

Right-click the Insert Video From Web Site box, click Paste to paste the embed code, and click Insert. In PowerPoint 2010, click Video > Video from Web Site. Right-click the embed code, and click Copy. However, newer versions of PowerPoint are able to play the video.īelow the video frame, click Share, and then below that, click Embed. You can insert a video by following the instructions in the next paragraph, but PowerPoint 2010 isn't able to play the video. Embed a YouTube video by using PowerPoint 2010 Click to try or buy and to compare a subscription versus a one-time purchase. If you'd like to always have the latest version of Office, you can become a Microsoft 365 subscriber. (PowerPoint 2013 and newer versions are based on the HTML5 video playback infrastructure-instead of Flash Player-and are thus unaffected for the most part.) PowerPoint for the web allows for the insertion and playing of YouTube videos. You can also use PowerPoint for the web, which is free and can be used with a Microsoft account (Hotmail,, ). The most effective method of resolving this issue quickly is moving to a newer version of Office. In September 2017, Google retired the Flash Player infrastructure that PowerPoint 2010 depends upon for playing YouTube videos. YouTube videos on PowerPoint 2010 have stopped working. Error: Flash-embedded videos are no longer supported In PowerPoint 2010, the ability to play a YouTube video is broken, as explained below. 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.
