Title: Insert and play a video file from your computer - Office Support
Headings: Insert and play a video file from your computer
Insert and play a video file from your computer
Supported video formats
Embed a video stored on your PC
Link to a video stored on your PC
Find out where a linked video is stored
YouTube video
Play a video automatically or when clicked
Want to insert an online video instead?

Content: Automatically
The video starts automatically. (If there are animation steps before it, the animation steps will play first and then the video starts playing automatically. If there are no other animation steps before the video on the slide, the video begins playing immediately.) When Clicked On
The video starts only when it has been clicked. For more details about the options for playing the video in Slide Show, see Set the 'Play' options for a video. Supported video formats
In PowerPoint 2013, we recommend that you use .mp4 files encoded with H.264 video (a.k.a. MPEG-4 AVC) and AAC audio. For more details, see Video and audio file formats supported in PowerPoint. Embed a video stored on your PC
In Normal view, click the slide that you want the video to be in. On the Insert tab, click the arrow under Video, and then click Video on My PC.