PowerPoint 2007 – How To Manage Movies In Powerpoint

 

Wouldn’t it be great if your PowerPoint presentation wasn’t so boring?

 

Most are. That’s the truth.

 

Why not make it stand out?  Why not make it great by adding some splash and zing to it? Make yours stand by adding a movie. And then modify it or have it stream across two or three slides. Now, that would be cool to watch. I’d stay awake in a meeting for that.

This is part 1 of 2.  These are the basics in formatting movies in PowerPoint 2007. The next blog will post some more techniques on movies. I hope you enjoy!

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HOW TO ADD A MOVIE

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 one of the following:

 

 * Click Movie from File, locate the folder that contains the file, and then double-click the file that you want to add.

 * Click Movie from Clip Organizer, scroll to find the clip that you want in the Clip Art task pane, and then click it to add it to the slide.

 

 NOTE: To preview a clip before you add it to your presentation in the Clip Art task pane, in the Results box that displays the available clips, move your mouse pointer over the clip’s thumbnail, click the arrow that appears, and then click Preview/Properties. PowerPoint 2007 unfortunately doesn’t let you add movies from a DVD to a presentation normally. However, there is third party add-ins that will add this functionality, such as PFCMedia. Refer to the individual add-in’s documentation for instructions on how to install and use it.

How To Add A Movie (PDF)

 

HOW TO DELETE A MOVIE OR ANIMATED GIF FILE

1. In Normal view, click the slide that contains the movie or animated file that you want to delete.

2. Click the movie or animated GIF file, and then press DELETE.

To delete multiple movies or animated GIF files, repeat these steps for each slide that contains movie or animated GIF files that you want to delete.

How To Delete A Movie Or Animated GIF File (PDF)

 

HOW TO REWIND A MOVIE AFTER IT PLAYS

1. In Normal view, click the movie frame on the slide.

2. Under Movie Tools, on the Options tab, in the Movie Options group, select the Rewind Movie After Playing check box

How To Rewind A Movie After It Plays (PDF)

 

HOW TO PLAY A MOVIE IN FULL SCREEN

1. In Normal view, click the movie that you want to play full screen.

2. Under Movie Tools, on the Options tab, in the Movie Options group, click Play Full Screen.

 How To Play A Movie Full Screen (PDF)

 

HOW TO PLAY A MOVIE IN SEVERAL SLIDES

1. On the slide, click Insert to pick the Sound drop-down list on the very right below the tab. Select Sound from File in the list and choose the specified sound track from your hard drive.

2. Click OK and a message prompts, saying how do you want the sound to start in the slide show? Click Automatically.

3. Now click the sound icon to display the Options tab. Click on the tab, and set Play across slides for Play Sound.

How To PLay A Movie Across Several Slides (PDF)