Add a 2D video to a SharePoint space

Note

The SharePoint spaces feature is planned for deprecation starting March 2025. We recommend exploring Microsoft Mesh for new Immersive 3D content in M365.

2D video web part  

1⁠.  If you're not already in edit mode, at the top right of your space, select Edit.

2⁠.  On the canvas, select the circled ⁠+⁠ icon.

3⁠.  Select Video.

4⁠.  Click to place the web part anywhere on the structure (floor).

5⁠.  In the file picker, select the video file you'd like to use, and then select Open.

6⁠.  Select the web part, and then select the pencil icon. This opens the property panel.

8⁠.  (Optional) Add captionsusing either transcript text or a VTT file.

7⁠.  (Optional) Select and enter Alternate text.

8⁠.  (Optional) If you want a podium to appear below the video, select Show podium. To set the distance between the video and the podium, use the Height from podium slider.

9⁠.  Select Save as draft or Publish.

Note

For guidance on sizing and placing web parts, see Add and use web parts in a SharePoint space.

Add actions to a 2D video

Actions make web parts interactive. You can select actions while editing your web part. They will be interactive after you save your space as a draft or publish it. Adding actions is optional.

1⁠.  While editing, select the 2D video web part, and then select the pencil icon. This opens the property panel. Scroll down to Actions.

2⁠.  Select Add action.

  • When you select the web part, the on trigger action occurs.
  • When you right-click (mouse) or long-press (controller), More actions appears.

Video options

Note

Play is the (locked) On trigger action for this web part. Auto-play is an optional selection. To configure More actions, select Add action, and then select ⁠...⁠ (ellipsis). To re-order the actions, drag them into the order you want.

3⁠.  For More actions, select from the following:

  • Inspect: Brings the web part closer.
  • Link to another space: Opens a linked SharePoint space.
  • Play audio: Plays an attached audio file.
  • Link to a page or item: Opens a linked URL (for example, a SharePoint page, or a public website).

4⁠.  (Optional) Enter a Description.

5⁠.  To try out your actions, select Save as draft or Publish.