Embedding Video in Microsoft PowerPoint on Windows XP

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<strong>Embedd<strong>in</strong>g</strong> <strong>Video</strong> <strong>in</strong> <strong>Microsoft</strong> PowerPo<strong>in</strong>t on
W<strong>in</strong>dows XP
Us<strong>in</strong>g a compressed .avi or .mov video
See "Compress<strong>in</strong>g <strong>Video</strong> for Various Presentation Types"
To embed an compressed video clip <strong>in</strong> W<strong>in</strong>dows PowerPo<strong>in</strong>t, go to Insert-Object...
Figure 1: Select Object… from the Insert menu
This will give you a list of different objects to <strong>in</strong>sert <strong>in</strong>to your slide. Scroll down until you see
W<strong>in</strong>dows Media Player, and select it and click OK.
Figure 2: Select W<strong>in</strong>dows Media Player object
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A W<strong>in</strong>dows Media Player object will appear <strong>in</strong> your slide, which you may size as you need. Rightclick
on the object and select Properties to br<strong>in</strong>g up the Properties w<strong>in</strong>dow. Here you can
manually enter the desired dimensions for the movie clip (they should be the same as the
dimensions of the movie itself). To edit the other properties of the movie object, position your
cursor <strong>in</strong> the box to the right of Custom, then click the button labeled . . .
Figure 3: The Properties w<strong>in</strong>dow; click the … button to access the full dialog
This should br<strong>in</strong>g up a w<strong>in</strong>dow that will allow you to determ<strong>in</strong>e how the embedded movie will act.
The first th<strong>in</strong>g to do is f<strong>in</strong>d the file, either by typ<strong>in</strong>g its path <strong>in</strong> the box provided, or simply click<strong>in</strong>g
Browse... and locat<strong>in</strong>g the file.
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Figure 4: Full Properties dialog
NOTE: If you wish to show this presentation on a computer other than the one on which you are
creat<strong>in</strong>g it, you should keep the movie and PowerPo<strong>in</strong>t file <strong>in</strong> the same folder, and type only the
filename <strong>in</strong> the Location box.
To make the embedd<strong>in</strong>g as seamless as possible, you may wish to select None under the Controls
popup menu; this will hide the controls beneath the movie. To make it play as soon as the slide
comes up, you should ensure that the Auto start checkbox is checked.
After click<strong>in</strong>g the OK button, you should play the slide to make sure the movie plays properly. If it
does not, you should check that the name of the movie file is correct (if you typed it <strong>in</strong> by hand),
and that the computer you are on has the Envivio plug<strong>in</strong> <strong>in</strong>stalled.
NOTE: The result<strong>in</strong>g embedded video clip will only display computers runn<strong>in</strong>g Office XP that have
the Envivio-TV 1.5 plug<strong>in</strong> for W<strong>in</strong>dows Media Player <strong>in</strong>stalled.
For questions or comments regard<strong>in</strong>g this document, please email docxteam@hamilton.edu.
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