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How to Embed a YouTube Video in Google Slides in 3 Easy Steps

Wondering how to present in a way that’s interesting, informative, and engaging? No problem! We’ll walk you through a simple process for how to embed a YouTube video in Google slides so you can be prepared to present a slideshow that’s anything but boring. Not only is it super simple, but your audience will thank you for it.

Why Use Google Slides?

We’ve all been there – stuck in a boardroom sitting through a slideshow presentation that feels so long that you completely zone out . By the end of the presentation, you’re not even sure what it was about. Now the shoe’s on the other foot. YOU have to stand up in front of the room and deliver an engaging presentation and the thought of boring your audience to tears has you more terrified than anything else.

If you’ve only ever used – or heard of – Microsoft PowerPoint, we’d like to introduce you to Google Slides .

Google Slides is a great alternative (for starters, it’s free!). But what gives it an edge in our book is that it allows you to include video in your presentation. Why is it such a selling point to be able to embed a YouTube video in Google Slides?

Videos Capture Attention

Well, as you know, videos are a great way to grab your audience’s attention – and keep it.

Generally, adults have a span of attention of about eight seconds, research shows. And as AdAge points out, if you are not fully engaging your audience after 30 seconds, you'll likely lose 33% of your viewers, and after one minute, 45% will stop watching altogether.

The more you mix up your presentation with text, photos, videos, and a Q&A session, the better chance you’ll have of keeping your audience engaged.

Videos Explain Complex Ideas

We’ve used this analogy before, but it’s so relevant. When faced with having to assemble new furniture from Ikea, do you spend hours trying to decipher their instructions? No. You hop on over to YouTube for a quick 15-minute step-by-step tutorial video.

With explainer videos , you can get right to the point quickly and simply. By including videos in your slide, you make it easier for your audience to understand what you’re saying versus giving them a thick manual to follow. This also helps to break up text walls and long, drawn-out speeches (sorry!).

So now that you know why including a video in your presentation is important, you’re probably wondering how to embed video in Google Slides – especially if you’re not familiar with its functionality.

Learn  How to Embed a YouTube Video in Google Slides

This process is so simple, you’ll be left here wondering why you haven’t been doing this all along.

All you’ll need is an internet connection – no downloads are required!

Go to slides.google.com and you can either create a new slide show (or open one you’ve already created if you’ve used the program already).

To insert a video, click Insert in the top toolbar then select Insert Video from the dropdown menu.

Find and select the video you want to embed. In the search menu bar, you can enter keywords or the title of the YouTube video you want to embed (if you have a specific video in mind).

Click the magnifying glass icon or enter.

You can also add YouTube videos to Google Slides using a YouTube URL –  s imply choose “ By URL ” instead. To embed the YouTube video, open the video in another browser tab and copy its URL. Enter the video URL in the text field and click select.

What if I Want to Use a Non-YouTube Video Instead?

If you want to include a video in your slide, but it’s not on YouTube, that won’t be a problem. You can use a video from your laptop, USB flash drive, or external hard drive, but you’ll have to upload it to your Google Drive account first.

In case you haven’t used Google Drive before, this, too, is pretty straightforward. All you need to do is log into your Google account and go to the Google Drive app .

To do this, go to www.google.com and click on the Google apps icon, which is the 9 dots next to your profile picture. Choose Google Drive from these apps).

Next, click on the multi-colored plus icon in the upper-left corner and then click File upload . Find the video file (or files) you want to upload to your Google Drive.

Now that your video is uploaded to Google Drive, from here, you’ll follow the same initial steps as you would if you were looking at how to embed a YouTube video in Google Slides. The difference is, when you click  Insert video , you’ll use the Google Drive tab for adding Google Drive videos.

Here, you’ll be able to Browse My Drive , Shared Drives , Shared with Me , and Recent tabs and select your video(s) for upload.

Once the video has been selected and highlighted, click Select.

You can position the video using the red guidelines on the slide – just click and drag the video when it’s been added.

How to Embed a YouTube Video in Google Slides With Some Additional Features

If you want to take things a step further, you can also right-click the video and choose Format Options .

You’ll see all the options on the right hand of your screen, but here are a few likely to be useful to you. Rather than playing the entire video and awkwardly waiting for the part you need, can select specific time stamps for specific clips.

