Only support .mp4, .mov, and .qt formats if the Apple QuickTime player is installed. PowerPoint 2013 or 2016: Only support .mp4 videos encoded with H.264 video (a.k.a. MPEG-4 AVC) and AAC audio. If the source MP4 file doesn’t meet the above requirement, PowerPoint won’t play it. So what are the steps we need to take for the .mp4 files to show up on the PowerPoint? An fix to play MP4 in PowerPoint without the issue? Searching from Google and got some recommended solutions.