Set the 'play' options for a video in your presentation

(This option is available in PowerPoint for Microsoft 365 and PowerPoint 2019. It's also available in PowerPoint 2016 version 1709 or later.) Tip: While a video ... Skiptomaincontent Officesupport Products Microsoft365 Office Outlook MicrosoftTeams OneDrive OneNote Windows MicrosoftEdge more... Devices Surface PCaccessories Mobile Xbox HoloLens Hardwarewarranties What'snew InstallOffice Account&billing Account MicrosoftStore&billing Templates Moresupport Communityforums Microsoft365Admins SmallBusinessAdmins Developer Education Reportasupportscam PowerPointforMicrosoft365PowerPoint2021PowerPoint2019PowerPoint2016PowerPoint2013PowerPoint2010PowerPoint2007More...Less YoucanusetheplaybackoptionsinPowerPointtocontrolhowandwhenavideoappearsinyourpresentation.Youcanplayavideoinfullscreenmodeorresizeittodimensionsthatyouspecify.Youcanalsocontrolthevolume,playthevideorepeatedly(inaloop),andshowthemediacontrols. ThesePlayoptionsaren'tavailableforonlinevideos,suchasYouTubevideos.Theyareonlyavailableforvideosinsertedfromyourcomputer,network,orOneDrive. NewerversionsOffice2010-2013Office2007 Tocontrolhowyourvideoplays,useoptionsonthePlaybacktabofthePowerPointribbon.Thistabappearsontheribbonwhenavideoisselectedonaslide. (Theseoptionsforavideoareavailableafteryouembedorlinktoavideofilefromyourcomputer.) Playavideointheclicksequence,automatically,orwhenclicked Important: Setthisoptionbeforeaddinganyanimationsortriggerstoyourvideo.Bychangingthisoption,youwillremoveanyanimationsthatareassociatedwithyourvideo. InNormalview,clickthevideoframeontheslide. OnthePlaybacktab,intheVideoOptionsgroup,fromtheStartlist,selectanoption: Option Whenthevideoplaysduringaslideshow Automatically Thevideoplaysautomaticallywhentheslideappears. OnClickorWhenClickedOn Thevideoonlyplayswhenyouclickwithinthevideoframe. InClickSequence Thevideoplaysinsequencewithotheractionsyou'veprogrammedontheslide(suchasanimationeffects).Thisoptiondoesn'trequirealiteralclick.Youcantriggerthevideotobeginwithaclickeroranyothermechanismthatactivatesthenextactionontheslide(suchaspressingtherightarrowkey). (ThisoptionisavailableinPowerPointforMicrosoft365and PowerPoint2019.It'salsoavailableinPowerPoint2016version1709orlater.) Tip: Whileavideo isplaying,youcanpauseitbyclickingit.Toresumeplayingthevideo,clickitagain. Playavideofullscreen Youcanplayavideosothatitfillstheentireslide(screen)whenyoudeliveryourpresentation.Dependingontheresolutionofyouroriginalvideofile,itmightappeardistortedwhenyouenlargeit.Alwayspreviewyourvideobeforeyouincludeitinyourpresentationsothatifthevideoappearsdistortedorblurry,youcanundothefullscreenoption. Ifyousetthevideotobedisplayedfullscreenanditisalsosettostartautomatically,youcandragthevideoframeofftheslideintothegrayareasothatitwillnotbevisibleontheslideorflashbrieflybeforethevideogoestofullscreen. InNormalview,clickthevideoframeontheslidethatyouwanttoplayfullscreen. UnderVideoTools,onthePlaybacktab,intheVideoOptionsgroup,selectthePlayFullScreencheckbox. Resizeavideo Ifyoudon'twanttoplayamoviefullscreen,youcanresizeittothedimensionsthatyouwant. InNormalview,selectthevideothatyouwanttoresize. Dooneofthefollowing: Toadjusttheformatting: