In this PowerPoint how-to, Mike Parkinson shows just how easy it is to place and play a video within text in a presentation. This quick and simple tip merges large type and video to add visual interest to bad or boring slides.
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This article was last modified on August 29, 2025
This article was first published on May 3, 2021
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