Question

Save PowerPoint presentation as a video

Answer 1

Record timings and comments
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Save a PowerPoint presentation as a video
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Common video formats
quick start Guide

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Here you can find out how to save your PowerPoint presentation as a video..

For example, if you want to publish a PowerPoint presentation on YouTube or send it by email, you can record it and save it as a video. In the following, we will show you how the recording works and what options there are when creating a PowerPoint video.

• Record timings and comments
• Save a PowerPoint presentation as a video

Record timings and comments

If it is important to your PowerPoint video that the slides display for exactly how long you want, then you can record your individual passage of time . Not only that, comments that you make during the presentation can also be recorded. However, if the default settings are enough for you, you can also save your presentation as a video directly . Otherwise, read here how to record timings and comments first:

1st step:

Switch to the " slide show " and you go there to " slide show to record ."

2nd step:

Your presentation preview will then open. First click on " Record " in the upper left corner . Then you can click through your presentation as usual. You can create comments and markups - also in different colors - using the palette below . To end the recording, click on " Stop ".

Save a PowerPoint presentation as a video

Follow our step-by-step instructions or take a look at the brief instructions .

1st step:

Save your presentation as a PowerPoint file before converting it to video. To do this, click on " File " and then on " Save ".

2nd step:

Then go to " Export " (still in the " File " tab ) and then to " Create video ".

3rd step:

Select the video format you want from the first drop-down menu .

4th step:

Under " Create video " you can specify in the drop-down menu whether you would like to use " recorded timings and comments " beforehand . If not, leave " Do not use recorded time sequences and comments " preset and select the display duration of the slides in the next step.

5th step:

By default, each slide is displayed for 5 seconds. You can change this in the " Display duration of the individual slides in seconds " field. Finally click on " Create Video ".

6th step:

Specify the storage location for the video and a file name , select either " MPEG4 Video " or " Windows Media Video " as the " Files of type " and click " Save ". The length of the process can vary depending on the length and complexity of the presentation.

Common video formats

To help you, we have put together a small overview of the most common video formats and listed the purposes for which they are most suitable:

format	resolution	File size	Suitable for
Ultra HD (4K)	3840 x 2160	maximum	Big monitors, screens
Full HD (1080p)	1920 x 1080	great	Computer and HD screens
HD (720p)	1280 x 720	middle	Internet and DVD
Standard (480p)	852 x 480	small	Portable devices

format	resolution	File size	Suitable for
Ultra HD (4K)	3840 x 2160	maximum	Big monitors, screens
Full HD (1080p)	1920 x 1080	great	Computer and HD screens
HD (720p)	1280 x 720	middle	Internet and DVD
Standard (480p)	852 x 480	small	Portable devices

quick start Guide

1. Save your presentation as a PowerPoint file before converting it to video. To do this, click on " File " and then on " Save ".
2. Also go to " Export " in the " File " tab and then to " Create Video ".
3. Under " Create video " you then determine the desired video quality in the first drop-down menu .
4. If available, you can specify in the drop-down menu below whether you would like to " Use recorded time sequences and comments ". Otherwise set the desired " display duration of the slides in seconds ". Then click on " Create Video ".
5. Select " MPEG4 Video " or " Windows Media Video " as the file type , specify the storage location and file name for the video, and then click " Save ".

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