Internet Explorer itself isn't required to be open during the playing of the video PowerPoint simply uses its underlying technology when playing the video. Use Internet Explorer 9, Service Pack 2 on Windows Vista. Use Internet Explorer 11 on Windows 7, Windows 8/8.1, and Window 10. PowerPoint requires the video-playing technology in Internet Explorer to play an online video that's embedded on a slide. Troubleshooting: Get the right version of Internet Explorer If your video doesn’t embed correctly, read Requirements for using the PowerPoint YouTube feature and ensure that you have the necessary updates installed for your version of PowerPoint. You may need to click the video placeholder to get the preview image to appear the first time. On the Slide Show tab, click From Current Slide to view and play the embedded video. Right-click the From a Video Embed Code box, click Paste to paste the embed code, and click the arrow. In PowerPoint, click Video > Online Video.
Embed a YouTube videoįind the YouTube video that you want to insert.
See the following procedure for instructions on copying the embed code from YouTube.
