How to Embed a YouTube Video in a Google Slides Presentation

If you’re using Google Slide and looking for a way to keep your presentation interesting and engaging, you might want to know how to include a YouTube video.

In this article, we’ll show you how to insert a YouTube video into your presentation slides via desktop. Additionally, we will also show you how to embed videos from other platforms using a free downloader tool.

How to insert a YouTube video into a Google Slide

First, you will need the URL of the video you want to embed. To copy the URL link of a YouTube video, do the following:

1. Go to YouTube, find the video you want to insert and under the video click Share.
   
2. From the Share dialog box, highlight and copy the link or click Copy to add it to your clipboard.
   

To insert the video into your presentation slide, do the following:

1. Access slides.google.com then select the presentation you want to add the video to or White to create a new presentation.
   • For multi-slide presentations, select the slide you want on the left side.
     
2. At the top, click Insert then select Video.
   
3. Select By URL then paste the url in the Paste YouTube URL here: box.
   
4. Click on Select to add the video to the slide.
   

When a video from other sharing platforms is saved to Google Drive, it can be embedded in a presentation in Google Slides. The following set of instructions explains how to download a video to save to Google Drive.

You will need to download and install the 4K Video Downloader app. It is a free, powerful and easy-to-use tool designed to download videos from the Internet. It is compatible with most video hosting platforms and is compatible with Windows, macOS, and Linux operating systems.

How to Embed a Vimeo Video in a Google Slides Presentation

To copy the URL link of a Vimeo video, do the following:

1. Go to Vimeo.com and log in to your account.
2. Open the video you want to add to your presentation.
   
3. Click on Share.
   
4. Copy the URL link.
   

To download the video to your computer, do the following:

1. Access the 4K Video Downloader application.
   
2. After pasting the link to your clipboard, select the Paste the link button.
   
3. In the download window, select the resolution and format, then Discharge.
   
4. Once the download is complete, save the video to your Google Drive account.

To insert the video into your presentation slide, do the following:

1. Go to the presentation slide you want to add the video to.
   
2. Click on Embed > Video > Google Drive.
   
3. Highlight the video and then click Select to add the video to the slide. You can also adjust the size.
   

How to Embed a Facebook Video in a Google Slides Presentation

To copy the URL link of a Facebook video, do the following:

1. Access Facebook and log in to your account.
   
2. Right click on the video you want to add to your presentation, then select Show video URL.
3. Right click on the link and then select Copy to add to your clipboard.
   

To download the video to your computer, do the following:

1. Access the 4K Video Downloader application.
   
2. Once the link has been copied to your clipboard, select the Paste the link button.
   
3. In the download window, select the resolution and format, then Discharge.
   
4. Once the download is complete, save the video to your Google Drive account.
   

To insert the video into your presentation slide, do the following:

1. Go to the presentation slide you want to add the video to.
   
2. Click on Embed > Video > Google Drive.
   
3. Highlight the video and then click Select to add the video to the slide. You can also adjust the size.
   

How to Embed a TikTok Video in a Google Slides Presentation

1. Access your TikTok account and go to the video you want and click on the Share icon.
   
2. Then click Copy link to add your link to the clipboard.
   

To download the video to your computer, do the following:

1. Access the 4K Video Downloader application.
   
2. Select the Paste the link and paste the link from your clipboard.
   
3. In the download window, select the resolution and format, then Discharge.
   
4. Once the download is complete, save the video to your Google Drive account.

To insert the video into your presentation slide, do the following:

1. Go to the presentation slide you want to add the video to.
2. Click on Embed > Video > Google Drive.
   
3. Highlight the video and then click Select to add the video to the slide. You can also adjust the size.
   

How to Embed a Daily Motion Video in a Google Slides Presentation

1. Access Dailymotion and select the video you want to use and then highlight and copy the URL into the address bar. This will copy the address to your clipboard.
   

To download the video to your computer, do the following:

1. Access the 4K Video Downloader application.
   
2. Select the Paste the link button.
   
3. In the download window, select the resolution and format, then Discharge.
   
4. Once the download is complete, save the video to your Google Drive account.

To insert the video into your presentation slide, do the following:

1. Go to the presentation slide you want to add the video to.
   
2. Click on Embed > Video > Google Drive.
   
3. Highlight the video and then click Select to add the video to the slide. You can also adjust the size.
   

Additional FAQs

How to add a YouTube video to Google Slides without ads?

When you upgrade your YouTube account to YouTube Premium, all the videos you watch will not have adds. It also comes with other advanced features such as playlists tailored to your tastes and an option to download videos directly.

A cheaper way to do this (although it’s not guaranteed to work) is to add a period after the .com part of the video URL. This workaround was initially reported on social news site Reddit, but so far it doesn’t work in all browsers. Try using Google Chrome, the latest version of Microsoft Edge, or non-Chromium Safari.

How do I embed a video in Google Slides?

Follow the instructions earlier in this article.

Can you embed videos in Google Slides?

If you can. For complete steps on how to do this, see the steps listed earlier in this article.

How do you start a YouTube video from a particular point in a presentation?

Using YouTube, you can have your video start from a particular point and using Google Slides you can set start and end times. Here’s how to set the time from YouTube:

1. Access YouTube and search for the video you want to insert.

2. Play or fast forward the video to the point where you want it to start.

3. Click Share below the video.

4. In It starts at [time] the point where the video is currently displayed; check the box.

5. From the Share dialog box, highlight and copy the link or click Copy to add it to your clipboard.

To set the start and end time in Google Slides, do the following:

1.Click Insert > Video then search for the video:

• using search or,

• paste the video URL or,

• click on Embed > Video > Google Drive.

2. Highlight the video and then click Select to add the video to the slide.

3. Bass Format options On the right side, enter the start and end times of the video.

What is the difference between Microsoft PowerPoint and Google Slides?

They are two of the best presentation programs available; They both offer basic presentation features, but what makes them different? In terms of functionality, here’s a comparison of some of its standout features.

Microsoft PowerPoint includes:

• Go live (premium feature): Allows you to present in real time to anyone who has access to the presentation.

• PowerPoint Designer (premium feature): Allows you to create cinematic transitions and custom animations.

• Presenter View: Helps make the presenting experience easier; This view allows you to see the speaker’s notes, the next slide, and the current slide.

• Allows you to embed your presentation on a blog or web page.

Google Slides features include:

• Enables easy collaboration on presentations with anyone around the world.

• You don’t need to constantly remember to save as it saves automatically.

• You can convert a Google Slide presentation to PowerPoint and vice versa.

• Compatible with PowerPoint, slideshows can be saved as PowerPoint files.

• Maintains a revision history and can restore to previous versions.

Spice up your slideshow

Including video in your presentation helps revive your audience, keeping them focused on what you are presenting. An added advantage of using video is that while it is playing, you have time to give your vocal cords a brief rest.

Now that you know how to insert YouTube and non-YouTube videos into your slides; How did the whole process seem to you? How did your audience respond to your video during the presentation? Let us know in the comments section below.