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How to Add a Video in Google Slides

In this new Slidesgo School tutorial, you’ll learn how to add a video to your presentations , be it from YouTube or from your own computer . You’ll also find out what format options Google Slides has to offer regarding videos.

How to Embed a YouTube Video

How to insert a video, how to cut and edit a video.

• Open your presentation in Google Slides and select the slide where you want to add the video.
• Click Insert → Video. A new window will open.
• On the first tab, Search, you can look for the YouTube video you want to add to the presentation. Once located, click Select to add it to the slide. You can now adjust its size to your liking.
• If you have the URL of the video, click the By URL tab and paste it in the text field. You’ll see a preview of the video. If it’s correct, click Select to add the video to the slide. Place it whenever you like and adapt it according to your needs.
• Please note that you can’t crop a video in Google Slides, so you’ll need to play around with the rest of the graphic elements to have a coherent design.
• To insert a video that isn’t from YouTube, it must be stored in your Google Drive account.
• Access Google Drive.
• Drag the video to Google Drive or click New → Upload files. Locate the file in your computer and upload it to Google Drive.
• Click Insert → Video. A new window will open. On the Google Drive tab you’ll see all your videos stored in or shared with your Google Drive account. Choose the video you want to upload and click Select. The video will be added to the slide, and now you can adjust it to your liking.
• Select the video that you’ve added to the presentation.
• Go to the toolbar and click Format options. As an alternative, right-click the video → Format options. You can also click Format → Format options. A new panel will open on the right side of the screen.
• Click the Video playback drop-down arrow to see the options. You can set the start and the end time, trimming the video accordingly. There are two boxes below. Check the first one to enable autoplay when presenting, and the second one to mute the audio.
• The rest of the tabs on the Format options panel contain settings to adjust the size and position of the video, and you can also add a drop shadow to it.
• Within the Size and rotation tab, you can modify the width and height values for the video. There’s also an option to lock the aspect ratio in case you want to keep the video proportions.
• Within the Position tab, you can set exactly where you want to place the video, taking the top-left corner or the center of the video as reference. To move the video, you’ll need to modify the values of the X and Y axes.
• The last tab, Drop shadow, contains a box, which you can check to add a drop shadow. If you click the drop-down arrow, you’ll find options to modify the color and the behavior of the shadow (angle, transparency, distance and blur).

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If you're using Google Slides on a computer browser, you can easily insert videos using the "Insert" menu. You can put videos from YouTube, Google Drive, or a non-YouTube video from a different website. Here's how to add videos to Google Slides on your desktop computer.

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• To add videos to a Google Slides presentation, click "Insert" → "Video" → copy and paste a link or search YouTube.
• You can also click "Google Drive" to browse and insert a video from your Drive.
• While you can't add videos on the Google Slides app, you can still insert images and photos.

• If you aren't already logged in, click Sign in to do so now or create an account .
• This feature isn't available on the mobile version of Google Slides. However, you can still add photos on the app.

• You can also search for YouTube videos directly in the field; just enter some keywords. [1] X Research source
• Alternatively, click Google Drive to insert a video file saved to your Drive . Select a file, and then click Insert .

• If you want a specific part of the video to play, enter the Start and End time.
• Click and drag the video to move it to a different location.
• Click and drag a corner to resize the video.

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Embedding videos in presentations effectively summarize lengthy and complex topics in minutes. Popular presentation platforms like PowerPoint provide video embedding options to help cater to this essential need, and Google Slides is no exception.

How to Add a YouTube Video to Google Slides

YouTube is the most frequently used video streaming platform for embedding videos in presentations. There are two different methods by which you can embed a YouTube video in a Google Slides Theme .

To insert a Video in Google Slides, go to Insert > Video.

Search and Add a Video from YouTube

A dialog box will appear with three options to embed a video. The first option enables searching and adding videos directly from YouTube. Add the video title or relevant keywords, click the video thumbnail, followed by Select to add it to your current slide.

Insert Video from YouTube via URL

The URL tab is the second method to embed a YouTube video in Google Slides. While the Search tab also enables adding videos via URL, it is mainly meant to search and add relevant videos from YouTube, whereas the URL tab enables adding a video from a specific URL.

Once the YouTube video is added to Google Slides, you can adjust the video playback settings from the right sidebar to automatically trigger the video to play on click or allow it to be played manually.

Other customization options include the ability to mute audio, start the video from a specific point (e.g., after 10 seconds), add the size, rotation, and position of the video, and to a add drop shadow effect.

To preview the video, run it as a slideshow or click on it directly from within the slide deck to play and preview it.

How to Add a Video to Google Slides from Google Drive

If you need to add a video to your slides that is not on YouTube, it can be added via Google Drive. If there are multiple videos, you might want to place them in a single folder according to a naming convention for ease of identification. To add a video from Google Drive to Google Slides, open your Google Drive account, go to a folder or directly select New > File Upload .

Once the video file is uploaded, make sure you remove the restrictions, especially if you need to share the presentation. To do this, right-click on the uploaded video and select Share .

Go to the slide in Google Slides where you intend to add the Google Drive video and select Insert > Video .

Remove restrictions and make the video viewable via the sharing link.

Go to the Google Drive tab , click the video thumbnail, and select insert the video.

Once the video is added, you can adjust the playback options, size, rotation, position, and drop shadow. Videos embedded from Google Drive can take a while before they become available for playback. The rendering time would depend upon the size and length of the video.

Troubleshooting

Fix error 150 in google slides.

To tackle the error “Unable to play video: Error 150” with YouTube videos in Google Slides, start by checking the video’s privacy settings on YouTube to ensure it’s not set to private or has restrictions that could block playback. If the video is accessible, the next step is to clear your browser’s cache and cookies, as accumulated data might be causing playback issues. Verify your internet connection’s stability and speed, as these factors are crucial for seamless video streaming. If the problem persists, try re-embedding the YouTube video link into your Google Slides presentation. Occasionally, reinserting the video link can resolve the underlying glitch responsible for the error, ensuring smooth video playback in your presentation.

Conclusions

In this article, we have explained how to insert videos in Google Slides, but if you use PowerPoint, we recommend reading our article on how to embed a YouTube video in PowerPoint to make your presentations more engaging. Google Slides allows the embedding of videos from YouTube and Google Drive. However, copyright-protected videos cannot be embedded from YouTube, and the rendering time for a video uploaded to Google Drive can be significantly high. If you’re uploading videos to Google Drive, make sure you upload them in advance to allow enough time for them to be ready for playback by the time you begin your presentation.

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How to Embed a Video in Google Slides

Want to make your Google Slides presentations come alive with video? Learn how to add videos in just a few simple steps.

Adding videos to Google Slides presentations is a great way to keep your audience engaged. Whether you want to add a YouTube video or upload a video from your Google Drive account, inserting a video into Google Slides is pretty straightforward. Read along to learn how to do it.

How to Embed a YouTube Video in Google Slides

If you want to add a YouTube video to make your presentation more engaging or to explain a complex topic using visuals, follow these steps:

• Open YouTube and find the video you want to insert in your presentation.
• Open your presentation in Google Slides.

And that's it. The YouTube video is now embedded in your presentation.

How to Insert a Video Into Google Slides

There is no direct way to insert a non-YouTube video into Google Slides. You must first upload the video to Google Drive and then insert it into your Google Slides presentation. Here's how to do it:

• Select the video you want to insert into your Google Slides presentation and click Open .
• Open the Google Slides presentation and navigate to the slide where you want to insert the video.
• Click Insert in the top bar and choose Video .
• Switch to the Google Drive tab.

The video will be inserted into your presentation.

How to Embed a Vimeo Video in Google Slides

You can also embed Vimeo videos in Google Slides, but you must first download the videos to your computer, upload them to Google Drive, and then embed them in your presentation.

To download a Vimeo video, open the video and click the Share icon. Then, copy the video URL from the Link field.

Now, visit Savevideo , paste the copied address into the URL field, and click Download . If Savevideo is not working, see our guide on how to download videos from the internet to learn about other platforms for downloading Vimeo videos.

Once you have downloaded the video, upload it to Google Drive. Then, open your Google Slides presentation and click Insert > Video > Google Drive . Choose the video and click Insert .

How to Edit an Embedded Video in Google Slides

When you embed a video in Google Slides, it starts playing from the beginning. However, you may want to customize the video playback by setting a specific start and end time, muting the audio, or adding a drop shadow effect.

Luckily, Google Slides offers various editing options that you can use to customize the video playback to meet your needs. Here are all the customization options you can make to the video:

• You can use the Video playback option to configure the start and end time of the video, mute the audio, and choose whether to play the video automatically when its slide appears or manually by clicking on it.
• The Size & Rotation options allow you to change the width and height of the video. You can also simply drag the video from any corner to increase or decrease its size, but using the Size & Rotation options can be helpful if you want the video in a specific dimension.
• The Position option allows you to change the position of the video. You can choose a position between the center and the top left corner of the slide.
• You can use the Drop shadow option to make the video more visually appealing. However, be sure to check the Drop shadow box after adjusting the settings, or the option will not work.

Once you've made your changes, you can share your presentation or explore other ways to make it more interactive using the presenter view .

Make Your Presentation More Engaging With Videos

There's nothing worse than seeing your audience lose interest in your presentation. While there are many things you can do to make your presentation fun and engaging, adding a video is often the most recommended option. You can quickly add a YouTube or non-YouTube video to your Google Slides presentation by following the steps above.

How to add a video to your Google Slides presentation from YouTube or Google Drive

• You can add a video to Google Slides from YouTube, or by uploading from Google Drive.
• For YouTube videos, you can use a search function or paste the exact URL.
• You can edit a video in Google slides using the formatting options provided.

If a picture is worth a thousand words, a video must be worth at least a million. Whatever the case may be, sometimes a video is needed to illustrate a point during a presentation. If you're presenting using Google Slides, adding a video is a fairly straightforward process. Here's everything you need to know.

How to add a video in Google Slides

You can add a video in Google Slides from YouTube or Google Drive. 

From YouTube search

1. Go to slides.google.com and open an existing presentation or create a new one.

2. Click Insert , then select Video from the drop-down menu.

3. In the Search tab , type in keywords or the exact title of the video you want to embed in the search bar. Click the magnifying glass icon or press the Enter key .

4. Click the video you want to embed, then click Select .

5. Drag the video to change its position on the slide, and resize the video as necessary using the blue points on the sides and corners.

By YouTube URL

2. Click Insert, then select Video from the drop-down menu.

3. In the By URL tab , paste the URL of the YouTube video you want to embed in the search bar. A preview of the video will appear in the window. Click Select .

4. Drag the video to change its position on the slide, and resize the video as necessary using the blue points on the sides and corners.

From Google Drive

3. In the Google Drive tab , select a video from your Drive using the various tabs and search function.

How to play a video during a Google Slides presentation

By default, Google Slides will play videos when you advance the slide it's on. So, to start a video, simply press any key, click the mouse, or use a remote clicker. To change this, follow the steps below:

1. Click on the video to select it.

2. In the Format options tab on the right side, click Play under Video Playback to reveal a drop-down menu.

• Play (on click) plays the video when you click to advance the slide. This is the default option.
• Play (automatically) plays the video, no clicks required
• Play (manual) plays the video when you click on the embedded video.

How to cut and edit a video in Google Slides

2. In the Format options tab on the right side, click Video playback . Here, you can specify timestamps for when the video starts and ends. There is also an option to mute the audio.

3. In Size & Rotation , you can change the width, height, and angle of the video, as well as rotate it 90 degrees or flip it.

4. In Position , you can set a specific position for a video like top-left and center.

5. In Drop shadow , you can choose a color and set levels for transparency, angle, distance, and blur radius.

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How to add video embeds to google slides.

