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You can play your video in a frame shaped like a circle, arrow, star, and a call out, or any other shape that is located in the Video Shapes list.
After you apply a shape to your video, you can add a border, special video effects, or recolor your video.
![Your browser does not support video. Install Microsoft Silverlight, Adobe Flash Player, or Internet Explorer 9.](https://support.content.office.net/en-us/media/4873755a-8b1e-497e-bc54-101d1e75d3e7.png)
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Select the video on the slide.
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Under Video Tools, on the Format tab, in the Video Styles group, click Video Shape.
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Select the shape that you want your video to play in.
![Play your video in a shape](https://support.content.office.net/en-us/media/3d30c877-34fa-4dcc-8519-b361c8d3577e.jpg)
Figure: A video plays in a 5-point star shape