Saving a
PowerPoint as a Video
To run your
presentation on computers that don't have PowerPoint installed, you can save
your presentation as a video file. This article will walk you through the
process of doing this. For information on recording voiceover with your
Powerpoint presentation, see this article.
For macOS:
1.
Select File > Export.
2.
Open the File Format list and select the video format MP4.
MP4 is an international standard and therefore more broadly supported and
viewable.
3.
Select the video Quality you want: Presentation
Quality, Internet Quality, or Low Quality. The higher the
video quality, the larger the file size.
4.
If you have recorded timings and want to use them in the video
you create from your presentation, make sure the box next to Use Recorded
Timings and Narrations is checked.
5.
When you've made all your selections, choose Export.
Notes:
· When you export your presentation as a video, any narrated audio
that was recorded in Slide Show will play, but other embedded media files won't
play.
For Microsoft
365 for Windows:
1.
Click File > Export > Create a Video.
(Or, on the Recording tab of the ribbon, click Export to Video.)
2.
In the first drop-down box under the Create a Video
heading, select the video quality you want, which pertains to the resolution of
the finished video. The higher the video quality, the larger the file size.
3.
The second drop-down box under the Create a Video heading
tells whether your presentation includes narration and timings. (You may switch
this setting if you like.)
a.
If you have recorded timed narration, by default the value is
Use Recorded Timings and Narrations.
4.
Click Create Video.
5.
In the File name box, enter a file name for the video,
browse for the folder that will contain this file, and then click Save.
6.
In the Save as type box, choose MPEG-4
Video.
7.
To play your newly-created video, go to the designated folder
location, and then double-click the file.
Notes:
· You can track the progress of the video creation by looking at
the status bar at the bottom of your screen. The video creation process can
take up to several hours depending on the length of the video and the
complexity of the presentation.