POWERPOINT 2003

Creating a video playlist

You can create a video playlist with Windows Media Player. To start with, you need some videos in the type of formats that Windows Media Player can play, these include AVI, WMV, and MPEG files.

You also need a copy of Windows Media Player 10 or higher, you can download a free copy of Windows Media Player from Microsoft.
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Follow these steps to create a video playlist in Windows Media Player:

1. Place all the video files in the same folder and select them all.

2. With all of them selected, right-click and choose the Add to Now Playing List option.

This opens all the videos as part of a new playlist in Windows Media Player.

3. Save this playlist by choosing File --> Save Now Playing List As and save the playlist to a Windows Media Playlist file (*.WPL) in the same folder as the videos.
Inserting a video playlist

Follow these steps to insert your video playlist on a PowerPoint 2003 slide:

1. In PowerPoint, create or open an existing presentation and go to the slide where you want to begin playing the videos.

2. Choose Insert --> Movies and Sounds --> Movie from File.

This summons the Insert dialog box.

3. Navigate to the folder that contains the play list (*.WPL) file.

You might need to change the Files of Type option to All Files (*.*).

4. Select the WPL play list and click OK.

PowerPoint asks you whether you want the movie to start automatically. Accept this option.

PowerPoint places a rectangular shape representing the play list on the slide. This rectangular shape is the same area where the videos will actually be played.

5. Resize the play list rectangle as required.

You can also create a play list that contains both videos and sound. In such a case, the videos play normally and the sounds display Windows Media visualizations.