If you are looking to make your presentation more multimedia then adding video can certainly add the wow factor.

How to add in Video Clips

To add in a picture select Insert > Movies and Sounds > Movie From File

Please note: The Video is not embedded

Video is not embedded into the presentation – only linked. This means that if you email the presentation then the video will not work. The solution to this is to email both the video and the presentation at the same time.

Watch the length of video clips

If you are including video clips into a presentation make sure that they are short and snappy. We find that up to 45 seconds works best. We find that audiences typically get very twitchy after watching 60 seconds of video. If you have a longer clip the we suggest that you cut it down to shorter clips.

Video Editing software

There are a lot of software packages that will enable you to cut down a video clip in length. Perhaps the most popular is Windows Movie Maker. This is included in the latest version of Windows XP and can be downloaded from the Microsoft Web site at http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/moviemaker/default.mspx