Steps To Crop a Video

Here are the steps to crop a video in PowerPoint:  NOTE that 1 thru 6 should be done 

every time you insert a video. (Also opening the “Animation Pane” under the “Animation 

Tab” at the top of the ribbon will allow you to see if the video is indeed starting at the 

beginning of the timeline. If it is NOT, then click on the video and it will highlight both 

parts of the video on the “Animation Pane”, then just click the top one because the 

other can stay at the bottom. But move the top one to the top of the animation layers 

by holding down the left mouse button and dragging it to the top. That’s it!)

1. First, insert your video onto your slide by clicking on the "Insert" tab in the top 

navigation bar and then selecting "Video" from the Media section. 

2. Select the video you want to insert from your file explorer or from an online 

source. 

3. Once the video is inserted, select the video by clicking on it, and then navigate to 

the "Playback" tab in the top navigation bar. 

4. Under the "Video Options" section, select the "Start" drop-down menu and 

choose "Automatically" if you want the video to start playing as soon as the slide 

is displayed. 

5. Next, select the "Loop until Stopped" checkbox if you want the video to continue 

playing in a loop until it is manually stopped. 

6. Under the "Animations" tab, click on "Add Animation" and choose "Start with 

Previous" from the drop-down menu. This will ensure that the video starts 

playing before any other animations on the slide. 

7. To crop the video, select the video and navigate to the "Video Format" tab in the 

top navigation bar. 

8. Click on the "Crop" dropdown menu and choose "Crop" from the options. 

9. Click and drag the corners of the crop frame to select the area you want to keep, 

and then click "Crop" again to apply the changes. 

10. Preview the slide to ensure that the video plays automatically, loops continuously, 

starts before any other animations, and is cropped as desired. 

That's it! With these steps, you should be able to set up autoplay, looping, and start with 

previous for a video in PowerPoint, as well as crop it to fit your needs.