3 Easy Ways to Add a PowerPoint to iMovie

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This wikiHow teaches you how to convert a PowerPoint presentation into a video file and import it into iMovie on Mac, iPhone, or iPad.

Method 1
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Converting PowerPoint to Video

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  1. Do so by double-clicking the orange app that's shaped like or contains a P . Click File in the menu bar and Open… . Then select the PowerPoint presentation you want to add to iMovie.
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    • In older versions of PowerPoint, click Save as Movie... and Save . Doing so saves the PowerPoint in QuickTime movie (MOV) format.
  5. You can also save it in QuickTime movie (MOV) format, but MP4 produces a higher-quality result.
    • The Quality drop-down should be set to "Presentation Quality" for the best-quality video.
  6. It may take a few minutes for PowerPoint to convert the presentation to a video.
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Method 2
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Importing to iMovie on Mac

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  1. It's a purple star-shaped app with a white movie camera icon.
  2. It's at the top of the window.
  6. You can save it directly to a project or add it to your iMovie Media Library to use later.
  7. Use the menu on the left side of the window to select the folder or location where you saved the converted PowerPoint presentation.
  8. It will be listed on the right side of the window after you've selected the folder or location where it is saved.
  9. The video file of the PowerPoint will be imported to the destination you selected in iMovie.
    • To add the video to another project, double-click a project under the Projects tab, then click My Media in the upper-left, and drag the new video down to your project's timeline.
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Method 3
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Importing to iMovie on iPhone or iPad

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  1. on Mac.
  2. . Your PowerPoint video must be in MP4 format to transfer to iPhone or iPad.
  3. It's a purple app with a white star and a movie camera icon.
  4. It's at the top of the screen.
    • If iMovie opened into a video or different tab, tap the "back" link in the upper-left corner of the screen until you see three tabs at the top of the screen: Video , Projects , and Theater .
  5. Alternatively, you can tap an existing project instead.
  6. It's near the top of the "New Project" window.
  7. It's at the bottom of the screen. This will download your video and add it to your iMovie timeline.
  8. You can edit your video in several different ways.
    • Tap ＋ to add more media.
    • Tap â—€ to go back to the beginning of the video.
    • Tap â–¶ to preview the video.
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    My powerpoint isn't highlighted so I can't click on it to import it. Can you help?
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    You cannot import a powerpoint by itself onto iMovie, as iMovie can only import videos and images. If you would like to import it, you will first need to create your powerpoint into a video. You can find this by searching online. Then, you can add it to iMovie as it will be an acceptable file.
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    How do I use the PowerPoint iPhone app? I double clicked to add the title and the keypad didn't come up!
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    Try clicking it once. If that doesn't work, try rebooting or un/reinstalling the app.
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      1. Open a PowerPoint presentation.
      2. Click File and select Export .
      3. Save the file as an MP4.
      4. Open iMovie.
      5. Click File and select Import Media .
      6. Select a destination under Import To .
      7. Select the MP4.
      8. Click Import Selected .

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