Insert Online Videos in Microsoft Word and Troubleshooting Tips

Inserting videos from the web inside a Word document is easy. You can link to a video from a document, using the Insert Hyperlink function, but you are also able to insert the actual video in Word, so it shows the thumbnail and you can access playback.

The problem is with videos, they won't play inside the document by default. I get this question all the time, maybe it's got to do with security options. But in this tutorial, I walk you through a few ways of inserting videos in Word documents and how to link to them, access them, find them, play them.

You will see how much better the Word document looks with videos embedded in it, thumbnails and links. I also show you how to add heading styles above the videos so that people can find them quickly, in Word and in PDF, if you decide to save your Word document as a PDF.

I show a quick troubleshooting for when the video doesn't play, and how to open it in the browser.

Chapters:
00:00 Introduction
00:27 Add video with Insert Hyperlink
01:20 Insert online video directly
02:00 Find videos in doc with heading styles
02:55 The Navigation Pane
03:26 Video doesn't play inside document
03:37 Open video in browser
03:59 Save as PDF with video
05:07 Closing remarks

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[seasfamily]

I have Word 16.64 for Mac, and under the insert tab, there isn't an Online Video button!

[toma]

hey there is no online video option in my microsoft word, what do i do?

[marz_channel]

I was hoping this video would show how to embed a video in word. What if the video isn't online but instead is on my computer (only 3 min) can I embedd a video in Word? Thanks.

[missnbcrafts]

I followed same process, but after inserting video doesn't play on word app. I tried for an hour.

[jime]

OK cool. But how do you insert a full video clip in the document (i.e. mp4)?

[tsundoku]

When I click the Onlinevideo button in Word 2016, I don't get a dialog that allows me to insert a URL. Instead, I get with two fields: a search field for YouTube videos and a field for some sort of video embed code.
I really can't recommend embedding videos inside Word documents. The result is unusable for keyboard users: it is impossible to start the video without using a mouse. This is not acceptable; documents need to be accessible for people with disabilities.

P.S.: The proper style for document titles is not Heading 1 but Title.

[LimaFireDepartment]

IT WORKED ONCE, NOW ALL I GET IS "SORRY, WE ARE HAVING SOME TEMPORARY SERVER ISSUES

[wendydupont]

Great tutorial Chris thank you. I love the tip about adding a style heading with the video 👍

[larrysaganski]

Hi Chris
I'm desperate, When I print an envelope in word, I get the printed envelope and then a blank envelope and then two blank pages.
When I check my Que under pages it says 2. I think at is why i'm getting the mess up. Please help.

[gregwoolliscroft]

none of this worked...there was no insert link at the top like yours././.

[shefaaayman]

what if the online video tap is not existed on my word note that I'm using MacBook ??