The options that pop up are:

• Play (on click) – This is the default setting and if you click to advance the slide, your video will play.
• Play (automatically) – You don’t need to click anything, your video will play automatically.
• Play (manual) – During your presentation, you can play your video by clicking directly on it.

Whichever you choose will be based on your needs and personal preferences.

You can also choose a specific section to play (if your video is an hour-long, and you only want to use a short clip, this is super helpful instead of skipping forward to a certain section 30-minutes in!).

You can also mute the audio and even change (and lock) the aspect ratio!

Final thoughts: Instead of fumbling around, clicking between slides and tabs, and losing the focus of your audience, you can deliver a well-planned and well-executed Google Slides presentation that will have people walking away having learned something.

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How to Embed a YouTube Video in a Google Slide Presentation

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If you’re using Google Slide and looking for a way to keep your presentation interesting and engaging, you may want to know how to include a YouTube Video.

In this article, we’ll show you how to embed a YouTube video in your presentation slides via desktop. Plus, we’ll also show you how to embed videos from various other platforms using a free download tool.

How to Embed a YouTube Video into a Google Slide

First, you’ll need the URL for the video you wish to embed. To copy the URL link for a YouTube video, do the following:

To embed the video to your presentation slide, do the following:

When a video from other sharing platforms is saved on Google Drive, it can be embedded into a presentation in Google Slides. The next set of instructions explain how to download a video for saving to Google Drive.

You’ll need to download and install the 4K Video Downloader app. It’s a powerful, easy-to-use, free tool designed for downloading videos from the internet. It supports most video hosting platforms and is compatible with Windows, macOS, Linux operating systems.

How to Embed a Vimeo Video in a Google Slide Presentation

To copy the URL link for a Vimeo video, do the following:

• Access Vimeo.com and log into your account.

To download the video to your computer, do the following:

• Once the download is complete, save the video to your Google Drive account.

How to Embed a Facebook Video in a Google Slide Presentation

To copy the URL link for a Facebook video, do the following:

• Right-click the video you wish to add to your presentation, then select Show video URL .

How to Embed a TikTok Video in a Google Slide Presentation

• Go to the presentation slide you wish to add the video to.

How to Embed a Daily Motion Video in a Google Slide Presentation

Additional FAQs

How to add a youtube video on google slides without ads.

By upgrading your YouTube account to YouTube Premium, all the videos you watch will be add-free. It also comes with other advanced features like playlists tailored to your taste and an option to download videos directly.

A cheaper way to do this (though it is not guaranteed to work) is to add a period after the .com part of the URL for the video. This workaround was initially reported on social news site Reddit, but so far doesn’t work on all browsers. Try using Google Chrome, the latest version of Microsoft Edge or non-Chromium Safari.

How Do I Embed a Video in Google Slides?

Follow the directions above in this article.

Can You Insert Videos Into Google Slides?

Yes, you can. For comprehensive steps on how to do this, see the steps listed above in this article.

How Do You Start a YouTube Video From a Particular Point in a Presentation?

Using YouTube, you can get your video to start from a particular point and using Google Slides you can set the start and end times. Here’s how to set the time from YouTube:

1. Access YouTube and find the video you want to embed.

2. Play or fast-forward the video to the point from where you want it to start.

3. Click on Share below the video.

4. At Start at [time] the point where the video currently at is displayed; check the box.

5. From the Share dialogue box, highlight and copy the link or click Copy to add it to your clipboard.

To set the start and end time in Google Slides, do the following:

1.Click on Insert > Video then find the video:

• using the search or,

• paste the video’s URL or,

• click on Insert > Video > Google Drive .

2. Highlight the video then click Select to add the video to the slide.

3. Under Format options on the right-hand side, enter the start and end times for the video.

What Is the Difference Between Microsoft PowerPoint and Google Slides?

They are two of the best presentation programs available; both offer basic presentation features, but what sets them apart? In terms of functionality, here is a comparison of some of their standout features.

Microsoft PowerPoint includes:

• Broadcast Live (premium feature) – allows you to present in real-time to anyone who has access to the presentation.

• PowerPoint Designer (premium feature) – allows you to create cinematic transitions and custom animations.

• Presenter View – helps make the presenting experience easier; this view allows you to see your speaker notes, the upcoming, and the current slide.

• Allows you to embed your presentation on a blog or webpage.

Google Slides features include:

• Allows for easy collaboration on presentations with anyone around the world.