A video is certainly worth more than a thousand words

Google Slides allows you to add videos to your presentation. However, you can't upload videos from your PC or the best budget Chromebook to your Google Slides presentation. Instead, you'll upload a video to Google Drive and embed it into your presentation. This extra step keeps your presentation's size small, making it easy to share. You can also embed videos from YouTube. This guide walks you through the steps to add video embeds to Google Slides.

How to add video embeds to Google Slides using Google Drive

You can easily add video embeds to Google Slides if the video is uploaded or backed up on Google Drive. Follow these steps to learn how.

• Open your Google Slides presentation .
• Find a slide where you want to embed a video.
• Click the Google Drive tab.
• Select the video you want to add from your Google Drive.

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How to embed local videos into google slides.

To add a local video to your Google Slides presentation, start by uploading it to your Google Drive.

• Open Google Drive on the web.
• Click the New button in the upper-left corner of the screen.
• Navigate to the folder where your video is located and select it to upload.
• After your video is uploaded to Google Drive, open your Google Slides presentation.
• Find a slide where you want to add a video.
• Go to the Google Drive tab and select the video you just uploaded.

How to add YouTube video embeds to Google Slides

YouTube has a vast library of videos, and you can embed one into your Google Slides presentation. You can add YouTube videos by pasting the URL or manually searching for the video within Slides.

• Go to the slide where you want to add the YouTube video.
• Select the YouTube tab. If you have the URL of the video you want to add, paste it into the search bar at the top. If not, search for keywords related to the video you want to add.

How to fix YouTube embeds in Google Slides (AKA Error 150)

Use video formatting options in google slides.

After you insert a video into your Google Slides presentation, click the thumbnail to explore various formatting options.

• Video Playback : Select whether you want the video to play automatically upon entering the slide or when clicking the Play button. Click Start at and End at to adjust the times for when you want the video to begin and end. Tick the Mute Audio box to mute the added YouTube video.
• Size & Rotation : Use this option to change the height and width of the video or to lock the aspect ratio.
• Postion : Adjust the position of the video on the slide using this menu.
• Alt text : Describe your video in a few sentences for people who may have trouble seeing your content.

Presentations don't have to be boring

Embedding a video, whether educational or fun animation, can make your presentation more interesting. You can also add an audio clip and use one of the best Google Slides templates to spice up your presentation.

How to Add a Video on Google Slides? A Comprehensive Guide!

By: Author Shrot Katewa

Videos are one of the key elements that can make a presentation very informative and also hold the attention of the audience. Adding a short and relevant clip to your presentation slide can help a lot to deliver your message clearly to the audience. Adding videos in Google Slides presentation is quite easy. Let’s understand how to do that!

To add a video on Google Slides, click on the “Insert” menu. Then, from the dropdown, click “Video”. You can then choose the source of your video file. You can add a video from YouTube, a web link, or from a local computer by adding the video to your own Google Drive account!

There are multiple other ways you can add a video to your Google Slides presentation. In this article, I am going to explain how to add a video on Google slides whether it is from your computer or smartphone, from YouTube, or from some other platform. So, let’s get started!

How to Add a Video in Google Slides?

As you may by now be aware, there are several ways to add videos in Google Slides. You can add videos from YouTube or add a non-YouTube video in your presentation slide.

I am going to walk you through these methods step-by-step so that you can easily understand how you can put a video in your Google Slides presentation. 

How to Put a Video on Google Slides from YouTube?

YouTube has been owned by Google since 2006. As a result, it is very easy to integrate YouTube videos in many Google products such as Google Slides. It is the fastest way to put a video in your presentation slides. You can add YouTube videos on Google Slides in two ways.

Method 1 – Searching for YouTube Video through Google Slides

The first method is by searching for the desired YouTube video and adding it to Google Slides directly through the insert function. To do that-

1. First, open the presentation slide you want to put a video on

2. Now, choose the “ Insert ” option from the menu bar on the top.

3. From the dropdown menu, select” Video ”(as indicated in the image above)

4. From there, a YouTube search bar will open. To find the video that you are looking for, type the keywords for that video in the search bar. After typing the keywords in the search bar and clicking on the search icon, you will see instant search results.

5. Now find your desired video from the search results and click on “Select”. The video will appear on your presentation slide.

Method 2 – Using YouTube Video URL

The second method using a YouTube video URL. This method is useful when you have the URL of the YouTube video that you want to put in your presentation slide.

Furthermore, inserting YouTube videos using a URL is the most convenient way to adding a YouTube video to your Google Slides presentation as sometimes, directly searching for the video using method 1 mentioned above doesn’t yield relevant results.

To follow the steps for this method, make sure you open the desired YouTube video in another tab or browser window. Search and open the video in that tab first. Then, copy the link from the address bar of your browser. The link should look something like – “youtube.com/watch?v=…..”

Once you have located the link, copy the link of the YouTube video and then proceed with the following steps –

1. Open the presentation slide to put the video on.

2. Choose “ Insert ” from the top menu bar.

3. From the dropdown menu that appears, click on “ Video “.

4. A new window will open. Choose the “ By URL ” tab.

5. Now paste your desired YouTube video URL in the “Paste YouTube URL Here” bar. It will take some time to load the video depending on the video file size.

6. When the video file loads, press “ Select “. The video file will appear in your presentation slide.

You can drag and drop the video files in your desired position to give the slide a polished look. Google slide also allows some video editing tools inside the application.

You can set the timer from when the video will start or when the video will stop, the size and position of the video player, and some minor customization to the video like transparency, blur radius, etc.

However, you cannot crop the video, but you can drag-drop and adjust the video player size to give your presentation a much cleaner look.

How to Insert a non-YouTube Video in Google Slides?

Other than putting the YouTube videos, one can also add non-YouTube Videos in Google Slides. You can either upload the video in Google Drive or then use the video in your presentation or you can add an outside video source with some extra work.

To insert a non-YouTube video that is stored in a computer, follow these steps –

1. First, upload the video file into Google Drive. To upload the file, go to Google Drive , select “ New> File upload “. Now find the desired video file on your computer and press “ Open “. Wait for a few minutes to upload the video file into Google Drive.

2. Once the file is uploaded, open the presentation slide where you want to put the video on.

3. Click on “ Insert ” from the top menu bar in Google Slides and from the dropdown menu choose “ Video ”.

4. A new window will open. From the new window, select the Google Drive Tab.

5. Now search for the desired video that you uploaded in Google Drive. Find the video and click on “ Select ”.

6. The video will appear on the presentation slide.

As mentioned before, you can use the video editing tools in Google Slides to adjust the positioning of the video player and the timing of the video. You can also select whether the video will play automatically or manually.

How to add a Video from your Phone to Google Slides? 

Google Slides are also available on Android and iOS. You can download the Google Slides app from app stores (Play store for Android and Apple App Store for iOS) or use web browsers to use the Google Slides application.  

1. From Android Smartphone

There is no direct way to put videos on the Google Slides Android app. But that will not stop you to add a video to your presentation. To put videos on Google Slides using Android Smartphone, follow these steps: –

• First, upload the video into Google Drive if the video is on your smartphone . 
• Then copy the Google Drive link of the video . If the video is from YouTube, copy the YouTube URL of that video. 
• Find an engaging moment in the video and take a screenshot of it and crop the screenshot image to the appropriate size.  This screenshot will act as the thumbnail of your video.
• Open the Google Slides app on your android smartphone . 
• Now open the presentation slide that you want to put a video on.
• Press the “+” icon on the top right corner of the screen. From there, select “Image > From photos ”.
• Now, find the screenshot that was taken before and select it. The screenshot will appear in the presentation slide. Drag and drop the screenshot into a suitable position in the slide.
• When you are done with positioning the screenshot, again press “+ ” on the top right corner of the screen and select “Link”.
• Paste the link that was previously copied in the URL bar and press “✓”.

Now whenever you press the screenshot image, you will be directed to the video link.

2. From iPhone

Similar to Android smartphones, there is also no direct way to put videos on Google Slides on iPhone. To put videos on Google Slides using iPhone, follow these steps: –

• First, upload the video into Google Drive if the video is on your iPhone. 
• Then copy the Google Drive link of the video. If the video is from YouTube, copy the YouTube URL of that video. 
• Open the Google Slides app on your iPhone. 
• Press the “ + ” icon on the top right corner of the screen. From there, select “Image > from photos”.
• When you are done with positioning the screenshot, again press “ + ” on the top right corner of the screen and select “Link”.
• Paste the link that was previously copied in the URL bar and press “ ✓ ”.

Now whenever you click on the screenshot image in the presentation slide, you will be directed to the video link.

How to Embed a YouTube Video at a certain time in Google Slides?

When a YouTube video or a video from Google Drive is added to the slide, the entire video will be embedded by default . Now when you are presenting your slide, many among the audience will not have the patience to sit through the entire video in your presentation. 

Keeping that in mind, you might want to include only a select part of the video that is brief, relevant to your presentation. You can do that in Google Slides. Once you embed a YouTube video or a video from your Google Drive account, you can pick the time from which the video will start and end. 

To start or end a YouTube video at a certain time interval, you should –

• First, add a YouTube video or a video from Google Drive in your presentation slide.
• Once the video is embedded on your slide, select the video just by clicking on it.
• A “ Format options ” tab will open on the right corner of the screen.
• There you can select the time from when the video will start at and when the video will end.
• Just put on your desired time on the “Start at” and “End at” timer boxes on the “Format options” tab.

How to Fix the “Google Slides Video Request Access” Error?

Now, when you are adding a video to your Google Slides presentation, sometimes you may come across a “Request Access” error that either prevents you from adding a video to your presentation or prevents you from playing the video embedded in your presentation.

“Google Slide Video Request Access” error occurs when a user has two different Google Accounts and the video embedded is from one account while the Google Slides presentation has been created using a different account. The error can also occur if you do not have access/permissions to use the embedded video link.

This is a common problem and the solution is also simple. All you have to do is ensure that your to permit the other accounts to access the video that has been embedded.  

In order to fix the “Google Slides Video Request” error, follow the below mentioned steps –

• Log in to the account that was used to create the Google Drive video link.
• Open Google Drive and locate the video.
• Right-click on the video and choose “Share”.
• You can fix the “Google Slides Video Request Access” error by adding the account that you are using to access the presentation slide in the search bar. By doing so you are permitting them to access the file. You can also select specific permission whether they can modify the file or just view the file here. 

After doing so, you should be able to view the video file without any error. If you access the slide from another account, just make sure that the account has permission to view the video file.

How to Embed a Video in Google Slides with embed code?

Right now, it is not possible to embed a video in Google Slides with embed codes like you can do in the Microsoft PowerPoint application. But Google is continuously improving its Google Slides application. Hopefully, they will add this feature in near future.

How to link a Video to a Picture in Google Slides?

There is no direct way to add a video that is not from YouTube. Linking a video to a picture is a way to add non-YouTube videos on Google Slides. To do that, you need to take some extra steps to incorporate the video on the slide. These steps are-

• First, find an engaging moment in the video and take a screenshot of it. Crop the screenshot image so that it looks like a thumbnail of the video.
• Now, open the presentation slide file in Google Slides.
• Click on the “Insert” option from the top menu bar of Google Slides.
• Now select “Image” from the dropdown menu.
• Find the screenshot that you captured earlier from the video. Add this screenshot to your presentation slide and adjust the position of the screenshot as you see fit.
•  Once you are done with the positioning of the screenshot, select the screenshot on the slide and click on “Insert”.
• From the dropdown menu, select “Link” and paste the URL of the video, and press “Apply”.

Once all these steps are completed, clicking on the screenshot image in the presentation slide should open the direct link to the video. You cannot use the video editing tools in Google Slides for videos that are linked to a picture.

