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Learn How to Insert a Video into Google Slides

Feb 01, 2023
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Do you want to embed a video in your presentation in Google Slides?

If you're a new user of Google Slides presentations, this article is for you! Discover everything you need to learn to set up a video in Google Slides.

Putting a video on your Google Slides is one of the great ways to increase your engagement and attract participation in your audience to your presentation. So, if you're utilizing Google Slides for your business or even classroom presentation, check out these step-by-step guidelines on embedding a video in Google Slides easily.

In this article, we will undergo into the three possible ways how you insert a video into your Google Slides presentation;

  • How to add a video to your Google Slides presentation from Google Drive

  • Adding a Video From YouTube Search Bar

  • By using the Youtube URL tab

  • Frequently asked questions about how to embed a video in Google Slides.

Learn How to Insert a Video into Google Slides in 3 Quick Methods?

How to add a video to your Google Slides presentation from Google Drive.

If you upload a video to your Google Drive, you can directly insert it into your Google Slide by;

  1. Go to your Google Drive and open Google Slides.

    In your Google Drive, click new and select Google Slides
  2. A new tab for Google Slides will open, navigate and click the "Insert" tab, then select "Video."

    Once a new tab for Google Slides will open, click "Insert" tab then select "Video" in the drop-down menu
  3. A dialog box will appear, then look and select the "Google Drive" tab.

    A dialog box for "Insert Video" will appear, click "Google Drive" tab.
  4. Choose a specific file video you want to put in your presentation and click "Select."

    Choose the video you want to embed from your Google Drive, and click "Select"
  5. Your video will immediately display, drag and resize in Google Slides if necessary by clicking the video and modifying it.

    Your specific video will be embedded to Google Slide, move and drag to your desired position.

You can edit the timing for the specific video by utilizing the Format option and navigating for "Video playback" beside your Google Slide presentation.

Adding a Video From YouTube Search Bar.

Suppose you're embedding a video from YouTube. You can directly insert the video by;

  1. Open your existing Google Slides presentation.

    Open your existing presentation
  2. Select a particular slide from your Google Slides and click the "Insert" tab, choose"video,"

    Click the particular Google Slide where you want to put a video, select "Insert" tab then choose "Video"
  3. A pop-up window for "insert a video" will appear in the address bar; search for the specific YouTube Video you want to insert into your Google Slide presentations and press "enter" or the magnifying glass.

     A dialog box for "Insert Video ", navigate "search" tab then input the keyword of the video and press enter
  4. Navigate, select the YouTube video you want to insert, and click "Select."

    Once you see your particular video on YouTube, click and press the "select" button below.
  5. Drag and modify the size of the YouTube video in Google Slides.

    Drag and move the YouTube video that you embed to your slide

By Using Youtube URL.

If you are using a YouTube URL, you can follow these steps;

  1. Go to YouTube Videos on your Google Chrome

    Open a new tab then go to YouTube videos
  2. Navigate any YouTube videos uploaded or search for the videos you want to put in your Google Slides presentation.

    Look and search for the video you want to put to your presentation and click it.
  3. Copy the URL of that particular YouTube video in the address bar.

    Copy the URL link of that YouTube video
  4. Open your existing presentation in Google Slides.

    then navigate back to your existing presentation and select the slide where you want to add videos
  5. Select the "Insert" tab and click the "Video" options.

    click "Insert" tab and select "Video"
  6. A dialog box for "Insert a video" will appear; click the "By URL" tab, then paste the link you copy in YouTube in the address bar.

    A pop-up window will open then navigate and click "By URL" and paste the link you copy.
  7. Once your YouTube video will preview in the dialog box, press "Select."

    Once your YouTube video plays press the "select" button below
  8. Then drag and modify the size of the YouTube video.

    Move and drag the YouTube video you insert to your presentation.

Note: Suppose your videos are not on YouTube. You can put a screenshot of that particular video and hyperlink it. Once you follow the instruction, clicking the image will lead you to launch a new browser tab and start the video.

Final Thoughts on How to Insert a Video in Google Slides

The three methods mentioned above are quickly and easily inputting a video in your Google Slides presentation. So If you're looking for more straightforward how-to, step-by-step instructions, remember to visit our page Simple Slides, to try our 100+ Slides & 5 University Lectures for FREE.

Frequently Asked Questions About How to Embed a Video in Google Slides:

Why embed a video in your Google Slides?

There is enough reason why you should insert a video into your presentation. First on the list is videos are easier to understand. Plus, Google Slides is highly collaborative and free to use (compared to PowerPoint, which requires a Microsoft 365 membership unless you use the web version), making it ideal for businesses.

How to play your embedded video during a Google Slides presentation?

Hence, the video will automatically play in Google Slides after you move to the next slide. To start your embedded video, you can select an option and alter some controls through the Format options pane by:

  1. Select the videos /video in Google Slides.

  1. The "Format options" panel will automatically show beside your presentation. Click the "Play" button under the "Video Playback" options pane.

  2. A drop-down menu will open; select from the three different options below.

  • If you choose "Play (on click)," your video will play when you move to the next slide.

  • If you select "Play (automatically)," the video in Google Slides will enable autoplay with no clicks required, and

  • If you prefer "Play (manual)," your video will play when you click the embedded videos /video.

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