• No need to keep remembering to save, since it saves automatically.

• Can convert a Google Slide presentation to PowerPoint and vice versa.

• Compatible with PowerPoint, Slide presentations can be saved as PowerPoint files.

• It keeps a revision history and can restore to older versions.

Spicing Up Your Slide Presentation

Including video in your presentation helps to revive your audience, keeping them focused on what you’re presenting. An added bonus to using video is, whilst it’s playing, you have the time to give your vocal cords a quick break.

Now that you know how to embed YouTube and non-YouTube videos into your slides; How did you find the whole process? How did your audience respond to your video during the presentation? Let us know in the comment section below.

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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 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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In today’s post, I share with you a simple yet impactful technique that I’ve found incredibly useful in my presentations: inserting YouTube videos into Google Slides. This not just enriches your presentation but can significantly enhance the learning experience for your students. So, let’s dive in!

Here is a step by step guide on how to put a YouTube video in Google Slides. There is also video tutorial at the bottom of the post:

Step 1: Open Your Presentation

First things first, have your Google Slides presentation open. Identify the perfect spot where you think a video could bring life to your slides. It could be anywhere you feel your audience might benefit from a visual break or a multimedia explanation.

Step 2: Insert the Video

Navigate to the top menu and click on “Insert,” then select “Video.” You’re now at a crossroads: you can either search for a video directly within Google Slides or, if you’re like me and have a specific video in mind, go for the URL option. For this guide, let’s use the URL method.

Find the YouTube video you want to insert, copy its URL , then paste it into the designated field in Google Slides. Click “Insert.” And there it is, beautifully embedded in your slide.

Step 3: Customize Your Video

Now, let’s tailor the video to fit our needs. Google Slides offers several customization options on the right pane:

• Play Preference: Decide whether the video should start playing on click, automatically upon arriving at the slide, or manually. I prefer the “play on click” option for better control over the presentation flow.
• Start and End Times: This feature is a gem for educators. You can choose specific segments of the video to play, which is excellent for focusing on relevant content without playing the entire video.
• Mute Audio, Size, and Position: These additional options allow for further customization. Muting the audio is useful if you want to talk over the video. Adjusting the size and position is straightforward—click and drag the video to fit your slide as you see fit.

Step 4: Deletion and Playback

If you need to remove the video, simply right-click on it and select “delete.” To see how your video will look during the actual presentation, click on “Slideshow.” This step is always a bit magical, seeing how your content comes to life.

Watch this YouTube video to see how to embed a YouTube video into Google Slides:

Related: Here is How to Insert a Page Break in Google Docs

Wrapping Up

Integrating YouTube videos into Google Slides is a way to bring diversity, engagement, and depth to your presentations. From illustrating complex concepts with visual examples to breaking up the monotony of traditional slides, the impact is profound. I encourage you to explore this feature and see how it can enhance your teaching toolkit.

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How to Embed a YouTube Video in Google Slides

You know that video can add extra spark to a website design, but it can also spice up a presentation . The challenge is that embedded videos can sometimes result in presentation mishaps if they don’t play properly.

It can be pretty embarrassing to run into one of these mishaps, but they are totally preventable.

Today, we’re going to walk through how to embed a YouTube video in Google Slides so you can nail your presentation, embedded video and all!

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Know Your Presentation Location

It might seem like an odd first step but knowing where you will be giving your presentation is especially important when it comes to embedding video.

To play a video from an online source, such as YouTube, you’ll need to have an internet connection and enough bandwidth to handle the video during your presentation. Running Google Slides also requires a connect to the internet.

Knowing whether this capability is available can dictate if a using a video in your presentation is a good idea or not.

Note that if you plan to create a presentation in Google Slides and export it to your local computer in another file format, such as PowerPoint, the video is no longer playable and will appear as a still image in the downloaded presentation.

1. Open Your Presentation

Open your Google Slides presentation or create a new document to get started.

Prepare slides as you would for any other presentation. Insert a slide where you plan to play the video using the template or style that you’ve chosen for the rest of the presentation.

2. Insert the Video

To insert the video, navigate to the Insert menu, the select Video . A box for YouTube will automatically pop up.

Did you know YouTube is a Google company? That’s one reason the link is easy and the popular video channel is searchable right from Google Slides.