Clickacornersizinghandleuntilyouseeatwo-headedarrow,andthendragtosizetheframe. Tokeepthecenterofthevideointhesameplace,holddownCtrlwhiledragging.Bydefault,thismaintainstheproportions(lockstheaspectratio)ofthevideoasyoudrag. Typically,mostvideoswitha640x480resolutionhavea4:3aspectratio,whichisalsothedefaultaspectratioforPowerPoint2010presentations.ThedefaultaspectratioforpresentationsinPowerPoint2013andnewerversionsis16:9.Iftheaspectratiosofthepresentationandthevideodiffer,yourvideowilllookdistortedwhenitplays. Tospecifypreciseheight-to-widthproportionsofavideo: UnderVideoTools,ontheFormattab(PowerPoint2013ornewerversions)orOptionstab(PowerPoint2010),intheSizegroup,clicktheDialogBoxLauncher. ClickSize,andthenunderScale,selecttheLockaspectratiocheckbox. UnderSizeandrotate,entersizesintheHeightandWidthboxes,orunderScale,intheScaleHeightandScaleWidthboxes,enterthepercentageofsizethatyouwant,relativetothevideo'soriginalsize. Tip: Topreventvideosfromskippingwhentheyareplayed,underScale,selecttheBestscaleforslideshowcheckbox. Previewavideo InNormalview,clickthevideoframe. ClickPlay. ThereisalsoaPlayoptioninthePreviewgroup,onboththeFormatandPlaybacktabs,underVideoTools. Setthevolumeofavideo UnderVideoTools,onthePlaybacktab,intheVideoOptionsgroup,clickVolume,andthenchooseoneofthefollowing: Low Medium High Mute Tip: Youcanalsosetthevolumebyusingthevolumesliderontheplaycontrolbar. Hideavideowhennotplaying Whiledeliveringyourpresentation,youcanhideyourvideountilyouarereadytoplayit.However,youshouldcreateanautomaticortriggeredanimationtoinitiateplaybackoryouwillneverseethevideoplayduringtheslideshow.Formoreinformationaboutcreatinganautomaticortriggeredanimation,seeAnimatetextorobjects. UnderVideoTools,onthePlaybacktab,intheVideoOptionsgroup,selecttheHideWhileNotPlayingcheckbox. Loopavideo Toplayyourvideorepeatedlyandcontinuouslyduringyourpresentation,youcanusetheloopfeature. UnderVideoTools,onthePlaybacktab,intheVideoOptionsgroup,selecttheLoopuntilStoppedcheckbox. Rewindavideoafterplaying Torewindyourvideoafterplayingduringyourpresentation,dothefollowing: UnderVideoTools,onthePlaybacktab,intheVideoOptionsgroup,selecttheRewindafterPlayingcheckbox. Showthemediacontrols Toshowthemediacontrolsduringyourpresentation,dothefollowing: OntheSlideShowtab,intheSetupgroup,selecttheShowMediaControlscheckbox. Tocontrolhowyourvideoplays,useoptionsonthePlaybacktabofthePowerPointribbon.Thistabappearsontheribbonwhenavideoisselectedonaslide. (Theseoptionsforavideoareavailableafteryouembedorlinktoavideofilefromyourcomputer.) Playavideoautomaticallyorwhenclicked Tip: Setthisoptionbeforeaddinganyanimationsortriggerstoyourvideo.Changingthisoptionremovesanyanimationsthatareassociatedwithyourvideo. InNormalview,clickthevideoframeontheslide. Figure:Specifyhowyouwantyourvideotostartduringyourpresentation UnderVideoTools,onthePlaybacktab,intheVideoOptionsgroup,intheStartlist,dooneofthefollowing: ToplayyourvideowhentheslidecontainingthevideoappearsinSlideShowview,selectAutomatically. Tocontrolwhenyouwanttostartthevideobyclickingthemouse,selectOnClick.