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: Preview a video
When a video is selected on a slide, a toolbar appears below the video that has a play/pause button, a progress bar, incremental forward/backward buttons, a timer, and a volume control. Click the Play button at the left of that toolbar to preview the video. Play a video automatically or when clicked
By default, in Slide Show, the video plays when it is clicked. But if you prefer, you can make the video start automatically as soon as it appears onscreen: Select the video frame. On the PowerPoint ribbon, on the Video Tools Playback tab, open the Start list and choose Automatically: For more details about the options for playing the video in Slide Show, see Set the 'Play' options for a video. Support for Office 2010 ended on October 13, 2020
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Supported video formats
In PowerPoint 2010, we recommend that you use .wmv files. For more details, see Video and audio file formats supported in PowerPoint.