From the menu, you have three options for inserting a video:

Search YouTube

• Enter YouTube URL
• From your Google Drive

If you know what kind of video you want but not the exact URL, you can search YouTube here.

Results will be most specific if you know the title of the video you are looking for.

Enter the title or keywords, click the magnifying glass to search, and you’ll get a list of results. Click the one you want and then the blue select button to add it to the slide.

The easiest and quickest way to get just the video you want for your presentation is to copy the video URL from YouTube and paste it into the By URL field.

Only the video you have picked with show up. Click the blue select button to add it to the slide.

From Google Drive

You can insert a video that you’ve also posted to YouTube directly from your Google Drive if the video is also saved in this location. Use the Google Drive option and browse videos in your drive to see what options are available. You can also add videos that have been share with you.

Once you find the video you want to use, click it and then add it to the slide using the blue select button.

3. Position the Video

Inserted videos will pop into the top left corner of the slide. Drag and drop the video to the location on the slide that is best for your presentation. Drag from the corners to scale the video up or down to fit the slide.

4. Set Video Options

You can choose what the video does when it appears in your presentation using the Format options button in the toolbar. A new box will open with options for video playback, size and position, and drop shadow.

• Video Playback : Pick the point in the video where playback starts and ends (if you don’t want to show the entire video, determine if the video plays automatically or not during the presentation, or mute the audio.
• Size and Position : Move the video on the side, change the size, and even rotate or flip it (you can also do this via drag and drop and by dragging the handles on the video frame). These tools can help you remove elements such as letterboxing, but be careful not to distort the shape of the actual video.
• Drop Shadow : Add a shadow effect to the video frame. Choose a color, transparency, angle, distance, and blur radius.

A Note About Using Video in Presentations

While it can be tempting to grab any video from the web and pop it in your presentation, that’s not always acceptable or even legal.

Make sure to check licensing and copyright rules if you want to use a video that isn’t your own. Some of the rules are different by country and can depend on where the presentation is given and if it will be broadcasted, shared, or published online.

How to Insert a YouTube Video Into a Google Slides Presentation

Video is more popular than ever these days as devices and networks have reached a point where streaming is more of a widespread activity. As such, you may be working on a presentation that would be vastly improved with the addition of a video.

Fortunately, you can easily add videos from YouTube to one of the slides in your Google Slides presentation . Simply search for the video in the Slides YouTube interface, and the video will be added to the desired slide. You are then able to move and resize that video as needed.

How Add YouTube Video to a Slides Presentation

The steps in this article were performed in Google Chrome, but will also work in other desktop and laptop Web browsers like Edge, Internet Explorer, or Firefox. Note that you will be able to search for the video on YouTube during this process, so you won’t need to already have it to begin.

Step 1: Open your Google Drive at https://drive.google.com/drive/my-drive and open the presentation into which you want to add a YouTube video.

Step 2: Click the Insert tab at the top of the window.

Step 3: Select the Video option.

Step 4: Type the search term for the video into the field at the top of the window, then click the Search button.

Step 5: Choose the video from the list of search results, then click the Select button.

Step 6: Click on the video and drag it to the desired position on the slide. You can also resize it by clicking one of the handles on the outside of the video.

Now that you know how to add a YouTube video to a Google Slides presentation, you can use this option to easily incorporate videos into your slides.

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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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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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Knowing how to add a video to Google Slides is an excellent way to transform your presentation into something impressive. You can even learn how to embed a YouTube video in Google Slides if you find a relevant one for your presentation, or you created a perfect video for your slide presentation. This article is here to help you add videos to Google Slides so that you can create amazing presentations.

Adding any video to your presentation

If you aren’t using a YouTube video for your presentation, this section will help you add other types of videos to your Google Slides.

• Select the slide where you want to add the video.
• Next, find the video on your computer that you want to upload to slides. Your first step here would be to upload your video to your Google Drive. Uploading to Google Drive is the most straightforward approach to adding a non-YouTube video.

3. While in Google Drive, you can right-click the video and select Video Options. This option allows you to decide when the video starts and stops at, set it to Autoplay when Presenting, and Mute Audio. Copy the shareable link to this video.

4. Then you need to go back into Google Slides and select the slide where you want the video.

5. Next, you need to select Insert, then Video.

6. A window will pop up, and all you need to do is insert the link where prompted. Now your uploaded video is embedded.

Adding a YouTube video to Google Slides

• Start by pulling up the slide that you want to put the video on.
• On the toolbar, select the Insert option, then go down to the Video option.

