Add YouTube Videos to a Microsoft PowerPoint 2007 Presentation

Written by:  • Edited by: Tricia Goss
Updated Dec 1, 2009
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Adding YouTube videos to PowerPoint presentations can be a little tricky if you’re not familiar with the process. In this guide, we’ll walk you through all the steps so you can have your slide slow up and running in no time.

YouTube Videos and PowerPoint

So far in this series on Using Music and Videos in PowerPoint Presentations, we’ve restricted ourselves to looking at different ways that music can be incorporated into your slide show. Now, we want to move onto something a little more complex and cover how to embed a YouTube video into a PowerPoint slide.

Accessing the Developer Tab

Before you can embed a YouTube video into a PowerPoint 2007 presentation, you'll need to make sure that the Developer tab, as shown in the image below, is present on the PowerPoint ribbon.

Accessing the Developer Tab

Developer Tab
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If this tab isn’t shown, you can add it quickly by performing the following steps.

First, click on the Office button to open up the main menu of PowerPoint. At the very bottom of this menu is a button entitled PowerPoint Options. Click on this to continue.

PowerPoint Options
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Once the PowerPoint Options window opens, select the Popular category and put a check in the box next to Show Developer tab in the Ribbon. Click OK to exit, and the Developer tab will now be present on the PowerPoint ribbon. Note that the Developer tab may not appear in the exact same location on your ribbon as it does in this screenshot. Its location will depend on how you have personally customized your own PowerPoint ribbon.

Show Developer Tab
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Embedding a YouTube Video

Now, we want to move on to the fun part and actually embed the video. First, navigate to the slide where you wish to add the YouTube video. Open the Developer tab and click on the More Controls button as shown in the screenshot below.

More Controls
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The More Controls window will now open and display a long list of controls that you can add to your PowerPoint presentation. Scroll through the list and select Shockwave Flash Object as in the following image.

Shockwave Flash Object
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Click OK to continue. Once you click OK, it may seem like nothing has happened, but don’t get frustrated yet! Before you can go any further, you need to use your cursor to draw a rectangular image somewhere on the slide. This rectangular object will eventually hold the YouTube video, so try to draw it accordingly. Don’t worry too much if it’s not perfect; we can always go back and resize it later. When you complete your drawing, your slide should look something like the following screenshot.

Rectangular Object
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Continue to the next page for the remainder of this tutorial on adding YouTube videos to PowerPoint presentations.

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Anonymous May 27, 2011 4:36 AM
clear and simple
so simple and well-explained. thanks.
Margery Orell Mar 30, 2011 7:04 PM
Thanks
You really helped. Good instructions and good images. Those screenshots saved me. It works!
Ken Mar 2, 2011 9:49 AM
Adding U-Tube to PowerPoint
Thank you very much for your excellent instructions.I do have one problem however; the video installed correctly,however when I reopened the Powerpoint a macro alert was shown and the video was no longer there.I have tried to change the settings for macros but this has had no effect.I hope you can help. Thank you
it nerd Jan 25, 2011 1:35 PM
RE: Add YouTube Videos to a Microsoft PowerPoint 2007 Presentation
thanks, that really helped me with my school work!
Michelle Dec 12, 2010 10:41 AM
AWESOME!!!
Great tutorial. It worked perfectly and BOY did I need it!!!! You saved me!
Jeorge Nov 16, 2010 1:29 PM
Thank you, Michele!!!
I've gotta check you again for more info!!! :-)
Anonymous Nov 10, 2010 12:34 AM
TM
Beautiful instructions!

But it didnt work for me. After I "x" out the Properties box, the video doesnt show up! >.<

Im following the directions all right it seems, but I dont know what I'm doing wrong.
lina Oct 22, 2010 4:38 AM
RE: Add YouTube Videos to a Microsoft PowerPoint 2007 Presentation
thanx so much i really want to thank u frome my deep heart
KM Oct 20, 2010 9:51 PM
thanks!
its very helpful but... i dont want youtube.com to pop open when im finished with my presentation how do i stop that? it keeps opening when i look at the video...
yatin Oct 18, 2010 2:45 AM
yatin
thanks, It very helpful
Amy Oct 14, 2010 5:41 PM
Excellent!
I am thrilled with your guide! Its worked first time and I coudn't be happier! Thank you again!
Jean-Claude Aura Oct 4, 2010 6:15 AM
Thanks
That was of great help! I know of another way, and that's using plug-ins. But that's faster since you don't need to install any plug-ins. Brilliant:-)
Jackie Howis Sep 23, 2010 6:41 AM
you tube in powerpoint
Thank you so much for your clarity of explanation. I am now able to teach other colleaugues at my school how to do this.
Fantastic!
pamela Sep 22, 2010 11:50 AM
THE BEST TUTORIAL
THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU!!
After searching through numerous tutorials that required me to download some type of software to embed a youtube video into PPT, I came across yours and thank God I did. This worked like a dream for me. Simple and easy. Wonderful. Thanks again.
TS Sep 15, 2010 3:22 AM
Didn work
This hasn't worked for me
cv Sep 14, 2010 12:43 PM
embedd youtube video into W-7
You made my life easier. Thanks for the great explanation. Worked as simply as you directed.
R. Joyce Jun 18, 2010 3:31 PM
RE: Add YouTube Videos to a Microsoft PowerPoint 2007 Presentation
Great easy and simple instructions.
I love the attached pictures as well.
Overall, a great article!! Thanks for sharing!
Kemal Demirci May 19, 2010 11:23 AM
Not embedding
This seems to be a linking task as AndyM said. do you know any way to do real embedding?
Linda May 16, 2010 11:46 PM
Thank you!
This was by far the easiest explanation for how to get this to work. Thanks for posting this!
Mike May 15, 2010 7:00 PM
Mike
very helpful! only tip on the web that worked!
Cherish K Apr 6, 2010 7:51 PM
Awesome!
This was so helpful! I looked at a few other explanations on how to embed or link videos to a PowerPoint, but they were all very confusing. This was very easy to follow!
teresa Mar 14, 2010 1:51 PM
adding you tub
Thanks - this was very helping, went around looking at other tutorials and they did not work - this one did!
tom guy Mar 6, 2010 4:44 AM
RE: Add YouTube Videos to a Microsoft PowerPoint 2007 Presentation
wow thanks, really helped!
mk Feb 16, 2010 1:36 PM
Thank You!
thank you so much! it went percfectly!
AndyM Feb 12, 2010 12:09 PM
Not embedding
I'd say this is "linking", rather than "embedding". One still requires an internet connection rather than creating a video which is embedded in a standalone Powerpoint presentation.
Kwanwoo K Feb 11, 2010 4:19 PM
Thank you!
Thank you so much!!! This is so helpful!
Jordan A Feb 6, 2010 12:44 AM
RE: Add YouTube Videos to a Microsoft PowerPoint 2007 Presentation
Thank you so much I spent forever trying to figure that out until I found your tutorial, you are amazing
amber rosewood Jan 31, 2010 10:03 PM
RE: Add YouTube Videos to a Microsoft PowerPoint 2007 Presentation
Thank you!!!!
 
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