Saturday, December 21, 2013

Inserting YouTube Video in PowerPoint 2013

Students in two of the courses that I taught fall semester had assignments to create slide presentations, such as PowerPoint, with innovations, such as inserting video.  Somehow, I totally missed the changes in PowerPoint 2013 where the ability to insert embedded code for YouTube video is no longer available. 

However, there is still a way to insert YouTube video.  The problem is that it is complicated.  There are three main steps:
  • Use the developer's tool to insert a flash object
  • Size the flash object to a 16:9 aspect ratio
  • Insert the MODIFIED YouTube website URL into the Flash object movie properties
Before you begin, be sure that you have the Flash Player downloaded to the computer. To download it, go to http://www2.palomar.edu/pages/atrc/2013/09/17/how-to-embed-youtube-video-in-powerpoint-2013/

To read a very good overview of the procedure, go to http://www2.palomar.edu/pages/atrc/2013/09/17/how-to-embed-youtube-video-in-powerpoint-2013/ 

The developer's tool has to be added to the ribbon menu.  Go to File -> Options -> Customize Ribbon.  Click the check-box by Developer's and then OK to save the changes.

Click Developer in the PowerPoint menu and click the icon with a wrench for More Controls.  Scroll down and select Shockwave Flash Object from the menu.  The mouse will change to a crosshair.  Draw a rectangle for the video.  I used the 10″ x 5.63" recommended by the website above.

Now, got the the YouTube video website and copy the URL.  Next right-click on the Flash Object you inserted in to the PowerPoint slide.  Click on Properties and then scroll down to Movie and insert the YouTube URL.

IMPORTANT - modify the URL.  Remove watch?v= and replace with a forward slash mark (/).
Play the slide and you should be able to see the video.

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