How to add a video to a Google Slides presentation

Google Slides has built-in features that allow a video to be played from a slide. Users can add a video to the slide from Google Drive or link to a video on YouTube. To proceed, select the option that best suits your needs and follow the instructions.

Add a video from Google Drive to a slide

1. Open an existing Google Slides presentation or create a new one.
2. In the left navigation pane, click the slide where you want to add the video.
3. In the Google Slides menu at the top, click Insert, then click Video.
4. In the Insert Video window, click the Google Drive option.

5. Select the video in your Google Drive that you want to add to the slide. If the video you want to add is shared, click Shared with me at the top of the window and select the video.
6. Click the Select button at the bottom of the Insert Video window.

Add a YouTube video link to a slide

1. Open an existing Google Slides presentation or create a new one.
2. In the left navigation pane, click the slide where you want to add the video.
3. In the Google Slides menu at the top, click Insert, then click Video.
4. In the Insert Video window, click the By URL option.
5. Paste the link, or URL (Uniform Resource Locator), to the YouTube video in the text field.
6. Click the Select button at the bottom of the Insert Video window.