Create a video using Powerpoint
This page discusses the steps to create a short video using Powerpoint. Note that all members of the Brock community have access to the latest version of Powerpoint, and can install them as needed on a number of devices. Instructions for doing so are available at the Brock ITS Office 365 page.
Contents
In Summary
- Create your presentation
- With your microphone and optional webcam ready, choose to "Record Slide Show" and create your presentation
- Save As/Export your video as a movie - this will longer than simply saving the presentation.
The guides below suggest you "Publish", stop at this point. Instead, Save As/Export as a video is preferred because the outcome is a video file on your device you can upload.
Record and Save your presentation as a video
Note that it will first be necessary to create slides with Powerpoint
The Save As/Export process is different on Mac and PC
Save or Export a Powerpoint video to your computer
Videos saved using an MP4 format are preferred.
Submit a video assignment (if applicable)
Instructions are available within the Submit a Video Assignment page.
More questions about the Assignments tool?
This page is adapted from an equivalent Sakai Community help article.
The original Sakai Community help article, unedited, is available at https://sakai.screenstepslive.com/s/sakai_help
