How to Insert a Movie Into Microsoft Word

Microsoft Word is a widely used word processing software package used in homes, schools, and offices around the world. However, with the popularity of social media and interactivity, you can add a range of media related features such as pictures and hyperlinks. In order to add to the context, particularly if the Word document will be saved as HTML and uploaded to the Web, you can insert a video. Here's how.

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• PC or Mac computer with Microsoft Word installed

1. Step 1

   From the MS Word top menu, select Insert > Movie. The Insert Movie window displays.

2. Step 2

   Select the video file you'd like to insert, then click Choose. Your video displays on the page with round sizing handles.

3. Step 3

   From the top menu, select Format > Picture. The Format Picture widow displays.

4. Step 4

   Click the Size tab. Adjust height, width, rotation, and scaling options.

5. Step 5

   Click the Picture tab. Adjust cropping and image control options.

6. Step 6

   Click OK to save changes.

7. Step 7

   Double-click inside the video to play it.

8. Step 8

   If you are posting the Word document containing a movie on the internet, from the top menu select File > Save as Web Page.