How to add playing video background

Madison Derbyshire

PowerPoint Version Office 365 1

Step #1: Click “Insert”

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Step #2: Add “New Slide”

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Step #3: Add “Blank” slide

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Step #4: Go to https://www.pexels.com/videos/

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Step #5: Type in the search bar “Flowers”

Flowers

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Step #6: Locate video to use and select “Free Download”

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Step #7: Click on “Insert”

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Step #8: Select “Video”

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Step #9: Select “Video on my PC”

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Step #10: Select “Video” and click “Insert”

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Step #11: Click on the video and select “Playback”

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Step #12: Select “Trim Video”

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Step #13: Use drag bars to trim to desired length, then select “OK”

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Step #14: Use white squares and drag video to fit slide

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Step #15: Click on “Animations” and open “Animation Pane”

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Step #16: “Remove” Trigger Animation

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Step #17: Select “Playback”

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Step #18: Check off box labeled “Automatically” and “Loop until Stopped”

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Step #19: Click on “Slideshow”

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Step #20: Play “From Current Slide”

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Step #21: Select “Insert”, select “Shapes”

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Step #22: Select rectangle

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Step #23: Select “Format"

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Step #24: Select “Shape Fill”, select “No Fill”

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Step #25: Click on “Insert”

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Step #26: Add two blank text boxes

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 Step #27: Add text to boxes

Textbox Number 1 Textbox Number 2

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Step #28: Select “Animations”

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Step #29: Select “Add Animation”, select “Appear”

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Step #30: Click on “Animations” and select the “Animation Pane”

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Step #31: Click the down arrow and select “Timing” for shapes and text boxes

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Step #32: Select “Slide Show”

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Step #33: Play “From Beginning”

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Step #34: To add video to other slides, double click on the video and select “Copy”

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Step #35: Paste video on blank slide

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This is how to create a video background in PowerPoint

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