Did you know that you can shoot and edit videos with PowerPoint? Let's use the hidden name function "Screen Recording"-Reduce overtime! Office Technique-Window Forest

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Let's use PowerPoint's hidden name function "Screen recording"

You've used "screenshots" to take a picture of the screen in front of you. Then, how about shooting a "video" used for operation explanations? There are images that require a dedicated app, but in fact, you can also shoot with "PowerPoint". Use the hidden name function [Video Recording] of PowerPoint. It is included in the Recording tab, which you rarely click.

This feature is available in the latest PowerPoint 2021, as well as PowerPoint 2019/2016/2013 and Microsoft 365. You can record the specified range as a video and insert it into the slide as it is, and after inserting it, you can resize the video and trim unnecessary parts. You can also save it as an MP4 format file.

The range to be recorded as a video can be specified arbitrarily, and it can be used in a wide range of situations, such as creating a video explaining the operation of an in-house system or as a tool for recording a video conference. The operation itself is easy, so let's use it right away.

* The contents of this article have been confirmed to work with "Office Professional Plus 2021".

Unlike recording slideshows, you can shoot any area of ​​your desktop

The [Screen Recording] function is different from the [Recording] function for recording a slide show. The specified "arbitrary range" is recorded as a movie as it is. The following is a video recording the operation of registering a web page in [Favorites].

[Example of desktop video shot with "PowerPoint"] The operation of registering a Web page in [Favorites] was recorded. It is convenient to be able to complete with "PowerPoint"

When you start recording, first open the window you want to record. Click [Screen Recording] in the [AutoPlay Media] group on the [Recording] tab to display the recording dock, specify the recording range, and set whether to record audio or shoot the mouse pointer. You can start recording. You can respecify the range as many times as you like before the start of recording. Also, the recording will be inserted into the slide as it is, so select a new slide.

After the recording starts, the dock is minimized and I'm a little confused about how to stop it. You can stop by pressing [Win] + [Shift] + [Q] keys, but you can also click the icon at the bottom right of the dock to pin it so that you can press the [Stop] button.

Click [Screen Recording] in the [AutoPlay Media] group on the [Recording] tab. You can also click Screen Recording in the Media group on the Insert tab. A recording dock appears at the top of your desktop. [Audio] is for recording, and [Pointer Recording] is a button for whether to move the mouse pointer. Display the window you want to record in advance. Click [Select Area] and specify the range you want to record. Click [Record] to start recording after the countdown. Here, we recorded the operation to add a web page to [Favorites]. To end the recording, press the [Win] + [Shift] + [Q] keys. The recorded video is automatically inserted into the slide.You can adjust the size with the handles at the four corners

Edit recorded video

The video automatically inserted in the slide can be played as it is. If you want to embed a video as a slide element, just resize it with the handles at the four corners. If an extra area is reflected, you can crop it by "trimming" like a still image.

You can trim only the part you need by selecting the inserted video and clicking [Crop] on the [Video Format] tab.It ’s the same as a still image.

It is also possible to reduce the length by removing the spare time at the start of shooting and the interval at the end of shooting. Use the [Crop Video] function to remove unnecessary parts before and after. Right-click on the video and select Trim.

Right-click on the video and select Trim Use the green and red sliders in the Video Trimming dialog box to remove unwanted parts before and after

It is also possible to export as a general video file in MP4 format. It will be versatile because it can be used in other apps. However, the audio is monaural and the size depends on the specified recording range.

Right-click the video and select [Save Media As] Saved files can be used in other apps

If you export the video file using the method described above, it will remain as it was shot, and the result of deleting unnecessary parts of the video and the trimming result before and after the video will not be reflected. To avoid this, use the [Export to Video] function.

Select a video. Click [Export to Video] on the [Recording] tab. The [Export] screen is displayed. Click [Create Video]

[Export] is a function to export slides as a video file. If you do not need the margin around the video, check the display size of the video, adjust the slide size, and make sure there is no margin before operating.

Generally, cropping and trimming of recorded videos requires special software, but if it can be completed with PowerPoint, it will be easy to attach. Please, try it.

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