You can adjust the picture position but you can’t adjust the time of the video file which is possible for embedded YouTube videos or videos from Google Drive.

Compressing Videos before Adding to Google Slides?

Video compression is done to shrink the size of the video file without harming the video quality significantly. This is a useful method to save some storage space. When you are using a non-YouTube video file in your presentation slide, you have to upload the file into your Google Drive and then embed it to your presentation.

But Google Drive has very limited storage space especially in a free Google Drive account where you have only 15 GB cloud storage space. This is where video compression is very useful. It doesn’t hurt the video quality and at the same time, you can store more videos.

How to Compress Videos? 

There are many online and offline video compression software available for desktop, Android, and iOS. Some of the best video compression apps and websites are given below-

1. VideoProc

This is one of the best video compression software for windows and Mac. This is not just a simple video compression software, you can cut, copy, and edit your video in this software also. VideoProc can compress up to 8K resolution video files and up to 90% of the original video size without any significant change in video quality.

VideoProc also offers lots of video and audio encoder formats that are not available in the many popular video compression software.

2. Video Compress (Android)

This is a video compression application for Android smartphones. The main feature of this application is, it is very easy to use. The simplistic user interface allows anyone to compress their video file without any prior knowledge or experience.

Just select the video file that you want to compress, select the desired resolution, desired file size, and file format. This application offers multiple video compression modes and supports almost all video file formats. 

3. Media.io Online Uniconverter

This is one of the best online video compressors and it is free. This online video compressor application allows you to compress your video file, shrink the file size, reduce the resolution, and select the desired video file format. All the popular video formats are available here.

You can upload the file directly from your computer or from Google Drive or Dropbox. One downside of this application is that you can only compress video files that are up to 100 MB.

Final Thoughts

Adding a relevant video clip in the presentation slide can make the presentation much more interesting, engaging, and helps a lot in delivering your message clearly. Adding a video on Google Slides is a very simple task.

Hope this article was of some help to you to clear any confusion regarding how to add a video on Google Slides . Have a nice day!

How to Add a Video to Google Slides [Complete Guide]

• Last updated July 7, 2023

Google Slides is a powerful tool that allows you to create engaging presentations for a variety of purposes. One effective way to enhance your presentations is by adding videos to provide additional context, break up the monotony of text-heavy slides, and capture your audience’s attention.

To insert a video into Google Slides presentations, select the slide, click on the “Insert” menu, and choose “Video.” Next, select the video source, choose your video, and click “Insert.”

To start creating more dynamic and engaging presentations, we walk you through the process of how to add a video to google slides .

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How to Add a Video to Google Slides

People who want to create comprehensive and engaging presentations ought to include videos. Hence, learning how to embed videos in Google Slides  is an essential skill. Here’s how to do it:

• First, open your Google Slides presentation and select the slide where you want to add the video.

• Next, click on the  “Insert”  option in the top menu bar and select “Video.”

• Upon clicking, a prompt will appear. You will then have two options to choose from: “YouTube”  and  “Google Drive.”  Choose the option that applies to your video source.

• If you choose “YouTube,”  simply type the video you want into the YouTube search bar and select a video from the results.

• If you choose  “Google Drive,” select a video from your Google Drive by either typing the file name on the search bar or accessing the video via “My Drive,” “Shared With Me,” or  “Recent.”

• Click on the  “Insert”  button and the video will automatically appear on your slide.

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What Does “By URL” Mean in Google Slides?

Some Google Slides have a  “By URL”  option when adding videos. This provides users with more flexibility in terms of where they can source their videos from. With the  “By URL”  option, users can add videos to their Google Slides presentation from all video hosting platforms, as well as news sites and social media platforms that have embedded videos.

For example, if your video is hosted on Vimeo or Dailymotion, the  “By URL” option can be used to add that video to Google Slides presentations. Simply copy the shareable URL for the video and paste it into the “By URL” field (in the Google Slides  “Insert Video”  dialog box).

Note: When using the “By URL” option, a video needs to be publicly accessible (and not restricted by privacy settings or copyright laws).

H ow to Embed a Vimeo Video in Google Slides

You can also insert videos into Google Slides from Vimeo (if you have the “By URL” option). This is a video streaming and sharing site that offers high-quality configurations for user-uploaded videos.

The process of embedding Vimeo videos into Google Slides presentations is fairly simple:

• Open Vimeo.com  in your web browser and log in to your account. If you don’t have an account yet, you’ll need to create one.
• Navigate to the video you want to embed.
• Click on the “Share”  button.

• Upon clicking, a pop-up menu will appear. Click the “Embed” </>  icon.

• Click the  “Copy”  button to copy the embed code.

• Open your Google Slides presentation and select the slide where you want to embed the video.

• Click on the “Insert”  menu and select  “Video.”

• In the “Insert video” window, click on the  “By URL”  tab.
• Paste the copied Vimeo embed code into the box provided.
• Finally, click on “Insert”  to insert the video into your slide.

Once done, the Vimeo video will now be embedded in your Google Slides presentation, and you can adjust the playback settings and other options as desired.

Note: You may need to adjust the size and positioning of the video on your slide to ensure that it fits properly and looks professional.

Format Video Options In Google Slides

When adjusting Format Video Options, video can be adjusted to better fit your presentation needs and enhance your overall message. It’s easy to customize several settings, including:

• Playback settings: Choose whether the video starts automatically when it’s clicked and whether it loops or plays just once.
• Start and end times: Set the specific times you want the video to start and end.
• Volume:  Adjust the volume of the video.
• Size and rotation:  Adjust the width and height of the video
• Lock aspect ratio:  This allows you to maintain the original proportions of a video when you resize it.
• Drop shadow:  Add a drop shadow effect to the video.
• Transparency, angle, distance, blur radius: Adjust the appearance of the video.

Related : Learn how to insert images in Google Slides .

What Video Formats Are Supported by Google Slides?

Google Slides supports several video formats that you can play directly in your presentations without the need for additional plugins or software. These compatible video formats include:

Note: Video files uploaded to Google Slides must be 100 MB or less. Otherwise, you may encounter issues when trying to add or play the video in your presentation.

How to Play a Video During a Google Slides Presentation

It isn’t enough to know how to put a video in Google Slides: You also need to know how to play it during presentations. If your video fails to play properly during a presentation, it can be incredibly inconvenient and even embarrassing.

To play a video during a Google Slides presentation, just click the  “Play” button in your video.

How to Make Videos Play Automatically in Google Slides

Before you finalize your presentation, ensure that your videos work properly and remove potential technical difficulties. Google Slides has an option to automatically play videos once you have reached the respective slides. Use this feature to deliver a seamless and engaging presentation:

1. Open the slide where you’ve inserted the video.

2. Click on the video and choose the  “Format options”  button in the top menu. Alternatively, you can press right-click and select “Format options.”

3. Upon clicking, the format options menu will appear on the right side of the screen. In the “Video playback”  section, select “Play (automatically).”

4. Adjust any other settings as desired, such as the start and end times.

Once you’ve set the video to auto-play, it should start playing automatically when the slide is displayed in your presentation.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you put a video from your camera roll onto google slides.

You can’t directly upload a video from your camera roll or your computer into presentation slides. You’ll first need to upload your video to Google Drive:

• Click on the  “Insert”  menu and select “Video.”
• In the “Insert video”  window, select the “Google Drive”  tab.
• Select the video you want to insert.
• Click “Insert” to add it to your slide.

How to Embed YouTube Videos in Google Slides

Embedding YouTube videos is easy. Select the slide where you want to insert the video and click “Insert” > “Video.”  In the pop-up menu, select the YouTube tab and insert the link to the YouTube video. Hit “Insert,”  and the video will be embedded in your presentation.

Conclu sion

By following learning how to add a video to google slides, you’ll be able to improve the layout and content of your presentation and boost the quality of your presentation, resulting in greater engagement and attention.

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What to Know

• Click a slide, select Insert > Video , and select the location of the video, Choose Google Drive , By URL , or use the YouTube search bar.
• Then, choose a video and click Select to insert.
• Right-click an embedded video and select Format options to edit the size, placement, and playback options.

Adding a video to the web version of Google Slides is an effective visual way to share data and information. Here's how to add a video to Google Slides from Google Drive , YouTube , and outside sources, like your computer hard drive.

How to Embed a YouTube Video in Google Slides

YouTube is the best known place to find all manner of videos. You may even have a YouTube channel where you upload your own videos. Because YouTube is a Google company, adding videos to your slides from the service is pretty straight forward.

In your presentation you may have a place defined for a video or you may need to create one. When you're ready, click the slide where you want the video and then click Insert > Video .

The Insert Video dialog box appears and by default, it options to a YouTube search. Type your search term and click the magnifying glass to search for the video you want to add.

Alternatively, if you know the URL for the YouTube video you want to add, you can select By URL and then paste the URL into the provided text box.

Once you've located the video that you want to embed in Google Slides, click Select and the video will be inserted into your slide. You can then click and drag it into the desired position.

Once you have you video in the slide, you can use the blue bounding box to resize the video frame, or if you need to clip the video or change other options, you can right-click on the video and select Format options .

The Format options toolbar will open on the right side of the page. There you can change your Start at and End at times for the video. If you place a checkmark in the box next to Autoplay when presenting the video will automatically play when the slide opens during a presentation.

You can also select Mute audio to have the audio from the slide automatically muted when it plays.

In addition to these options, you also have options for Size & Rotation , Position , and Drop shadow . Use these options to adjust the appearance of the video on your slide.

How to Add a Video to Slides from Google Drive

Adding videos to your Google Slides presentation from Google Drive is only slightly different from adding a YouTube Video. It starts the same, but the difference is in where you find the video.

Click the slide where you want the video and then click Insert > Video .

In the Insert video dialog box that opens, select Google Drive .

Navigate to the location of the desired video in Google Drive. You have options for:

• My Drive : This is where you'll find files that you've created in or uploaded to Google Drive.
• Shared drives : This option is for drives that are shared with other people. For example, if you have a family shared drive that a relative uploaded a video to, you'll find it here.
• Shared with me : While it might seem like this is the same a shared drive, it's not. This is where you'll find files that belong to someone else who has shared them with you (the file only, not the whole drive).
• Recent : If you've recently opened the video that you want to embed in your Google Slides presentation, it will probably show up here.

Once you've located your video, choose it and then click Select to add the video to your presentation.

How to Add Video to Google Slides from an Outside Source

If you want to add a video to Google Slides from your hard drive or from somewhere else on the web, you won't be able to directly add it to Google Slides. You'll have to first upload or add the file to Google Drive, and then use the steps above to add the video to your presentation.

You also cannot add video to Google Slides using a URL for a site other YouTube. If the video you want to use lives on another site, you'll first need to get it into Google Drive (which could mean downloading it to your hard drive and then uploading it to Google Drive) before you can use it.

If you're adding videos from the web or that belong to someone else to your presentations, make sure you have the appropriate permissions for use. Using someone else's video without their permission could be grounds for legal action against you.

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How to Add Video on Google Slides

Google Slides is the de facto choice in education and small start-ups. And why not? It’s free, web-based, feature-rich, and the sharing options are better than anything else out there. To make your presentations stand out , you can add images, sound, and even integrate videos right into a slide. But why and how do you add videos on Google Slides?

Adding a video in the slide enhances the appeal of your presentation and showcases the research done by the presenter. You can add any video to Google Slides using the web and mobile versions. What’s more? On the web, you have several video editing options as well. Read along to learn how to use video integration on Google Slides. 

Adding Video on Google Slides

We would advise you to use Google Slides web version to add a video to Google Slides. Using the web version, you can glance at and play the video right on the Slide. Besides, it allows video editing options, something that mobile apps lack. 