3. If you have the video already selected from YouTube, you can paste the link from this video to the window that pops up. If you don’t have the YouTube video that you want, you can search for it in this window.

4. When you pull up the videos, be sure that you select the right one. You want to make sure that the thumbnail and title are correct, then press the blue Select button at the bottom of the window. Choosing this option will cause a video to pop up, and you can resize it and position it how you want on the slide.

5. Go through the same process as above to make the video autoplay or to mute the audio if you want to.

Videos are an excellent way to make your presentations more exciting. By adding a video, you can find a great way to get the point across or to make your presentation more engaging. Google Slides makes adding a video to the presentation a lot easier, primarily when you use Google Drive and YouTube to embed these videos. Google Slides allows you to either find a video online, upload one to YouTube, or directly upload a video that you created on your computer into your presentation.

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Customize the way a video plays during your presentation in just a few clicks.

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Embedding a video in your slideshow can be beneficial for showing instructions, a screen recording , or even something emotional. In Google Slides, you can customize the playback options to display the video exactly as you want.

Maybe you only want to play a certain clip rather than the full video. Or perhaps you want to start playing the video automatically. You can easily format the playback of your videos in Google Slides to fit your needs.

If you've never added a video in your Google Slides presentation , it takes only a few clicks. Go to the slide where you want the video and click Insert > Video from the menu.

You can then search for a YouTube video , enter a video's URL, or upload one from Google Drive. Choose the video you want to use and click "Select."

Once you have the video on your slide, you can drag to move it if you like or drag a corner or edge to resize it.

Related: How to Embed a YouTube Video in PowerPoint

Select the video on your slide and then click "Format Options" from the toolbar or right-click the video and pick "Format Options" from the shortcut menu.

This opens the sidebar on the right. Expand the Video Playback section.

The first option you can adjust is how to play the video. The default option is Play (On Click) which means the video plays when you click to advance the slide.

You can choose a different option if you prefer. If you pick Play (Automatically), the video plays without taking any action at all. If you pick Play (Manually), you'll need to click the play button on the video itself.

With any of the above playback options, you can still control the video as it plays during your slideshow using the Play and Pause buttons.

Next, you can set a start and end time for the video . This allows you to play a portion rather than the entire video. If you happened to jot down the start and end times for the video, you can simply enter those into the corresponding boxes.

Alternatively, you can grab these times from the video preview in the sidebar. To do this, press the Play button on the video to set the start time. When you reach the spot where you want to start the video press Pause. Then, go below the Start At box and click "Use Current Time" to populate the box.

Optionally, you can set an end time for a video the same way. Resume playing the video and when you reach the place where you want to stop it, press Pause. Then, click "Use Current Time" below the End At box to add it.

If you change your mind about either the start or end time, you can reset one, the other, or both. Click the Reset to Start or Reset to End button which is the circular arrow inside the time box.

One final option you have for customizing the playback of your video is to play it without sound. This might be helpful if the video doesn't offer narration and has background music or something similar instead. Check the box for Mute Audio to play the video without sound.

Videos can be useful additions to your Google Slides presentation. And with the ability to customize the playback options, you can make the video play perfectly in your slideshow .

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There is one thing, or better to say the phenomenon, that everyone has been able to observe for the last time. It’s the rapid invasion of video content in great numbers. Different sources that have studied this question deeply, prove that this trend is going to grow in strength. Thus, by 2020, there will be almost a million minutes of video-per-second crossing the Internet. As for all consumer web traffic, 82% of it will be also a video (according to digitalagencynetwork.com).

So, if you haven't joined this stream yet, start from now! There are even more purposes to use video content that you could ever imagine. And, today, we are going to provide with a tutorial on how to embed a video in Google Slides. It won't take a lot of your time. Let’s come closer!

**By the way, if you are looking for more ways to create impressive presentations, then our ultimate guide on Google Slides will be of great use.

First of all, we’ve already cleared up that videos are on top of the popularity. Yes, you need it even if you’re not mad about it. Secondly, a video can make any presentation more interactive and attractive to your audience. I’m sure that you’ve also noticed the awaken reaction of people when similar slides become interrupted by a video.

