How to put movie clips into microsoft powerpoint?
Question by Eric B: How to put movie clips into microsoft powerpoint?
I need to put about 5 different clips from the movie Step Brothers into a powerpoint I am making. What is the best way I can do this and how?
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Answer by kukku
You can add movies and animated GIF files to slides from files on your computer, the Microsoft Clip Organizer, a network, or an intranet. To add the movie or animated GIF file, you insert it onto the specific slide. There are several ways you can start the movie or GIF file: have it play automatically when the slide is displayed, click it, or create a timing for it so that it plays after a certain delay. You can also keep a movie playing over several slides or have it play continuously throughout your presentation. You can also set movie options, such as hiding the movie frame or resizing it.
How to Add Movie (Powerpoint 2007)
To prevent possible problems with links, it is a good idea to copy the movies into the same folder as your presentation before you add the movies to your presentation.
1. In Normal view, click the slide to which you want to add a movie or animated GIF file.
2. On the Insert tab, in the Media Clips group, click the arrow under Movie.
3. do onw of the following
a) Click Movie from File, locate the folder that contains the file, and then double-click the file that you want to add.
b) Click Movie from Clip Organizer, scroll to find the clip that you want in the Clip Art task pane (task pane: A window within an Office application that provides commonly used commands. Its location and small size allow you to use these commands while still working on your files.), and then click it to add it to the slide.
Unlike pictures or drawings, movie files are always linked (linked object: An object that is created in a source file and inserted into a destination file, while maintaining a connection between the two files. The linked object in the destination file can be updated when the source file is updated.) to your presentation, rather than embedded (embedded object: Information (object) contained in a source file and inserted into a destination file. Once embedded, the object becomes part of the destination file. Changes you make to the embedded object are reflected in the destination file.) in it. When you insert a linked movie file, PowerPoint creates a link to the movie file’s current location. If you later move the movie file to a different location, PowerPoint cannot locate it when you want the file to play. It is a good practice to copy the movies into the same folder as your presentation before you insert the movies.
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