(Then,whenyou'representinginSlideShowview,you'llsimplyclickthevideoframewhenyou'rereadytoplaythevideo.) Tip: Whileavideo isplaying,youcanpauseitbyclickingit.Toresumeplayingthevideo,clickitagain. Playavideofullscreen Youcanplayavideosothatitfillstheentireslide(screen)whenyoudeliveryourpresentation.Dependingontheresolutionofyouroriginalvideofile,itmightappeardistortedwhenyouenlargeit.Alwayspreviewyourvideobeforeyouincludeitinyourpresentationsothatifthevideoappearsdistortedorblurry,youcanundothefullscreenoption. Ifyousetthevideotobedisplayedfullscreenanditisalsosettostartautomatically,youcandragthevideoframeofftheslideintothegrayareasothatitwillnotbevisibleontheslideorflashbrieflybeforethevideogoestofullscreen. InNormalview,clickthevideoframeontheslidethatyouwanttoplayfullscreen. UnderVideoTools,onthePlaybacktab,intheVideoOptionsgroup,selectthePlayFullScreencheckbox. Resizeavideo Ifyoudon'twanttoplayamoviefullscreen,youcanresizeittothedimensionsthatyouwant. InNormalview,selectthevideothatyouwanttoresize. Dooneofthefollowing: Toadjusttheformatting: Clickacornersizinghandleuntilyouseeatwo-headedarrow,andthendragtosizetheframe. Tokeepthecenterofthevideointhesameplace,holddownCtrlwhiledragging.Bydefault,thismaintainstheproportions(lockstheaspectratio)ofthevideoasyoudrag. Typically,mostvideoswitha640x480resolutionhavea4:3aspectratio,whichisalsothedefaultaspectratioforPowerPoint2010presentations.ThedefaultaspectratioforpresentationsinPowerPoint2013andnewerversionsis16:9.Iftheaspectratiosofthepresentationandthevideodiffer,yourvideowilllookdistortedwhenitplays. Tospecifypreciseheight-to-widthproportionsofavideo: UnderVideoTools,ontheFormattab(PowerPoint2013ornewerversions)orOptionstab(PowerPoint2010),intheSizegroup,clicktheDialogBoxLauncher. ClickSize,andthenunderScale,selecttheLockaspectratiocheckbox. UnderSizeandrotate,entersizesintheHeightandWidthboxes,orunderScale,intheScaleHeightandScaleWidthboxes,enterthepercentageofsizethatyouwant,relativetothevideo'soriginalsize. Tip: Topreventvideosfromskippingwhentheyareplayed,underScale,selecttheBestscaleforslideshowcheckbox. Previewavideo InNormalview,clickthevideoframe. ClickPlay. ThereisalsoaPlayoptioninthePreviewgroup,onboththeFormatandPlaybacktabs,underVideoTools. Setthevolumeofavideo UnderVideoTools,onthePlaybacktab,intheVideoOptionsgroup,clickVolume,andthenchooseoneofthefollowing: Low Medium High Mute Tip: Youcanalsosetthevolumebyusingthevolumesliderontheplaycontrolbar. Hideavideowhennotplaying Whiledeliveringyourpresentation,youcanhideyourvideountilyouarereadytoplayit.However,youshouldcreateanautomaticortriggeredanimationtoinitiateplaybackoryouwillneverseethevideoplayduringtheslideshow.Formoreinformationaboutcreatinganautomaticortriggeredanimation,seeAnimatetextorobjects. UnderVideoTools,onthePlaybacktab,intheVideoOptionsgroup,selecttheHideWhileNotPlayingcheckbox. Loopavideo Toplayyourvideorepeatedlyandcontinuouslyduringyourpresentation,youcanusetheloopfeature. UnderVideoTools,onthePlaybacktab,intheVideoOptionsgroup,selecttheLoopuntilStoppedcheckbox. Rewindavideoafterplaying Torewindyourvideoafterplayingduringyourpresentation,dothefollowing: UnderVideoTools,onthePlaybacktab,intheVideoOptionsgroup,selecttheRewindafterPlayingcheckbox. Showthemediacontrols Toshowthemediacontrolsduringyourpresentation,dothefollowing: OntheSlideShowtab,intheSetupgroup,selecttheShowMediaControlscheckbox. Important:  