• Attention-getters. Sometimes it happens that a topic of presentation doesn’t give you lots of possibilities to show creativity and varied materials. In this case, infographics and a well-chosen video are for your service Just imagine, to show a brief interesting interview instead of talking and talking about some personality. That’s only one the best example
• Make a pause. It’s like to a pause without stopping. It’s need by both, a speaker and their audience. While holding your presentation show a video and take a break during which you don’t need to talk. As for your listeners, they, as well, can a little unwind, especially, if your presentation lasts for a long time
• Helps to motivate the audience. All videos are a combination of images and sound. It depends on that one you’re going to show. Though, video content is often used to make people express their opinion and emotions easier. In such a way, you’re also can arise the interest of your audience stimulating them to discussions, questions, etc
• Relevance. A video should be chosen up to the purpose of your presentation
• Quality. Don’t add amateurs videos to your slide presentations. Take into your consideration how a chosen video will look on a big screen
• Length. Long videos are not for presentations. Thirty to sixty seconds videos are ideal
• Frequency . Up to the well-known 20 minutes rule for presentations, it’s obvious that your Google slides shouldn’t contain a video on each of them
• Copyright. Unfortunately for many speakers, many videos are copyrighted. Make sure you have permission to use the video before putting it on your slides

So, Google Slides is an online platform for creating and demonstrating presentations with the ability to save a ready-made presentation on your website or share it on social networks by a link.

You can find it in the browser as part of Google Docs. The only requirement for use is a real Google account. The free version of the platform has basic functionality with which you can create full-fledged presentations.

Let’s disclose how to insert a video into Google Slides! There are two methods:

Method #1. How to Embed a YouTube Video in Google Slides by search and selection

• Open Google browser
• Go to Google drive. Once the browser opens, type drive.google.com in the address bar and press “Enter”
• Sign in to your Google / Gmail account. Enter your username and password in the appropriate fields and click “Login”
• Create a new presentation. Click on the red button “Create” in the upper left corner of the page and select “Presentation” in the drop-down list. You will be redirected to the Google Presentation page
• Inserting Video. For this, select the “Insert” menu item at the top left of the page. Then click on “Video” in the drop-down list, and the “Insert Video” window will open
• Search a video on YouTube. In the left menu bar in the video insertion window, click on “Search video” . You will see a search bar that you can use to search for videos on YouTube. Enter any phrase that corresponds to the video you want to add and click on the magnifying glass icon to start the search
• Pick out a video. Using the list of search results, decide what a video you prefer to perform on your slides
• Add the chosen video. Just click on the “Select” button

Method #2. How to Embed a Video in Google Slides using a specific web address

• Insert Video. For this, choose the “Insert” menu item at the top left of the page. Then click the “By URL” tab at the top and paste the video’s URL into the box. Click “Select” insert it into your slides

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You have 3 possible solutions: Search: Search for a YouTube video to insert it into your presentation; Insert URL: Add a link to YouTube video if you already have it (links to other resources are not supported); Google Drive: Insert the video you previously saved on Google Drive. Choose any one you prefer!

Well, you can only add videos from YouTube on Google Slides at present. And if you want to add your own video, you have to upload it to YouTube first and then follow the instructions in the post to add it to your Google presentation.

You may insert the embedded video (default action) or link to the video file from the personal computer, depending on the PowerPoint version you use. Inserting the embedding video is more convenient, but it increases the size of your presentation.When you use links to a video, the presentation file does not increase in size, but the links may become invalid.  You can embed the video in this way: Insert - Video - Video on your computer - Paste.

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Do you want an easy way to record a Google Slides Presentation as a video to share later with your teammates? Once you have the Zight screen recorder, the process is easy and fast.

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Here’s an interesting statistic: 91% of people believe a well-designed slide deck can increase your confidence as a presenter. The first step to creating a good presentation is to choose the best software, and then record the presentation in HD.

Tell you what? You can create slides with Google Slides, then use the Zight screen recording software to present and narrate your slides to your audience. This has many benefits, including saving your presentation for future collaboration or asynchronous communication , which, in many ways, has more benefits than synchronous communication in a digital and remote workspace.

Read on as we tell you how to create this presentation from scratch, in just a few steps!

Google Slides is a free web-based presentation software provided by Google as part of the Google Drive suite. You can use it on any device with an internet connection, offering various features like an easy-to-use presenter view, speaker notes, live captions, and the ability to present to Google Meet video calls. Plus, your slides can contain text, images, videos, animations, and more to create dynamic content.

