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I am trying to embed a video from youtube directly into my powerpoint presentation. Under the insert tab and video pull down list, I have the option of "video from file" and "video from clipart", but the option of "video from website" is there in the pull down menu but I can't "click" it. The option is "greyed out" please help ty.
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Requirements for online video sites (Youtube, etc.) are as follows:
Flash Player 10+
Windows Media Player 10 or higher
32-bit Office 2010
Does your system meet all of those requirements?
-- Echo [MS PPT MVP] http://www.echosvoice.com
Maybe I'm missing something - I have a brand new Dell, 32-bit Windows 2010, Flash Player 10,1,82,76, and Windows Media Player 12. I still can't select Video from Web. I'm also a YouTube Newbie, so I'm not sure how to download and convert the video I need. Am I doing something wrong?
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Good news indeed, at least to those using the 64-bit Office version. Thanks for posting the info here.
Steve Rindsberg PowerPoint MVP
I have "good news." Today Adobe announced that they are in beta testing for 64-bit editions of Adobe Flash Player. Adobe has/had to make a plugin for Internet Explorer 64-bit, in order for PowerPoint 2010 64-bit to "embed video from website." Oracle/Sun/Java also has/had to make a 64-bit plugin for Internet Explorer 64-bit.http://www.java.com/en/download/faq/java_win64bit.xml
Check out http://labs.adobe.com/technologies/flashplayer10/. I originally posted this exact same issue days after PowerPoint 2010 was available on TechNet.http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en/office2010/thread/9c0fca89-add2-4395-8d9c-31bdaa21d1d0
>> So can someone PLEASE clarify this? I have a 64 bit Windows 7 operating system and so I've installed the 64 bit Office 2010 because the 32 bit version did not work when I downloaded it. I am having this same issue with the "Embed video from Website" being greyed out. IS THERE NO WAY TO EMBED YOUTUBE VIDEOS IN THIS VERSION OF MICROSOFT OFFICE?!?!?! I am very frustrated because I will not have access to my laptop for a big presentation I have tomorrow-- so I cannot download the video and embed it that way. Why would Microsoft create a 64bit version that is LESS functional than the lower quality version?!
Just so you understand something: 64-bit vs 32-bit has nothing to do with lower/higher quality. MS introduced the 64-bit version primarily to cater to Excel users with spreadsheets the size of Sibera when printed in 6-pt Arial Narrow.
Other than that, installing the 64-bit version buys you nothing but incompatibility. That's why even MS recommends the 32-bit version unless you specifically need huge spreadsheets and are willing to put up with the other inconveniences it brings.
Strictly speaking, the 64-bit version isn't less functional. It's simply not compatible with some external programs, some from MS, some not, that PPT uses to deal with certain types of data. Flash, for example, relies on a player from Adobe; the player isn't available in a 64-bit version that supports embedding so you can't embed Flash.
Steve Rindsberg PowerPoint MVP