Office2007isnolongersupported.UpgradetoMicrosoft365toworkanywherefromanydeviceandcontinuetoreceivesupport.Upgradenow Resizeamovie Ifyoudon'twanttoplayamoviefullscreen,youcanresizeittothedimensionsthatyouwant. InNormalview,clickthemoviethatyouwanttoresize. UnderMovieTools,ontheOptionstab,intheSizegroup,clicktheDialogBoxLauncher. Tomaintainthemovie'sheight-to-widthproportions,clicktheSizetab,andthenunderScale,selecttheLockaspectratiocheckbox. Dooneofthefollowing: UnderSizeandrotate,entersizesintheHeightandWidthboxes. UnderScale,intheHeightandWidthboxes,enterthepercentageofsizethatyouwant,relativetothemovie'soriginalsize. Tips     Topreventmoviesfromskippingwhentheyareplayed,selecttheBestscaleforslideshowcheckbox. Youcanalsoresizeamoviebydraggingitsborders.Tokeepthecenterofthemovieinthesameplace,holddownCTRLwhiledragging.Bydefault,OfficePowerPoint2007maintainstheproportions(lockstheaspectratio)ofthemovieasyoudrag.Typically,mostmovieswitha640x480resolutionhavea4:3aspectratio,whichisalsotheaspectratioformostPowerPointpresentations.Iftheaspectratiosofthepresentationandthemoviediffer,yourmoviewilllookdistortedwhenitplays. Hideamovieframe Youmaywanttomakeamovieframeinvisibletokeepitfromappearingduringthepresentation,andmakeitdisappearfromtheslideafterthepresentation.IfyousetthisoptionandthePlayFullScreenoption,themoviewillnotappeartobeonyourslideatall(thoughyoumayseeitflashontheslidebeforeitplaysfullscreen).Topreventthebriefflash,dragthemovieframeofftheslide. Important    Ifyoudragthemovieframeofftheslideorhidethemovieframe,youmustsetthemovietoplayautomaticallyorbysomeotherkindofcontrol,suchasatrigger.Atriggerissomethingonyourslide,suchasapicture,shape,button,paragraphoftext,ortextbox,thatinitiatesanactionwhenyouclickit. InNormalview,clickthemovieframeontheslide. UnderMovieTools,ontheOptionstab,intheMovieOptionsgroup,selecttheHideDuringShowcheckbox. AlthoughthemovieframeisalwaysvisibleinNormalview,youcandragthemovieframeofftheslidetohideit. Delaythestartofamovie Youcanadjustthesettingsforwhenamoviefileplays.Forexample,youmightwanttostartfivesecondsintothemovie,ratherthanatthebeginningofthemovie. InNormalview,clickthemovieframeontheslide. OntheAnimationstab,intheAnimationsgroup,clickCustomAnimation. IntheCustomAnimationtaskpane,clickthearrowtotherightoftheselectedmovie,andthenclickEffectOptions. Themovieicon,whichlookssimilartothesymbolontheplaybuttonofaVCRorDVDplayer,appearsabovethetriggerbar. ClicktheEffecttab,andthenunderStartPlaying,clickFromtime,andthenenterthetotalnumberofsecondsforthedelay. Rewindamovieafteritplays Whenyousetamovietorewind,itautomaticallygoesbacktothefirstframeandstopsafterplayingonce. InNormalview,clickthemovieframeontheslide. UnderMovieTools,ontheOptionstab,intheMovieOptionsgroup,selecttheRewindMovieAfterPlayingcheckbox. SeeAlso Createaself-runningpresentation Turnyourpresentationintoavideo Addandplaysoundsinapresentation Setthetimingandspeedofatransition Needmorehelp? Expandyourskills ExploreTraining Getnewfeaturesfirst JoinMicrosoftOfficeInsiders Wasthisinformationhelpful? Yes No Thankyou!Anymorefeedback?(Themoreyoutellusthemorewecanhelp.) Canyouhelpusimprove?(Themoreyoutellusthemorewecanhelp.) Whataffectedyourexperience? 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