Next to Start, click the down arrow, and select Automatically. When you are delivering your presentation in Slide Show View or Presenter View, the video will play automatically when you arrive at the slide.

Set your PowerPoint presentation to run itself, advance when viewers click, or play in a loop.

Depending on the version of PowerPoint that you're using, you can insert an embedded video (the default behavior) or link to a video file stored on your computer.

When you add a video to your presentation in a desktop version of PowerPoint, make it easy for people to play in PowerPoint for the web. Embed an MP4 file, and then go to File > Optimize Media …

Play audio, such as music, a song, or a sound automatically when a slide appears while you are presenting.

Where applicable, video quality can be changed by clicking Settings > Quality. By default, the player will attempt to choose the best compatible quality for your video automatically.

Save your PowerPoint presentation as a PowerPoint Show (a .ppsx file) so it automatically starts the slide show when the file is opened.

Instead of playing a video as part of a slide in your presentation, you can play it so that it fills the entire screen. Depending on the resolution of your original video file, the video might appear distorted when …

If you have videos that were inserted using an earlier version of PowerPoint, you'll need to upgrade your media file format so that these files will play. Upgrading automatically updates and embeds the files …

Trigger a PowerPoint animation effect to play at the beginning of an audio or video clip, or even while audio or video plays. You can also trigger an animation effect to start when you click the shape or …