While you can present live in a meeting, today’s work landscape teams need to improve communication and productivity with asynchronous video communication . So, when you can’t gather everyone in a Google meeting, you need a way to create and share a presentation with your teams. Your options include recording a Google Slides presentation with narration, just like you create a PowerPoint presentation with Zight .

Here’s what you need:

To record a presentation on Google Slides, you will need a few things:

• A device with an internet connection: It’s best to have a computer to make it easy to create and present Google Slides
• A screen recording software like Zight: While Google Slides allows you to present live in a meeting, it won’t record audio or video files to send later. That’s where Zight comes in, allowing you to record and narrate your slides as you present so you can share with attendees at a later time
• An external microphone (optional) to record audio for your presentation. However, you can still use your native microphone on your computer
• A webcam (optional): If you want to show yourself presenting alongside the slides, a webcam will be necessary for recording. To make things easy, you can just use the Zight webcam recorder which will use your native webcam app
• A Google account: You can only access Google Slides with a Google account, so make sure to sign in to be able to create slides
• Google Slides: Before using the screen recording tool , you want to create and add content to the Google slides you will be narrating. More on this below!

Before you start recording, search for Google Slides on your browser, log in to your account and open an untitled presentation.

Alternatively, click File on a current Google Slides presentation page, then New, and Presentation (or from the template gallery to pick a presentation template).

Add content to your slides, using the (+) sign on the upper left-hand side of your Google Slides presentation page (or Ctrl+M) to add new slides. You can also click the dropdown menu next to the (+) sign and choose slides with your ideal layout. Add content to the slides by typing in text, inserting images, videos, shapes, or charts, and customize them with a unique theme and background color.

Once your Google slides are ready, here’s how to start recording:

1. Download Zight

If you don’t have Zight, click the red button below to download.

• Record your screen with audio and webcam
• Annotate with arrows, lines, and blur
• Instantly share with a link or upload to YouTube or Vimeo

Alternatively, search for “Zight” on your web browser and create an account. Then, download the app that’s compatible with your computer. Zight is available for Mac , Windows , and even as a Google Chrome extension .

2. Choose your Screen Recording Preferences

Open your presentation on Google Slides and ensure you can easily navigate to the slides once you’re ready to record.

On the Zight App

Launch the Zight app and click Record.

You’ll find recording options like Full Screen and Select Region, plus the Screen Only or Screen & Cam options. Screen Only is good when you don’t want to use your webcam, while the latter allows you to incorporate your webcam for a personal touch.

Then, select your audio/mic and webcam options, move your webcam overlay to a good space on your screen, and click Start Recording. Wait for the 3-second timer to count down before you go to the Google Slides presentation.

On the Google Chrome Extension

Click on the Zight icon on the upper left of your Google Chrome browser, click Record, and select either Screen Only or Screen & Cam. Then, turn on your microphone and webcam camera.

Next, click Start Recording and choose Entire Screen. After that, select the screen you want to record, and click Share. Click your mouse on any part of the screen to start recording and wait out the 3-second countdown.

The Zight screen recorder software will now be recording your entire screen.

3. Start Narrating Your Google Slides Presentation

On the Google Slides presentation page, click on the dropdown menu next to Slideshow.

Click Presenter View if you are viewing the first Google slide. Alternatively, click Start from the beginning if you are not on the first slide. This will turn your presentation into a full-screen view and you will see that Zight is sharing your screen.

Then, start narrating your Google slides in high video and audio quality.

You can pause and resume your screen recording and restart it to capture moments you may have missed in the beginning. You can also cancel the recording and delete the file to avoid uploading it to the cloud.

4. Annotate Your Presentation

One of the best things about presenting your Google Slides with Zight is that you can annotate the video just as easily as you narrate it.

If you are recording from the Zight app, you can pause the recording and then click the annotations button on the recording menu (the icon looks like a pen).

Once you do, you will see the different annotations you can add to the slides, including a pen, highlighter, arrow, line, ellipse, and rectangle. You can choose a different color for your annotations, even how long the annotation lasts on the final recorded video.

After annotating, resume the recording, rinse and repeat!

5. Finish Recording and Edit Your Video

Once you narrate all your Google slides, click the Finish recording button and wait for the file to upload to the cloud. Zight will also open the file on your default browser where you can edit the video file further.

