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: PowerPoint cannot insert a video from the selected file - PowerPoint
PowerPoint cannot insert a video from the selected file
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Fix your media file that won't play in PowerPoint. For a complete list of supported video formats, see Video and audio file formats supported in PowerPoint. Newer versions Office 2010
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Video: We recommend that you use .mp4 files encoded with H.264 video (also known as MPEG-4 AVC) and AAC audio. This is your best bet for compatibility across both Windows and Mac versions of PowerPoint. Audio: We recommend that you use .use .m4a files encoded with AAC audio. These names and formats sound complicated, but you can easily convert to and use these formats without having to know anything more than those names. If PowerPoint doesn’t let you insert a video or audio file, convert it to the recommended format. Missing codec?