How to put a video on Google Slides

Google Slides allows you to create ornate presentations in a very short amount of time. Everything you need to assemble presentable projects is available on the platform, accessible via Google Drive. This includes videos, which you can upload directly from your computer or add from YouTube. However, there are a few extra steps you may not be aware of. If this is the case for you, here is everything you need to know to put a video on Google Slides.

How to add videos to Google Slides

To add a video from your computer to a Google Slides presentation, you must first upload it to Google Drive.

Uploading a video to Google Drive

The first step in this process is to upload your video to Google Drive.

• Click the + New button in the top left of Google Drive.
• From the subsequent dropdown menu, click File upload.
• Locate the video that you want in your Google Slides presentation on your computer. Upload it to Google Drive.

Inserting videos from Google Drive on Google Slides

The next step is to add your video from Google Drive to your Google Slides presentation.

• On Google Slides, click Insert, then Video.
• An Insert video box will appear on your screen. From the two tab options available, click Google Drive.
• Locate the video you uploaded to Google Drive, then click it. Click the blue Insert button at the bottom to add it to your Google Slide.

How to add YouTube videos to Google Slides

The easiest way to add a video to your slide is to add it directly from YouTube. You can do this by searching for it or copying the URL and pasting it.

• On Google Slides, click Insert, then Video.
• Click YouTube from the two options on the Insert video tab.

• Type in the title of the video you want to insert on your Google Slides presentation.
• You can also go to the video you want to add to your Google Slides presentation on YouTube, copy its URL then paste it into the search bar.
• When you see your video, click on it. When it’s been highlighted, click the blue Insert button at the bottom to add it to your Google Slides presentation.

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