When the video link opens, click the Edit button, and continue to split and merge sections, trim, crop, filter, and finetune different sections until the presentation is faultless. Click Done to save those settings.

On top of the recording, annotating, and editing of your Google Slides presentation, Zight will also transcribe your video and send the text to your email so you can go through the notes in case you missed something.

You can also add custom branding, and use AI features to generate a video summary and video titles. If you want to share the presentation with global teams, you will also love that you can translate the video file into 50 different languages for seamless communication.

6. Share the Presentation for Asynchronous Communication

To share the presentation, you can send the shareable link to your teams via Slack , Asana , Trello , and other chat boards and productivity software you use at work.

Alternatively, you can embed the video file in an email, or even download it on your computer then upload it on a platform like YouTube to reach a global audience.

7. Collaborate and Track Analytics

The best part about recording your presentation in superior video footage with Zight is how you can save it for collaboration later.

Firstly, you can save the video to a Collection on your Zight dashboard or add it to a Favorites list. This way, the video will be readily available and you can track how many people interact with it, either through comments or reactions to finetune your collaboration and communication strategy.

In addition, this video presentation will always be available on your Zight cloud account, and, as long as you keep it, even your colleagues or recipients can always retrieve it for future reference.

There you have it, an easy way to record your Google Slides presentation using Zight! With this method, you can easily create and share professional-looking recordings of your presentations to a global audience.

If you want to feel more confident before your audience with a well-designed and narrated deck, ensure you have a reliable internet connection before starting the recording. In addition, close any unnecessary tabs or programs on your computer to avoid interruptions. Finally, while Zight may use the native mic on your computer, you can prefer to use a high-quality microphone for better audio clarity.

Most importantly, don’t forget to rehearse and practice your presentation beforehand to ensure a smooth delivery and minimize any mistakes during the recording. With these tips in mind, you can confidently create engaging presentations that will impress your audience.

So why wait? Get Zight today and take your presentations to the next level!

I) Can I Record My Screen in Google Slides?

No. Google Slides does not have a built-in screen recording feature. However, you can use third-party apps like Zight to record your presentation.

II) How do you turn a Google slide into a video?

Since Google Slides does not record the screen and audio (apart from when you’re presenting in a Google meeting), you will need a third-party app to record your screen and turn your slides into a video. Follow the steps mentioned above to record and then export your presentation as a video.

When you record your Google Slides presentation with Zight, you’ll also be able to explain the contents of your slides in high-quality audio for an even better personal touch to what would be a boring presentation without narration.

III) How Do You Create a Presentation on Google Slides?

To create Google slides, follow these steps:

• Go to Google Drive and sign in.
• Click on the “New” button, then select “Google Slides.”
• Choose a template or start with a blank slide.
• Add your content by typing in text, and inserting images, videos, shapes, or charts.
• Customize your slides by changing the theme, background-color

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If you already hate ads on YouTube , then you’re going to have a bad time with Pause Ads. During its earnings calls on Thursday, Google crowed about the success of the tests it’s run on the ads, which could indicate the “feature” will roll out to even more watchers.

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As the name implies, Pause Ads are unskippable advertisements that play when you hit pause on a video. Google is trialing Pause Ads on TVs playing YouTube videos, and according to yesterday’s call, the company is happy with the results.

“In Q1, we saw strong traction from the introduction of a Pause Ads pilot on connected TVs, a new non-interruptive ad format that appears when users pause their organic content,” Philipp Schindler, senior vice president and chief business officer at Google, said in Thursday’s earnings call . “Initial results show that Pause ads are driving strong Brand Lift results and are commanding premium pricing from advertisers.”

Schindler didn’t say if Pause Ads will roll out to more YouTube users or if these unwanted advertisements will find their way to smaller screens like phones and desktops. YouTube first highlighted the feature last year in its Upfronts post saying how these ads were a great opportunity for brands to “drive awareness or action by owning that unique interactive moment when people pause a video.”

It’s no surprise that YouTube wants people to watch more of their ads because that’s where it gets a lot of its money. That and people who pay for YouTube Premium because they’re sick of the ads.

The video platform has been cracking down on ad blockers for the past year. This move appears to be helping Google’s bottom line as the company said in its earnings call that YouTube Ads revenue was up 21% over the same time last year.

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