Google Slides Web

Follow the steps below to add a video to Google Slides on the web. 

1. Open Google Slides in your favorite browser. 

2. Start creating a Slide from the scratch or use the built-in templates to speed up the process. 

3. Select a slide where you need to add the video. 

4. Click on Insert at the top and select Video from the following menu. 

5. You have three options to add a video in the slide. 

Search – This one is powered by YouTube and you can directly search and add relevant videos using the search bar. 

By URL – Do you already have the YouTube URL of a video? Use the By URL menu and paste the link and you are good to go. 

Google Drive – What if the selected video is from other sites and not from YouTube? You can simply download the video and upload it to Google Drive . Using this option, you can add any kind of video to Google Slides. 

Remember: Using others’ videos on the web without their permission may be bad manners, or worse, copyright infringement. 

Large videos may take a few minutes to properly load in the slide. So be patient. 

As soon as you add a video, Google Slide will present you Format options to make it more personalized. Let’s talk about them. 

• Video Playback

Let’s say you only need a portion of a video to play in the slide. You can select Start at and End at options and select exactly what part to play during the presentation. This will save time for you and your viewers. 

• Size & rotation

As the name suggests, this one is all about changing the size and position of the video thumbnail. You can change angle, flip the video, and make it look exactly how you want it to. 

A video thumbnail messing with other elements on the slide may look out of place. Using the Position menu, you can place the video at your desired location on the slide. 

• Drop Shadow

Drop shadow allows you to add a shadow to a video. You can change shadow color, transparency, Distance, and Blur radius. 

That’s it. You have successfully added a YouTube video to Google Slides and placed it where it needs to be with relevant formatting options. 

Google Slides Mobile

Let’s assume you want to make last-minute changes to the presentation and want to add a video to a slide on mobile. There is no direct way to integrate like there is on the web. You need to add a video link to a keyword on mobile. Here is how to do it. 

1. Open the Google Slides app on the mobile. 

2. Select the Slide that you want to edit. 

3. Tap on the keyword you want to link the video to. 

4. Google Slides will offer a pop-up menu to Insert link . 

5. The following menu will display the text and offer you to add a weblink to the text. 

Paste the URL of the video. Now, here you can’t see the thumbnail of the video in the slide. You need to click on the linked text and open the video in the new tab during the presentation. Understandably, you also lose all the video editing options found on the web. 

Wrapping Up: Add Videos to Google Slides

Adding a video to Google Slides can make you look professional while pitching your idea to investors or your professors to get better grades. Go through the steps above and add videos to Google Slides on the web and mobile. 

Parth previously worked at EOTO.tech covering tech news. He is currently freelancing at TechWiser, Android Police, and GuidingTech writing about apps comparisons, tutorials, software tips and tricks, and diving deep into iOS, Android, macOS, and Windows platforms.

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How to Embed a Video in Google Slides in Under 5 Mins: A Step-by-Step Guide

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If you’re wondering how to make your presentations more engaging, why not add a video to your slides? Video is fast-becoming the most popular medium of content creation - and it’s not just restricted to external marketing. According to a recent survey, 51% of businesses today use videos in their presentations. Thankfully, creating video presentations isn't as difficult as it used to be, especially with an intuitive online video editor like InVideo .

In this guide, we’ll show you:

(1) How to embed a video in Google Slides   (2) How to embed a YouTube video in Google Slides  (3) How to embed a Vimeo video in Google Slides (4) Bonus: How to create professional videos for your presentations

If you’re a PowerPoint user, take a look at our guide on how to embed videos in Powerpoint instead. 

(1) How to embed a video in Google Slides using Google Drive

Here’s where we’ll show you how to add a video in Google Slides from your computer. To do this you’ll first need to upload your video to Google Drive before you can add it to your presentation.

1. Begin by opening a new Google Slide presentation. 

You can do this by navigating to Google Drive , selecting ‘New’ in the top left-hand corner, and then selecting ‘Google Slides’.

Or, simply type slides.new into a browser and it will open up a new Google Slide for you. Alternatively, you can open an existing presentation you want to embed a video into.

2. On your new slide, navigate to ‘Insert’ (on the main menu) and then select, ‘Video’.

3. You will see three options to add your video. Click on the ‘Google Drive’ tab.

4. If you already have a video on Drive that you want to upload, simply locate it in the list of videos that will appear under the Google Drive tab and click ‘Select.’.

If your video isn’t on Google Drive, you’ll have to upload it first. Open Google Drive and drag and drop your video from your computer into your Drive folder. Once the file is uploaded, navigate back to the Insert Video box and it will appear under the Google Drive tab. 

Note: You cannot upload videos into your Drive from Slides. To add videos to Google Drive you have to upload them first and then add them to your presentation. 

5. That’s it, your video will now appear on the slide!

You will have to wait for your video to be formatted for Slides, before you can play it. This might take some time as it’s dependent on the size of your video, so be patient!

Quick tip: To resize the video you just added, click on one of the corner edges and drag to make the screen smaller or larger. The grey box on the top-right, also allows you to make your video fullscreen - this is used while presenting. 

6. Once your video has uploaded use the side panel to format it. 

Use the ‘Video playback’ tab in the Format Options panel to customize settings on the video. 

- The ‘Play’ menu allows you to play your video automatically, by clicking anywhere on the screen or pressing play on the video  - The ‘ Start’ and ‘End’ boxes help you play a portion of the video by entering the start and end time of the section you require - ‘Mute audio ’ is a useful option if you’d like to speak while playing the video in the background

Since Slides is a browser application, you won’t need to learn how to add a video in Google slides for Mac separately. The process is exactly the same and can be used on any operating system.

(2) How to embed a YouTube video in Google slides 

Learning how to add a YouTube video in Google slides will take you less than a minute.

There are two ways to embed a YouTube video in Google Slides. 

Method 1: Adding a URL

1. As before, navigate to the ‘Insert’ tab and then click on ‘Video.’  2. If you know the exact video you’d like to upload, select the ‘By URL’ tab.

3. Enter the link to your YouTube video. A preview will appear. Click select to upload your YouTube video onto Google Slides.

Method 2: Using the in-built YouTube search bar

You can also search for a video on YouTube right from Slides. 

The Google Slides search function isn’t the best, so we recommend searching for a video on YouTube and copy-pasting the URL to upload a video. 

How to embed part of a YouTube video in Google Slides

If you only want a certain part of the YouTube video to play, you don’t need to trim the video before uploading it!  All you have to do is change the playback options from the ‘Video playback’ menu. 

Here’s how to embed part of a YouTube video in Google Slides : 

1. Select the video on your slide. This will open a ‘Format options’ panel on the left of your screen.

2. Enter the time you want the video to start and stop in the respective boxes.

3. You’re done! Click on the video and it will start (and stop) playing according to the time you’ve selected. 

(3) How to embed a Vimeo video in Google slides 

Unfortunately you cannot directly embed a Vimeo video in Google Slides as the format is unsupported by Google. 

But we’ll show you how to add a video in Google Slides, using hyperlinks instead. Rather than embedding the video directly into your slideshow, what you’ll be doing is adding a direct link to the video you can click on during your presentation.

This will work for Vimeo videos as well as videos uploaded on Twitch, TikTok and other video platforms. 

Note: This is a quick-fix method. You should keep in mind that you won’t be able to edit or trim the video in any way. If you only need to embed part of a video, your best bet would be to download the video from Vimeo, and then upload it to Google Drive. 

Here’s how to embed a video in Google Slides using hyperlinks:

1. Take a screenshot of a part of the video you would like displayed on the slide. This will act as a thumbnail image for your video.  2. Select the image and click on the ‘Hyperlink’ option on the Format ribbon. 

You can also press ‘Ctrl + K’ (Or Command + K for Mac) to open up the link box.

4. Your video is now linked. Clicking on the screenshot image from within your slide should open a new browser page with the direct link to your video. All you have to do is press play!

(4) Bonus: How to create professional videos for your Google slides presentations in minutes! 

You know how to add a video in google slides , but did you know you could create amazing videos for your business without large budgets and fancy editing softwares? 

Creating professional videos for your presentations has never been easier. While there are a number of video editing software options out there, using an online video editor like InVideo is one of easiest ways to get started. 

InVideo comes with an extensive library of over 5000 templates along with stock videos and other ready-made assets (animated text boxes, stickers and more) - all of which make it super easy to create professional videos in minutes.

Create videos like a pro

Without spending hours

Here’s how to create professional videos for your Google Slide presentations (using InVideo):

1. Open InVideo.io in your browser window and sign up (it’s free!) 

2. Once you’re signed in, click on ‘Pre-made Templates’ and select the dimensions of the video you’d like to create. (If you’re creating a video presentation , select the Wide 16:9 option)

3. Once you’ve made your selection, you can either scroll down to see available options or search for the type of video you’d like to create. If you’re looking for something specific, we recommend using the search bar, since it will show you relevant templates. 

4. Since we’re creating a video presentation, let’s type that into the search bar.  Press ‘Enter.’

As you can see, there are more than 240 templates for video presentations . Hover over any of the templates to see a quick preview or click on a template to expand it and watch the video. 

5. Now select an option you like from the templates available. Check that the dimension of the video is correct and click on, ‘Use this template.’

6. You will now be redirected to the InVideo editor, where you can start customizing the video 

To get you started, we’ll show you how to do a few basic things, like edit text and add media to customize your video. 

Customize or add text

- To customize text on your video, click on the text in the main screen to change the template text. You can also change the font, size and color of the text in the format ribbon which appears once a text box has been selected  - If you’d like to add more text , click on the ‘Text’ icon in the side panel, which will open up a number of text styles and fonts for you to choose from

 Add media files

- Change images and video footage by selecting from stock media files available in the ‘Video’ and ‘Image’ tabs. You can also customize the soundtrack of your video from the ‘Music’ tab - Select the ‘Uploads’ tab to drag and drop your own pictures or video files into the editor and use them in your video 

Once you’re happy with the edits to the video, click on the ‘Download and Share’ button on the top right-hand corner of the editor to download your video. You can also share it directly from InVideo to YouTube, Facebook and other social media. 

If you’d like to learn more about how you can customise and make the most of InVideo’s templates , check out this video tutorial.

And you’re done!

Now that you know how to add a video in Google Slides, get ready to create stunning presentations that will make your audience sit up and take notice of what you have to say! 

If you’ve got more questions on how to make really compelling videos using InVideo - to use on your presentations or elsewhere - head on over to the InVideo community to chat with and learn from over 25K other marketers just like you.

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How To Embed and Play Videos in Google Slides Presentations

Adding videos to your Google Slides presentations can make them more engaging and memorable for your audience. Videos allow you to demonstrate concepts visually, provide instructions, or simply capture attention in a more dynamic way.

Embedding and playing videos directly within Google Slides is a straightforward process. In this comprehensive guide, I’ll walk you through the step-by-step instructions for adding videos from YouTube, Google Drive, or a video URL. I’ll also cover best practices for playback, formatting, and customization.

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Why Add Videos to Google Slides Presentations?

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Here are some of the key benefits of embedding videos in your Google Slides:

• Engage your audience : Videos grab attention and break up blocks of text or static slides. This improves information retention and keeps viewers interested.
• Explain concepts visually : Some concepts are better shown than described. Demonstrate a process, highlight features, or provide a visual aid with video.
• Provide instructions : Embed tutorial or instructional videos right within your presentation to walk users through a task.
• Tell a story : Video can elicit emotions and connections that text alone cannot. Use video clips to humanize your presentation.
• Enhance credibility : Displaying videos directly within slides instead of links adds an element of professionalism and reliability.

