How to add PowerPoint Presentation Video Background

In this step-by-step tutorial, learn how you can add a video background to your Microsoft PowerPoint presentation. Video backgrounds play automatically and loop in the background, adding a very nice effect that is sure to impress your audience. You'll also learn how you can quickly compare different video backgrounds using the selection pane. At the end, I show you how to insert your video into a shape. To add a video background into your presentation, you need a Microsoft 365 subscription.

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⌚ Timestamps
0:00 Introduction
0:30 Add video background with Design Ideas
1:47 Add content on top of video background
2:52 Playback controls
3:18 View all stock video backgrounds
5:46 Use selection pane to preview options
7:30 Save video background
7:58 Format video
10:57 Wrap up

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[texasseastar]

Now you’re just reading my mind! Love this topic! Definitely bookmarking this to ensure I get all the steps and options. Thanks, Kevin!

[seemiraheel]

Love it! Especially the last step to convert a video into a shape. Thank you, Kevin!

[mehdid.]

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[glorioushealthproject]

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[jackal]

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[iancrawford]

Excellent presentation as usual. I will definitely be using the video inserts. Thanks Kevin

[k.c]

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[RabbiRonSpeaks]

thank you for your help. loved putting the video into the cookie shape. I'm sure I'll find a use for that soon

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[gregsedwards]

Nice video, Kevin. One question that's always bothered me...there doesn't seem to be a way to keep a video playing across multiple slides, which would seem to be important to create a sense of cohesion - as if the presentation is one long video instead of individual slides. Technically, I suppose you could have multiple content placeholders animate over a single slide with a continuous video running in the background, but that gets pretty messy to manage. PowerPoint really needs a way to handle overall presentation timeline, much like the old Producer add-on used to provide.

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