PowerPoint has the option to add a screen recording or screencast directly into your presentation. If you use PowerPoint to create work instructions or to teach, this is a great way to document a process. Learn how to add these videos into your presentations.
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Note: In this tutorial we use the Simplicity PowerPoint Template. You can get great PPT presentation templates on GraphicRiver or in our Ultimate Guide to the Best Microsoft PowerPoint Templates.
How to Quickly Add a Screencast Video to PowerPoint Presentations
Note: Watch this short tutorial screencast or follow the quick steps below, that compliment this video.
1. Setup Your PowerPoint Screen Recording
Let's get started. On the Insert tab, I'm going to click on the Screen Recording here on the right side. When I click on it, PowerPoint will minimize and put other apps into our view.
2. Hit Record to Start the Recording Countdown
You can drag a box around the area you want to record. Leave the Audio option on or off depending on if you want to narrate your clip. Once you press Record, PowerPoint will start the countdown and start recording.
3. Record and Insert Your PPT Screencast Video
Go ahead an do what you want to include it in the screencast video. When you finish I usually mouse up to the top and press the Stop button. Now the video recording is inserted into your PowerPoint presentation, to play it back you or your viewer can press the Play button.
Finishing Up!
On the video tools playback option, you can also click on Trim Video. Grab the handles and select the specific portion of the video you want to keep. Press OK when you're finished to trim the video and keep only the selected portions.
More Envato Tuts+ PowerPoint Presentation Tutorials
Learn more in our PowerPoint tutorials and quick video tutorials on Envato Tuts+. We have an assortment of PowerPoint material to help you use videos in your presentations better:
How to Embed (YouTube & Other) Videos into PowerPoint PPT Presentations
How to Convert Your PowerPoint (PPT) Presentation Into Video
How to Insert a YouTube Video into Powerpoint in 60 Seconds
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