Step-by-Step Guide to Adding Videos

Adding videos to Google Slides only takes a few clicks. Here is the process:

• Open your Google Slides presentation and navigate to the slide where you want to embed the video.
• Click Insert > Video from the top menu.
• In the sidebar that appears, select the YouTube tab.
• Enter keywords to search for the desired YouTube video or paste the video URL into the box.
• Click Select once you’ve located the correct video to add it to your slide.
• Resize or reposition the video as needed by clicking and dragging the edges and corners.
• Upload the video file you want to embed to Google Drive if it is not already there.
• Open your Google Slides presentation and navigate to the desired slide.
• Select the Google Drive tab in the sidebar.
• Locate and click the video file to embed.
• Click Select to add it to your slide.
• Customize sizing and positioning as needed.
• Copy the URL of the video you want to embed from any video platform.
• Open your Google Slides presentation and go to the slide.
• Click Insert > Video in the top menu.
• Choose the By URL tab in the sidebar.
• Paste the video URL into the box.
• Click Select once the correct video thumbnail and title appear in the preview.
• Adjust sizing and positioning of the embedded video as desired.

Customizing Video Playback in Google Slides

Google Slides provides options to control video playback right within your presentations:

By default, videos play when you advance to their slide during presentation mode. You can change this to:

• Play automatically : Video plays as soon as you reach the slide
• Play on click : Video plays when you click to move to the next slide
• Play manually : Video only plays when directly clicked

Trim longer videos by setting custom start and end times. The video will play only that clipped portion.

Toggle audio on or off for embedded videos.

Access these options by:

• Clicking the video to select it
• Clicking Format options beside the video thumbnail
• Changing settings in the Video Playback section of the sidebar

When embedding videos in Google Slides, keep these tips in mind:

• Keep videos short – Under 2 minutes is best. Long videos may lose audience interest.
• Preview videos – Double check that links work and videos play as expected before presenting.
• Mind positioning – Ensure embedded videos are visible on all screen sizes and don’t cover text.
• Check audio levels – Make sure volume is loud enough but not overpowering.
• Use captions – Improve accessibility and understanding with closed captions if available.
• Credit sources – Provide attribution for any videos you did not create yourself.

Adding videos can take your Google Slides presentations to the next level. Follow the embedding options covered here to seamlessly incorporate YouTube, Google Drive, or third-party videos.

Remember to optimize playback control and formatting for the best viewer experience. Well-placed and formatted videos will boost engagement, interest, and recall of your content.

I hope this comprehensive guide gives you the tools to start enhancing your Google Slides presentations with high-impact video. Let me know if you have any other questions!

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At VEED , an easy-to-use, yet powerful, video editor, we know the power of embedding a good video in your Google Slides presentation. According to recent research, only a shocking 4% of professionals put videos in their presentations.

This means that 96% are missing out on an effective medium to catch people’s attention and create a powerful presentation.

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How To Embed A Video In Google Slides In A Super Quick And Easy Way

1. go to your google slides presentation, 2. go to the slide to embed your video in, 3. in the top menu bar, go to insert > video.

4a. Enter the link from YouTube and select the video

4b. Or use a video from Google Drive

Alternatively, you can also embed a video in Google Slides from your Google Drive folders.

Warning : Make sure that all of your editors can access this video from Google Drive. Otherwise, only the original creator will be able to play the video in the presentation (and not the editors).

5. Present your Google Slides with the video!

And voilà, there you have it. You’ve just embedded a video in your Google Slides presentation!

How Do You Let Someone Access A Video On Google Slides?

People who are allowed to edit your Google Slides presentation might not have access to the embedded video from your Google Drive.

Note : If this is the case, they won’t be able to play it during the presentation.

This is because your video has restricted access (ie only you can access it).

To make the embedded Google Drive video accessible to your editors, do the following steps:

• Go to your Google Drive
• Right click on the video added in Google Slides
• Click Share.

You can either share the embedded video:

• To anyone with the link

• With only the editors involved (enter their emails).

Then, your editors will be able to play the video while presenting the whole thing!

How To Edit A Video Embedded In Google Slides

You’ve just learned how to put a video in your Google Slides presentation. But now, it’s time to learn how to edit it for a quick formatting fix or two.

Note : Google Slides has very, very , very basic video editing capabilities (because it’s meant for presentations).

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1. In the top menu bar go to Format> Format Options

2. Video playback options

Here are the rudimentary video playback options with Google Slides. They’re quite easy to understand:

• Start at ... End at : These denote at which points the embedded video starts to play and ends.

Here’s an example: Let’s say that you have a four-minute video but you only want it to play between 00:10 to 00:40.

Enter these values, so when you play this video embedded in your Google Slides presentation, it will start at 00:10 and stop playing at 00:40.

• Auto-play when presenting . With this is ticked, your video will automatically start when you get to this slide in your Google Slides presentation.
• Mute audio : Ticking this will mute your audio while the video’s playing.

3. Size and rotation options

You can either drag the ends of your video (upon clicking on it) to change its size and position.

Tick the Lock aspect ratio box, so that you can change the size of your video without changing the overall shape.

4. Position options

First off, you can drag the video you’ve embedded in Google Slides to change its location.

But if you want to change the coordinates numerically, you can alter the X and Y values to place your video anywhere in the Slide.

Don’t know what the From Center/Top left is all about? They’re basically base point references:

• From Center. If you put X:0 and Y:0, this puts your video in the center of the slide.

• From Top left. If you put X:0 and Y:0, this puts your embedded video in the top-left corner of the slide.

5. How to loop the basic way

If you want to loop the video, simply right click on the embedded video and select Loop.

Here’s a big BUT: When your video ends, it doesn’t actually automatically loop, and you’ll have to do that yourself by clicking on the video. It’s not really useful for anyone.

Google Slides Loop Video - The Best and Easiest Way

Now, here is the right way to loop your Google Slides video with VEED’s easy-to-use free video editor.

1) Go to VEED and upload the Google Slides video you want to loop

Note: If you want to save your project and start new ones, you can sign up for free .

You can upload from:

• Your local files
• YouTube video (just enter the link)
• Your webcam

2. Click on Add Video button and upload the video to loop again

The Add video button is located above the timeline, to the left. Upload the video the same number of times that you want the clip to loop. Place it next to the other video to merge both clips seamlessly.

3a is for those who want to save the video they want to loop as an MP4 video file.

3b. leave the video file as it is.

Alternatively, you can also just save the video as a GIF . In this case, you won’t need to upload the same video clip over and over again because GIFs loop on their own.

4. Download the video you’ve just looped and put the video in Google Slides!

Hit Export, wait for the video to render, and download it as an MP4 video or as a GIF. And you’re done! Just go to Google Slides and put the looped video in.

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How to use Google Slides to create, collaborate on, and lead business presentations.

Need to build a slide presentation for a meeting, training, or other event? Google Slides is an easy-to-use web app that comes with the essential tools and more. It stores your presentations in the cloud with Google Drive. Anyone with a Google account can use Slides and Drive for free, and they’re also included with a Google Workspace (formerly G Suite) subscription for business and enterprise customers. There are Google Sheets mobile apps for Android and iOS, too.

This guide will help you become familiar with the Google Slides web interface and show you how to start a new presentation, upload a Microsoft PowerPoint file to edit in Google Slides, collaborate with others on your presentation, and finally, present it to others.

Create or open a presentation

Log in to your Google or Workspace account. Then:

From Google Slides : At the top of the home page, you’ll see a “Start a new presentation” header, with a row of thumbnails underneath. To start a new, blank presentation, click the Blank thumbnail. To start a new presentation in a template, select one of the thumbnails to the right or click Template gallery toward the upper-right corner, then click any thumbnail on the page that appears.

The Google Slides home page. (Click image to enlarge it.)

Below the “Start a new presentation” area you’ll see a list of presentations that are stored in your Google Drive or shared with you. To open a presentation, click it in this list.

The list of your presentations appears in reverse chronological order starting with the presentation you most recently opened. Clicking the “AZ” icon at the upper right of this list changes the sort order to Last modified by me , Last modified , or in alphabetical order by presentation title. You can also browse to a specific folder by clicking the folder icon next to the “AZ” icon.

From Google Drive : Presentations stored in your Google Drive are listed in the main window of the Drive home page. To see a listing of presentations that others are sharing with you, click Shared with me in the left column. From either list, double-click a presentation to open it in Google Slides.

To start a new, blank presentation, click the New button at the upper-left of the screen and then click Google Slides .

If you want to use a template to start a new presentation, click the New button, then move the cursor over the right arrow next to Google Slides and select From a template . The template gallery for Google Slides will open; click a thumbnail to start a new presentation in that template.

Creating a new presentation from Google Drive.

From Google Slides or Drive: You also can use the search box at the top to find presentations in your Google Drive or shared with you. Enter words or numbers that may be in the presentation you’re looking for.

Upload a PowerPoint presentation to Slides

You can edit a Microsoft PowerPoint presentation in Google Slides, but first you must upload it to Google Drive.

From Google Slides: Click the folder icon ( Open file picker ) that’s above and toward the right corner of your presentations list. On the panel that opens, click the Upload tab. Drag-and-drop your PowerPoint file (.ppt or .pptx) onto this panel, or browse your PC’s drive to select it.

From Google Drive: Click the New button, then File upload , and select the PowerPoint file from your PC’s drive and click Open .

Traditionally, when you uploaded PowerPoint files to Google Drive, they were automatically converted to Slides format. That’s still the case when you upload PowerPoint files via the Google Slides home page .

However, Google now supports the ability to edit Microsoft Office files in their native format. By default, any .pptx files that you upload via Google Drive will remain formatted as PowerPoint documents. You can edit and collaborate on a PowerPoint file right in Slides, with all changes made by you or your collaborators saved directly to the PowerPoint file.

On the Google Slides and Drive home pages, native PowerPoint files will be denoted with an orange “P” icon, and when you open a native PowerPoint file in Sheets, you’ll see a “.PPTX” flag to the right of the document title.

Native PowerPoint files show the PowerPoint icon (top) instead of the Google Slides icon (bottom).

If you’d rather have Google convert PowerPoint files to Slides format automatically when you upload them via Google Drive, click the gear icon in the upper-right corner of the Drive home screen and select Settings from the drop-down menu. In the Settings box next to “Convert uploads,” check the checkbox marked Convert uploaded files to Google Docs editor format .

Work in a presentation

When you open a new or existing presentation, its first slide appears in the main window of Google Slides. Here’s a breakdown of the toolbars, menus, panes, and sidebars that appear around your presentation.

The left pane shows thumbnails of all the slides in your presentation. Click a thumbnail, and the slide it represents will appear in the main window, where you can edit it.

The Google Slides editing interface. (Click image to enlarge it.)

Your presentation’s title appears along the top of the screen. To change it, click anywhere inside the title and start typing.

The menu bar below your presentation’s title has a complete set of tools for working with presentations. These are the main submenus to know:

• File has commands for taking action on the whole presentation, including Print, Rename, and Share.
• Edit lists the standard editing commands such as copy, cut, paste, delete, duplicate, and find and replace.
• View lists several ways that you can view your slides as you design and edit them. This includes arranging them into a grid, previewing them as a slideshow, or zooming in on them. You can also watch the transition effect that takes place between slides when they’re played in a slideshow.
• Insert lets you add several objects to your slides, including charts, diagrams, pictures, tables, and text. You can also add links to YouTube videos or sound or video files that are stored in your Google Drive.
• Format lets you change the look of your slides. Certain functions on this submenu become clickable depending on whether you’ve selected an image or text on a slide, or selected the slide itself.
• Slide is where you can add, delete, or duplicate a slide that you’ve selected. You can also add a preset layout to a slide, change its background or theme color, or add and edit a transition effect that takes place between slides when your presentation is played as a slideshow.
• Arrange lists tools that let you group or reorder objects on a slide in relation to another. For example, you can place an image behind another image or group an image and a block of text together to make them easier to move at once.
• Tools leads to several miscellaneous functions. These include letting you record a voice clip to go with a slide, running a spell checker, and showing you a list of objects in your presentation that are linked to other files.

