Embed an mp4 video in a text box

MP4 videos can embed in a text box using the Rich Text Editor. Other file types that can be embedded in a text box are .FLA, .F4V, .3GPP, .M4V or .MOV files.

In the text box, position your cursor where you want to embed the mp4 video

Click the Insert/Edit Movie icon

This displays the Movie Properties dialog box.

Click Browse Server

This displays the Entity Picker dialog box.

Click the Upload file icon

Drop files or paste URLs or clipboard images

Or, click Select files

This displays an upload file dialog box.

Locate and select the mp4 video file that you want to embed in the text box

Once you have located and selected the file, click Open to upload it.

The file will upload

Your file will be uploaded to the server. This may take a while if it is a large file.

Click OK to embed the video on the page

Once the file has finished uploading, it will appear in Resources and will be selected by default. Click OK to add the video to the Rich Text Editor.

Click OK to continue

View embedded video file

The embedded video will display in the editing view as "Movie." When the text box is posted or saved, it will display the video on the page.

More questions about the Rich Text Editor tool?

  Add a content template to a text box

  Add special characters to a text box

  Add/edit a table in a text box

  Create a link to a Resources item in a text box

  Create a link to a website in a text box

  Create a link to an activity in a text box

  Embed a linked web image in a text box

  Embed a YouTube video in a text box

  Embed an image in a text box

  Keyboard shortcuts for the Rich Text Editor

  Paste text from a Microsoft Word document to a text box

  Set my preference for the Rich Text Editor mode

  Using the Rich Text Editor icons

  What is the Rich Text Editor?

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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