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Insert online videos that you can watch right in Word without having to leave the document.

To insert the video and play the video, you must be connected to the internet.

The video plays directly from the website, and it has the site's controls for playing, pausing, volume, and so on.

Insert as Online Video

  1. In your web browser, locate the video you want. Word supports inserting videos from Vimeo,  YouTube, and SlideShare.net.

  2. Copy the URL of the web page from the Address bar of your browser. Alternatively, copy the embed code of the video. 

  3. Switch to Word and select the position in the document where you want to place the video.

  4. On the Insert tab of the ribbon, select Online Video.

  5. In the Insert Video dialog box, paste the URL you copied in step 2.

  6. Select Insert.

For related information, see About inserting online videos in Word.

Troubleshooting

Not all online videos from these sites are allowed to be embedded. You should check on the video site to find out if a certain video can be embedded. 

Embed video as web content in Word for the web

If you're using Word for the web, you can quickly embed videos from several supported sources as web content by just pasting the URL in the document.

  1. Copy the URL of the web content you want to embed.

  2. While connected to the Internet, paste the URL in your Word for the web document. The pasted URL automatically becomes embedded content.

For more information, see Embed web content in Word for the web.

Terms of Use and Privacy policies

When you use an online video in a Word document, please be aware of the terms of use and privacy policies of the web site where the video is stored. Word supports the insertion of online videos from the following sites:

Vimeo:

YouTube:

Slideshare.net:

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