The toolbar directly above your presentation puts commonly used commands in easy reach. From this toolbar, you can click buttons to add to a slide or change its background, comments, layout, objects (images, lines, shapes, text), text style, theme colors for the whole presentation, transition effects during a slideshow, and more. The buttons on the toolbar change depending on whether you’ve selected image or text on a slide or the slide itself.

Notice that there’s no Save button in the toolbar — or anywhere in Google Slides. That’s because Slides automatically saves any changes you make to your presentation.

Speaker notes: Along the bottom of each slide you’ll see an area marked Click to add speaker notes . Here you can type in brief notes to remind yourself what to do or say when the slide is being shown. Only you will see these notes when you show your presentation to an audience.

Themes sidebar: When you start a new blank presentation, the Themes sidebar opens on the right side of the screen. (You can also open this sidebar at any time by clicking Theme on the toolbar above your presentation.) Themes apply the same fonts, colors, and other design elements to all the slides in a presentation, giving it a consistent look and feel. Click a thumbnail in this sidebar to change your presentation to that theme.

Create and manage slides

Here are the basic things to know about working with slides in a presentation.

Add a new, blank slide to your presentation: Click the + button at the left end of the toolbar above your presentation. Alternatively, if you click the down arrow next to the +, you can choose a layout to use as the basis for a new slide.

Click the down arrow next to the + button in the toolbar to choose a layout for a new slide.

Apply or change a slide’s background: Select the slide’s thumbnail in the left sidebar and click Background on the toolbar above your presentation. On the panel that opens, you can change the slide’s background color or use an image file from your Google Drive, Google Photos account, or PC as the background.

Apply or change a slide’s layout: Select the slide’s thumbnail in the left pane, then click Layout on the toolbar above your presentation. On the panel that opens, select the layout you want to apply to this slide.

Apply or change a slide’s transition: Select the slide’s thumbnail in the left sidebar and click Transition on the toolbar above your presentation. In the Motion sidebar that opens along the right side of the screen, you can apply or change the animated transition effect that is played before this slide.

Choosing a transition style in the Motion pane.

Move a slide to a different spot in the slideshow sequence: Click and hold its thumbnail in the left sidebar, drag it up or down to another place in the sequence, and release it.

Delete a slide: Right-click its thumbnail in the left sidebar and select Delete from the pop-up menu. Alternatively, select its thumbnail and select Edit > Delete from the menu bar or just press the Delete key.

Share and collaborate on a presentation

Presentations are often a group effort, with several team members contributing to and polishing a presentation. In Slides, it’s easy for multiple collaborators to work on a presentation together.

First, you need to share the presentation. When you’re viewing your presentation in Google Slides, click the Share button at the upper-right. Or, from your Google Drive homepage, click to highlight the presentation that you want to share. Then, in the toolbar toward the upper right, click the Share icon (a head-and-shoulders silhouette with a +).

Either way, the “Share” panel will open.

Setting permissions for a file being shared privately.

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In the entry box, enter the email addresses (or names of your Google Contacts) of the people with whom you want to share. By default, the people you invite to your presentation can edit it and reshare it with others.

To change access permissions for invitees: Click Editor to the right of the entry box and choose another option from the drop-down menu. Commenter means they can view your spreadsheet and add comments but can’t change it. Viewer means they can view your presentation but can’t edit it or add comments.

To prevent your presentation from being reshared, downloaded, or printed: Click the gear icon at the upper-right of this panel. On the smaller panel that opens, uncheck the boxes by Editors can change permissions and share and Viewers and commenters can see the option to download, print, and copy .

When you’re done setting permissions (and, optionally, typing in a message to your invitees), click Send , and everyone you’ve added will receive an email with a link they can click to access the document.

The shared presentation icon.

A presentation you’ve shared (or that others have shared with you) will have an icon of two silhouetted heads next to it in the presentations list on your Google Sheets and Google Drive home pages.

To limit or change a person’s access to your presentation: With the presentation open in Google Slides, click the Share button at the upper-right. Or, from Google Drive, highlight the presentation and click the Share icon.

The Share panel reopens showing a list of all the people you’ve invited, along with their permission status. Click the down arrow to the right of a person’s name, change their permission level or remove their access entirely, and click Save .

You can change permissions for people you’ve shared a presentation with on an individual basis.

If you have a Google Workspace subscription, another option is to select Give temporary access and, next to Access expires , select a date within one year of the current date. If you set an expiration date for a person that you’ve assigned as Editor, their access will be downgraded to Commenter on the expiration date.

Share a presentation publicly

Most business users will want to share presentations privately with select colleagues or clients, but you do have the option to share a presentation publicly. At the bottom of the Share panel is a “General access” area where you can copy a link to the document. By default, this link is restricted to those you invite to the document. To change it to a public link, click Restricted and select Anyone with the link from the menu that appears.

Click Copy link and the link to your presentation will be copied to your PC’s clipboard. You can share this link by pasting it into a chat message, document, email, forum post, or most other means of online written communication. Anyone who clicks this link will be able to view your presentation online. (Be aware that anyone can copy and reshare this link.)

To allow anyone in the public to comment on or edit your presentation: At the bottom right of the Share panel, click Viewer and select Commenter or Editor from the drop-down menu. Then click the Done button. Now the web link to your presentation will let anyone who clicks it add a comment or edit it.

Sharing a spreadsheet publicly.

To turn off public sharing for your presentation: Bring up the Share panel again. Near the bottom, click Anyone with the link and select Restricted from the menu, then click the Done button.

Note: You can apply both public and private sharing methods to your presentation. For example, you could allow the public to only view your presentation, but allow specific people that you’ve invited to comment on or edit it.

Collaborate on a presentation

The people you’ve shared a spreadsheet with can view or work on it at the same time as you or at other times. Remember that people who have Editor privileges to your presentation can change all aspects of it. Having multiple people making changes to a presentation can get confusing. In most cases, setting everyone to Commenter is the best way to collaborate in Slides: People can attach comments to a slide or to objects in a slide, but their comments won’t alter your presentation’s information or design.

To add a comment to a slide: Right-click its thumbnail in the left sidebar and select Comment from the menu that opens. Alternatively, you can select its thumbnail and select Insert > Comment from the menu bar or click the Add comment button (a speech balloon with a + sign).

A blank comment card with your name on it opens to the right of the slide in the main window. On this card’s entry line, type a brief comment, and when you’re finished, click the Comment button.

Typing in a new comment.

To add a comment to an object on a slide: Right-click the object (a block of text, chart, image, picture, etc.) and select Comment from the menu that opens. Alternatively, you can select the object and select Insert > Comment from the menu bar.

To draw someone’s attention to a comment: As you’re composing the comment, type the @ symbol and begin typing their name, then select the person from the list of suggested Google contacts that appears. They’ll receive an email notifying them of the comment and linking to it.

To read, reply to, or remove a comment: A slide that contains a comment is denoted in the left sidebar with a speech balloon by its thumbnail. Click the slide’s thumbnail to make the slide appear in the main window, and you’ll see all its comment cards on the right.

To reply to a comment, click its card. The card will expand to reveal an entry line where you can add a comment in response.

Replying to a comment.

Clicking the checkmark at the upper right marks the comment card as “resolved” and removes the card from the presentation. Clicking the card’s three-dot icon opens a menu that lets you edit or delete your comment.

To see a list of all comments: Click the Open comment history icon (the speech balloon) to the left of the Slideshow button. A sidebar will open along the right side of the screen; it lists all the comment cards in your presentation. When you click a comment on this list, the view of your presentation in the main window will jump to the cell where the comment is located and open its comment card.

The Comments pane lets you quickly review all comments and jump to specific ones.

For more details about collaborating on your presentation, including what it’s like to collaborate in real time, see “ How to collaborate on a document ” in our Google Drive guide. You can also collaborate on a presentation in Google Chat; that’s covered later in this story.

Recover older versions of a presentation

It’s easy to go too far when making tweaks to a presentation. Fortunately, it’s also easy to roll back to an earlier version of the presentation. Click File > Version history > See version history . This opens a panel on the right that shows a list of older versions of your presentation.

Using Version history to view an earlier version of a presentation. (Click image to enlarge it.)

To view an earlier version of your presentation: Click the date for it in the list. That version of the presentation will then appear in the main window.

To restore an earlier version so it replaces your current presentation: With the version you want to restore showing in the main window, click the yellow Restore this version button at the top of the screen. The restored version will then appear at the top of the version history list.

To give an older version a unique name: Click on its date. You’ll be prompted to type in words to replace the date. (The date and time will then appear in smaller size underneath the new name.)

Give a presentation

When it’s time to play your presentation to an audience, Google Slides has two modes: Slideshow and Presenter view. Slideshow mode essentially shows what your audience will see. Presenter view mode provides additional tools for your eyes only that run alongside Slideshow mode.

Slideshow mode: Click the Slideshow button at the upper-right corner of the screen. Google Slides will expand to full-screen view and show the slide that’s currently in the main window. (If you want to start the slideshow from the first slide in your presentation, click the down arrow to the right of the Slideshow button and select Start from beginning .)

The control bar in Slideshow mode lets you click through the slides, turn on auto-play, use a laser pointer effect, and more. (Click image to enlarge it.)

When you move the on-screen pointer to the lower-left corner of your presentation, a control bar appears. You use this to click forward and back through the slides. Clicking the three-dot icon on the control bar opens a menu with other controls, such as starting auto-play and adjusting how quickly it moves from slide to slide.

On this menu, Turn on the laser pointer turns the mouse pointer into a simulated red laser dot. Captions preferences — available only if you’re using a Chrome browser or Chromebook — lets you turn on real-time, automatic transcribing of your words as you say them (English only) and shows them to your audience as on-screen captions. Open speaker notes takes your presentation out of full screen and opens a separate “Presenter view” window, as described below.

Presenter view mode: Click the down arrow to the right of the Slideshow button and select Presenter view . This shows the presentation in your browser window and launches a separate window that assists you while you’re giving your presentation.

Presenter view lets you (but not your audience) see your speaker notes while presenting. (Click image to enlarge it.)

From the Presenter view window, you can jump to any slide in your presentation, read the speaker notes you wrote for a slide, and control the Q&A feature. There’s also a timer that you can set to remind yourself how much time you’re spending showing a slide — or the entire presentation — to your audience.

Click the AUDIENCE TOOLS tab to use the Q&A feature, which lets you take questions from your audience. To open questions for a slideshow, click the Start new button. A web link appears at the top of your presentation. An audience member watching your presentation on their computer, phone, or tablet can click/tap that link, which will take them to a page where they can type a question for you. You’ll see the question  in your Presenter view window, and you can choose whether to show their question to the rest of your audience during the presentation. To close questions for a presentation, turn the switch from ON to OFF .

Audience members can submit questions from their devices, and the presenter can decide whether to display them as part of the slideshow. (Click image to enlarge it.)

Present in Google Meet

Need to give a presentation during a Google Meet video meeting? As long as you’re using a Chromium-based browser (Chrome, Microsoft Edge, Opera, etc.), it’s easy: Toward the upper right of the Google Slides page, click the Google Meet icon. From the panel that opens, select a meeting that’s scheduled on your Google calendar today, start a new meeting, or type/paste in the web link or code that you have for another meeting.

Click the Meet icon to get started presenting to a video meeting.

