PowerPoint 2013
Inserting Videos
Editing and formatting videos
The Playback tab has several options you can use to edit your video. For example, you can trim your video to play an excerpt from the original, add a fade in and fade out, and add bookmarks that allow you to jump to specific points in the video.
Most of the features on the Playback tab can only be used with videos that are inserted from a file. They will not work with embedded videos.
To trim a video:
- Select the video, then click the Playback tab on the Ribbon.
Clicking the Playback tab - Click the Trim Video command.
Clicking the Trim Video command - A dialog box will appear. Use the green handle to set the start time and the red handle to set the end time.
Setting the start and end time - To preview the video, click the Play button.
Clicking the Play button to preview the changes - When you're done trimming the video, click OK.
To add a fade in and fade out:
- On the Playback tab, locate the Fade In: and Fade Out: fields.
- Type in the desired values, or use the up and down arrows to adjust the fade times.
Adding a Fade In and Fade Out
To add a bookmark:
- Click the timeline to locate the desired part of the video.
Selecting the desired location in the video - From the Playback tab, click the Add Bookmark command.
Clicking the Add Bookmark command - The bookmark will appear on the timeline. Click the bookmark to jump to that location.
The added bookmark
Video options
There are other options you can set to control how your video will play. These are found in the Video Options group on the Playback tab.
The Video Options group- Volume: Changes the audio volume for the video.
- Start: Controls whether the video starts automatically or when the mouse is clicked.
- Play Full Screen: Lets the video fill the entire screen while playing.
- Hide While Not Playing: Hides the video when not playing.
- Loop until Stopped: Replays the video until stopped.
- Rewind after Playing: Returns the video to the beginning when it is finished playing.
