Title: PowerPoint cannot insert a video from the selected file - PowerPoint
Headings: PowerPoint cannot insert a video from the selected file
PowerPoint cannot insert a video from the selected file
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Content: You can see it on the Windows Start menu. But more importantly, its presence on your PC increases the likelihood that a media file in a PowerPoint presentation will play successfully. Support for Office 2010 ended on October 13, 2020
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Video: We recommend that you use .wmv files. Audio: We recommend that you use .wav or .wma files. QuickTime error message
The 32-bit version of PowerPoint 2010 can only play an .mp4 or .mov file if the computer has a QuickTime Player installed. In this situation, you have two choices: Convert your .mp4 or .mov file to the recommended .wmv format.