If you start a new meeting, a sidebar for the meeting will open on the right. At the bottom of the sidebar, click the Present now icon (a box with an up arrow). On the panel that appears, select your presentation and click the Share button, and you’ll be presenting to the meeting.

Choose which tab or window you want to share and click the Share button. (Click image to enlarge it.)

If you join a scheduled meeting, you have two choices: “Join the call” and “Just present this tab.” If you click Join the call , a sidebar for the meeting will open on the right. Follow the same steps as above to present to the meeting. If you click Just present this tab , you’ll go directly to the panel where you select your presentation and click Share , but you won’t have a sidebar where you can follow the main meeting.

To stop sharing your presentation to the meeting, click the Stop sharing button at the top left of your browser window.

For more details about using Google Meet, see our Google Meet cheat sheet .

Download and export a presentation

Google Slides lets you download presentations for use offline. On the top menu, select File > Download and choose a file format. You can save your presentation to your PC as a PowerPoint (.pptx) file or in other formats such as PDF, or as JPG or PNG for an individual slide.

5 tips for working with Google Slides

Now that you’re comfortable working in Google Slides, try these intermediate tips.

Use the Google Slides mobile app

With the exception of the “Version history” tool, the Google Slides app for Android , iPhone , and iPad has many of the same features described in this guide.

When you have a slideshow open, the toolbar at the top of the screen lets you take a variety of actions:

• To present your slides on your phone or tablet, on a Chromecast device, or in a Google Meet meeting, tap the triangle icon.
• To share your presentation with other people, the headshot silhouette. (See “How to share from the Google Drive, Docs, Sheets, and Slides mobile apps” in our Google Drive cheat sheet .)
• To view all the comments in the presentation, tap the Comments icon (a chat balloon) if you see it in the toolbar, or tap the three-dot icon and select View comments from the menu that appears.
• The three-dot menu also lets you see the presentation’s Q&A history, export it, make it available offline, and more.

The Google Slides Android app.

To edit or comment on a slide: Tap the slide, and a menu will appear that lets you add or view comments for that slide or edit it. Tap an element on a slide, such as text or an image, and tools to edit that element will appear.

Any changes you make to your presentation in the mobile app are automatically saved and will appear the next time you open it in the Google Slides web app.

Get suggested slide layouts and content

Click the Explore icon at the lower-right corner of the screen. The Explore sidebar will open along the right side. In most cases, you’ll be presented with thumbnails of suggested layouts that Google Slides has automatically customized for the slide that’s open in the main window. Click the one you want, and it will be applied to the slide.

Use the Explore tool to get suggested layouts (left) and search for images (right).

At the top of the Explore sidebar is a search box. You can type in a word or phrase to find related content on the web or in your Google Drive. Search results appear on separate Web, Images, and Drive tabs in the sidebar. Click a web or Drive result to open it in a new browser tab. On the Images tab, click the + icon on the upper-right corner of an image to insert it onto your slide.

Create custom slide layouts to use as templates

You can design your own slide layouts to use as templates in any future presentation. First, open a new, blank presentation as described above. Then:

• On the menu bar over the blank presentation, select View > Theme builder .
• The main window switches to a layout editor. Toward the left you’ll see a column with the heading THEME on top and LAYOUTS just below that. Click the thumbnail of any layout in the LAYOUTS list. It will appear in the main window.
• You can remove objects that are already in any layout. For example, click on a block of text. A frame appears around the text. Without selecting the text itself, move the pointer to ward an edge of the frame, right-click, and select Delete from the menu that opens.

Creating a custom slide layout. (Click image to enlarge it.)

• Using the formatting toolbar above the slide, you can add new objects to the slide, including images, image placeholders, shapes, lines, and blocks for text. (Tip: enter placeholder words inside the text blocks.) When you click on any object, a frame appears around it. Drag and drop the frame to relocate it on the slide, or drag its edges to change its shape or size. You can also add or change the border and background colors for any object on the slide and/or change the background color for the whole slide.
• When you’re finished designing your layout, click the Rename button above the slide and give the layout a unique name.
• If you want to create another custom layout, click on the thumbnail of another layout under the column LAYOUTS and repeat the above steps starting from #3.
• When you are finished custom-designing all your layouts, click the X toward the upper-right of the slide layout in the main window.
• Along the top of the screen, click anywhere inside Untitled presentation and start typing. Tip: Use a name that indicates this is a template (e.g., “Annual Budget Presentation – Template”).

In the future, you can make new presentations starting from this template, and your custom slide layouts will be available.

• Open the template presentation you created in the steps above. On the menu bar, click File > Make a copy > Entire presentation . On the panel that opens, type in a name for the new presentation you want to create and click the Make a copy button. Google Slides will open this new presentation in a new browser tab.
• On the toolbar above the first slide of your new presentation, click Layout . From the panel of thumbnails that opens, select one of the layouts that you created. It will then be applied to the slide in the main window.

Collaborate on a presentation in Google Chat

An alternative way to collaborate on a presentation is to share it in Google Chat. Other people in your chat can add comments and help make changes to your presentation.

Start in Google Chat . To the left of the box where you type in your chat messages, click the + icon and select Drive file from the menu that opens. A panel will open over the screen listing the files in your Google Drive. Find and click your presentation to highlight it, then click INSERT on the lower-right corner.

You’ll be taken back to the chat message box. Click the blue right-pointing arrow to the right of the box, and a panel will open over the screen designating permissions for the shared presentation. By default, permissions are set to Comment. To change this, click Comment and select View or Edit . You can also allow the people in the chat to share a web link to your presentation with others outside of the chat by selecting Turn link sharing on .

You can share a presentation to individual or group chats in Google Chats. (Click image to enlarge it.)

After you’ve set the permissions, click SEND , and your message will appear in the chat stream with a large thumbnail of your presentation. To open a presentation in the chat, click the thumbnail. The presentation will open inside a large window that’s laid out alongside the right of the chat stream.

This is actually Google Slides running inside the chat window with your presentation loaded in it. Thus, most of the Slides commenting and editing tools are available for you and others in the chat to use on your presentation (if you granted them permission to comment or edit). The user interface is the same, except there’s no menu bar.

Collaborating on a presentation from within a Google Chat. (Click image to enlarge it.)

Use keyboard shortcuts

Save time in Slides by using keyboard shortcuts for common tasks. Below are some of the most useful to know. For more, select Help > Keyboard shortcuts from the top menu when you have a spreadsheet open or press Ctrl + / (Windows, Chrome OS) or ⌘ + / (macOS).

Handy Google Slides keyboard shortcuts

This story was originally published in September 2019 and updated in August 2022.

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How To Add Video or Audio to Google Slides and Microsoft PowerPoint

Google Slides offers an excellent platform to infuse style and vibrancy into your routine workplace presentations. Moreover, it serves as a versatile tool for educational settings, seamlessly adaptable for students across different age groups. Brimming with an array of graphics, animation tools, and immersive features, Google Slides empowers users to enhance their presentations. Additionally, the capability to incorporate personal audio and video content further enriches the slideshow experience. ( Via )

Microsoft PowerPoint, Google Slides, and the Benefits of Adding Videos or Audio to your Presentations

Microsoft PowerPoint, like Google Slides, is a powerful tool for creating engaging presentations. One notable advantage of PowerPoint is its widespread use in business environments, offering compatibility with the Microsoft Office suite and seamless integration with other applications. Additionally, PowerPoint provides a wide range of design options, including templates, themes, and customization features, allowing users to create visually appealing presentations tailored to their needs.

Incorporating videos or audio into your PowerPoint or Google Slides presentations can significantly enhance their effectiveness and audience engagement. Videos and audio serve as dynamic multimedia elements that can convey information more effectively than text or static images alone. They help break the monotony of slideshows. They are extra ways to capture the audience’s attention and create a more immersive and memorable experience.

Furthermore, adding videos or audio allows presenters to demonstrate concepts, provide examples, or share testimonials more compellingly and persuasively. Whether it’s showcasing product features, explaining complex processes, or sharing customer testimonials, multimedia elements can add depth and credibility to your presentation.

Users can embed video or audio files directly into their slides or link to external sources for playback. Additionally, PowerPoint provides options for customizing playback settings, such as autoplay, looping, and timing, to ensure a seamless and synchronized presentation.

How To Add Audio in Google Slides

If you’re eager to enhance your Google Sheets presentations with captivating audio and visuals, this guide is tailored just for you. Here’s how to seamlessly incorporate these attention-grabbing elements:

Adding audio to Google Slides:

• Ensure that the audio file you intend to use is stored in your Google Drive under the same Google account. Google Slides supports MP3 and WAV audio formats.
• Open Google Slides and sign in to your account. Access the presentation where you wish to include the audio and navigate to the specific slide where you want it placed.
• Select “Insert” from the menu and then choose “Audio.”

These simple steps enable you to effortlessly integrate audio files into your Google Slides presentations, enriching them with engaging auditory elements.

• Once you’ve located the desired audio file, simply select it and click on the “Select” button located at the bottom of the window. This action confirms your choice and inserts the audio file into your Google Slides presentation.
• Once inserted, the audio file will be visible on your slide. You have the flexibility to select and drag it to any desired location within the slide.
• Upon insertion, the Format Options sidebar will automatically open. In the “Audio Playback” section, customize the playback settings according to your preferences.

– Start Playing: Choose between “On Click” or “Automatically” to determine when the audio playback should commence.

– Options: Adjust the volume using the slider. Additionally, utilize the checkboxes to enable optional settings such as hiding the playback icon (applicable for automatic playback only), enabling loop playback, and halting playback upon slide advancement.

Once you’ve finalized the playback settings for your audio, you can close the Format Options sidebar. To access the sidebar again later, you can follow any of these methods:

•  Right-click on the audio icon and select “Format Options.”
• Click on the audio icon and choose “Format Options” from the top toolbar.
• Select the audio icon and navigate to “Format” > “Format options” in the menu.

Unlike Microsoft PowerPoint, Google Slides currently lacks an audio recording feature. However, you can still incorporate audio narration by creating the narration externally and uploading it as described above.

How to Add Video in Google Slides

To add a video to your Google Slides presentation, you have several options available. Whether it’s a YouTube video, a URL link, or a video stored in your Google Drive, here’s how you can incorporate it seamlessly:

• Step 1: Sign in to Google Slides and navigate to the specific slide in your presentation where you intend to insert the video.
• Step 2: From the menu, click on “Insert” and then select “Video.”
• Step 3: In the pop-up window, located at the top, select the desired location for your video file: either by searching on YouTube, entering a URL, or choosing from Google Drive.

Once you’ve found the video you wish to use, simply select it and click the “Select” button to proceed.

• Step 4: Once inserted, the video will appear on your slide, allowing you to freely drag it to any desired location. Additionally, you can resize the video by dragging any of its corners or edges.
• Step 5: Upon insertion, the Format Options sidebar will open, enabling you to customize the video playback settings.

– Play: Choose between “On Click,” “Automatically,” or “Manually” to determine the starting point for video playback.

– Start At and End At: Specify the specific segments of the video you wish to play by entering the start and end times or using the “Use Current Time” option.

– Mute Audio: If you prefer not to play the video’s audio, simply check the box labeled “Mute Audio.”

• Step 6: After completing the customization of your video’s playback settings, simply close the Format Options sidebar. To access the sidebar again at a later time, you can follow these steps:
• 1. Right-click on the video and select “Format Options.” 2. Click on the video and choose “Format Options” from the top toolbar. 3. Select the video and navigate to “Format” > “Format options” in the menu.

Unlike documents in Google Docs, Google Slides offers the flexibility to incorporate audio and video elements into your presentations. If these multimedia components enhance your slideshow, don’t hesitate to include them for a more engaging and dynamic presentation!

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How to add audio on microsoft powerpoint.

To add audio to your Microsoft PowerPoint presentation, follow these detailed steps:

• Before you begin, ensure that your audio file is in a compatible format such as MP3 or WAV.
• Make sure the audio file is saved in a location where it can be easily accessed.
• Launch Microsoft PowerPoint and open the presentation to which you want to add audio.
• Go to the slide where you want to insert the audio.
• Click on the “Insert” tab at the top of the PowerPoint window.
• In the “Media” group, select “Audio.”
• Choose “Audio on My PC” if the audio file is stored locally, or select “Online Audio” to insert audio from an online source such as OneDrive or YouTube.
• Navigate to the location where your audio file is saved.
• Select the audio file and click “Insert.”
• Once the audio is inserted, a speaker icon will appear on the slide.
• Click on the speaker icon to select it.
• Go to the “Playback” tab that appears on the PowerPoint ribbon.
• Set the playback options such as “Start” and “Stop” to control when the audio should begin and end.
• Choose whether the audio should play automatically or on click.
• Adjust volume settings and other playback options as needed.
• Preview the slide to ensure the audio plays as intended.
• Test the presentation in slideshow mode to verify that the audio syncs correctly with the slide content.
• Once you are satisfied with the audio placement and settings, save your PowerPoint presentation.
• Share your presentation with others, ensuring that they have access to the audio file if necessary.
• Keep in mind any copyright restrictions if using audio from third-party sources.

By following these steps, you can effectively add audio to your Microsoft PowerPoint presentation, enhancing the overall experience for your audience.

How to Add Video in Microsoft PowerPoint

Adding video to your Microsoft PowerPoint presentation can elevate your slides to new heights by engaging your audience with multimedia content. Here’s a comprehensive guide on how to seamlessly integrate video into your PowerPoint slides:

• Prepare Your Video: Before adding the video to your presentation, ensure that it’s in a compatible format. PowerPoint supports various video file formats such as .mp4, .mov, and .avi. Also, consider trimming or editing the video to fit the desired length and content.
• Open Your PowerPoint Presentation: Launch Microsoft PowerPoint and open the presentation in which you want to add the video.
• Navigate to the Slide: Go to the slide where you want to insert the video. Click on the slide in the slide thumbnail view on the left side of the screen.
• Insert Video: Click on the “Insert” tab in the PowerPoint ribbon at the top of the screen.
• Online Video: Insert a video from an online source such as YouTube. Enter the video’s URL in the dialog box and click “Insert.”
• Video on My PC: Insert a video saved on your computer. Navigate to the location of the video file, select it, and click “Insert.”
• Adjust Video Size and Position: After inserting the video, you can resize and reposition it on the slide as needed. Click and drag the corners or edges of the video to resize it. To move the video, click and drag it to the desired location on the slide.
• Start Automatically: Set the video to play automatically when the slide appears.
• Loop until Stopped: Configure the video to loop continuously until manually stopped.
• Rewind After Playing: Automatically rewind the video to the beginning after it finishes playing.
• Preview and Test: Once you’ve inserted the video and adjusted its settings, preview the slide to ensure that the video plays correctly. Click the “Slide Show” button in the bottom-right corner to enter presentation mode and test the video playback.
• Save Your Presentation: After adding the video, save your PowerPoint presentation to preserve the changes. Click on the “File” tab in the PowerPoint ribbon and select “Save” or “Save As” to save the file to your desired location.

By following these steps, you can seamlessly integrate video into your Microsoft PowerPoint presentation, enhancing its visual appeal and engaging your audience with multimedia content. Experiment with different video formats, playback options, and slide designs to create dynamic and impactful presentations.

In conclusion, both Microsoft PowerPoint and Google Slides offer powerful tools for incorporating audio and video elements into your presentations, enhancing engagement, and conveying your message effectively.

With Microsoft PowerPoint, you can seamlessly integrate audio files and video clips, allowing for dynamic presentations that capture your audience’s attention. By following the step-by-step guides provided, you can customize playback options and ensure smooth integration of multimedia content into your slides.

Similarly, Google Slides provides users with the ability to add audio and video, offering flexibility and creativity in presentation design. Whether you’re delivering a business pitch, educational seminar, or creative project, Google Slides allows you to enhance your slides with immersive multimedia elements.

By leveraging the capabilities of both platforms, presenters can create engaging and impactful presentations that leave a lasting impression on their audience. Whether you choose Microsoft PowerPoint or Google Slides, incorporating audio and video elements can elevate your presentations and effectively communicate your ideas.

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How to convert google slides to a video or gif.

Share your Google Slides with ease with these quick tips.

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Convert using powerpoint, capture with your screen recording tool, use a google slides add-on.

While it's easy to share Google Slides using a link or publishing it to the web , you may want a single non-editable file that you can share privately. By converting the slideshow to a video or GIF, your visitors can watch it as you intended. Here are three methods to try.

Microsoft PowerPoint offers both video and GIF exporting . So, if you have PowerPoint, you can open the Google Slides presentation in it and create the video or GIF from there.

Related: How to Convert Google Slides to PowerPoint

Open your Google Slides presentation and go to File > Download. Select "Microsoft PowerPoint (.pptx)" in the pop-out menu.

Head to your downloads folder and click or double-click the file to open it in PowerPoint.

Go to File > Export. Then, choose "Create a Video" or "Create an Animated GIF." 

If you pick a video, you can then use the drop-down boxes to choose the quality and whether you want to include recorded timings and narrations. You can also set the duration per slide. Click "Create Video."

If you pick a GIF, you can choose the quality, make the background transparent, set the duration per slide, and include only specific slides if you like. Click "Create GIF."

For both video and GIF, you'll then be prompted to choose a location, optionally change the name, and click "Export" when you finish. Then, grab your video or GIF and share it where you please.

If you have a screen recording tool, such as Game Bar on Windows , the Screenshot Utility on Mac , or a third-party application, you can capture your slideshow as it plays. Then, save the video file to share or turn it into a GIF using an online tool.

Related: How to Screen Record on Your Mac

Get your screen recording tool ready and select the Slideshow drop-down box at the top of Google Slides and pick "Start From beginning."

To ensure you don't see your mouse cursor in the recording when advancing through the slides, you can set it to automatically play.

When the presentation appears in full-screen mode, click the three dots on the right of the floating toolbar, move to Auto-Play, and choose the time per slide.

Then, start capturing with your screen recording tool and stop when the slideshow finishes. You can then edit or share your video.

Additionally, you can use a file converter to obtain a different video file format or turn the video into a GIF. You can use a few free online tools including Cloud Convert , Convertio , or Zamzar .

One other way to convert Google Slides to a video or GIF is with an add-on. There are a few Google Slides add-ons that you can try if you search the Google Workspace Marketplace.

One that works well and allows you to create a video or a GIF for up to five slides for free is Slides to Video .

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Slides to Video works using Google Chrome with the same Google account as Google Slides. If you use a different browser, there are other add-ons such as Video and GIF From Slides and Creator Studio that each offer a free trial.

Once you install the add-on, open your presentation and go to Add-Ons in the menu. Move your cursor to Slides to Video and pick "Create Video" in the pop-out menu.

When the sidebar opens, you can choose a duration per slide or a default for all slides at the top. Then, use the Choose Your Export Type drop-down box to pick "MP4" or "GIF." Click "Create Video."

You'll see the progress as your video or GIF is created. When complete, you'll receive an email to your Gmail account and will also see a link in the sidebar to download the file.

Until Google Slides provides the export option to create a video or GIF, these workarounds can help you get the job done.

For more, learn how to add a YouTube video or how to  add other types of videos and customize the playback in Google Slides.

Google Slides: How to add GIFs and stickers to your presentation

G oogle Slides helps you make impressive presentations with its diverse template library, collaboration options, and seamless integration with Google apps. You can use it on your Android phone, iPhone, desktop PC, laptop, or affordable Chromebook . Your audience might lose interest if your slides appear uninspired. Break the monotony by including an occasional GIF or sticker. This tutorial shows you how to add GIFs and stickers to Google Slides.

When to add GIFs and stickers to Google Slides

A GIF (Graphics Interchange Format) is an image file that uses a series of pictures to create an animated sequence. It's like a video without sound and is typically used to express reactions or make memes.

If you think your presentation might cause audience members to nod off to sleep, add a GIF or two to your Google Slides. There's a time and place for humor, so use it sparingly. For instance, a funny Star Wars GIF or sticker will attract your classmates' attention. But it might not fly during a board meeting presentation.

How to autoplay your Google Slides presentation

How to get gifs and stickers for your presentation.

If you can't find a particular GIF or sticker online, go to Giphy or Tenor.com and enter your search term. You can also explore the trending section to find popular GIFs. If you're using a phone, download the Giphy app from the Google Play Store or Apple App Store. You'll also find other third-party apps for Android and iOS.

How to add GIFs and stickers on desktop

We walk you through three ways of adding GIFs and stickers to Google Slides. The first method adds them from the web, the second accesses GIFs downloaded to your desktop PC, and the third uses a web link.

How to add GIFs and stickers from the web

• Open Google Slides .
• Click Insert from the toolbar.
• Select Image .
• Choose GIFs and stickers .
• Enter your search term.
• Select the GIF or sticker you want to add.
• Click Insert .
• To resize the image, click and drag any corner.

How to add GIFs and stickers saved on your computer

Adding GIFs and stickers from your computer is the easiest way to include them in your slideshow. You must download them to your PC before following these steps.

• Click Upload from computer .

How to add GIFs and stickers via URLs

First, keep your GIF or sticker's URL handy.

• Choose By URL .
• Paste the link.
• Click Insert image .

How to add GIFs and stickers on mobile

The Google Slides mobile app isn't as feature-rich as the desktop version. However, it will do in a pinch. First, download the GIFs or stickers you want on your phone. You can't add them to your presentation via URL.

The following steps work on Android and iOS. We use an Android smartphone in this tutorial, but iPhone users can follow along.

• Open the Google Slides app.
• Tap the plus icon in the upper-right corner.
• Select Image . Close
• Tap From photos .
• Choose a GIF or sticker from your gallery. Close

Why can't I add a GIF or sticker to Google Slides?

There are many reasons why your GIF or sticker might not load correctly despite following the steps listed above.

• Older versions of Google Slides might have issues with GIF playback, so get the latest update.
• GIFs and stickers may not appear as intended if you have poor internet connectivity. To avoid issues, download and add them to your slides instead of using URLs.
• Large GIF files may not work well with Slides. Compress the images or replace them with smaller files.

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How to edit gifs and stickers in google slides.

You can customize GIFs to match the theme of your presentation. You can add a border, crop, resize, and recolor images.

How to crop an image

• Double-click the GIF or sticker.
• Drag the black tabs until the image gets cropped to your preference.
• When you're happy with the final image, press Enter . If you aren't, type Ctrl + Z to undo the changes.

How to use formatting options

Use Google Slides' formatting options to change your GIF or sticker's orientation, size, color, opacity, and brightness.

• Select your GIF or sticker by clicking it.
• Select Format from the toolbar.
• Click Format options .
• Adjust the orientation or size from the Size and Rotation section.
• Change the tone of the image from the Recolor section.
• Customize your image's opacity, brightness, or contrast from the Adjustments section.

How to add a border

• Click the GIF or sticker.
• Select the pencil icon from the menu bar.
• Choose a border color.
• Click the border weight icon to adjust the thickness.

Get your point across with GIFs and stickers

If a picture is worth a thousand words, animated GIFS are worth even more. Pique your audience's interest by adding GIFs and stickers in Google Slides. If you want to make custom GIFs on Android, we have a guide for creating GIFs from stop-motion photos .