How to overlay Text on Video in PowerPoint

Want to overlay Text on Video in PowerPoint? This tutorial shows how to insert a Video behind Text in PowerPoint.

Microsoft PowerPoint is an application that has multiple features that users can use to make their presentations appealing. Users can use animation or videos to display their ideas so that their viewers can be entertained as well as understood. In this tutorial, we will explain the procedure for how to insert a video behind a text in PowerPoint.

How to overlay Text on Video in PowerPoint

Follow the steps if you want to insert a Video behind Text in PowerPoint:

1. Launch PowerPoint.
2. On the Home tab, choose a rectangle shape from the shape gallery, then draw it over the slide.
3. Click the Insert, click the WordArt button, and select a text style.
4. Select both the rectangle and WordArt, then hold the Shift key down.
5. On the Shape Format tab, click the Merge Shapes button and select Combine.
6. Click the Insert tab, click the Video button, then select This Device
7. Choose a video file, then click Insert.
8. Right-click the video and select Send to Back.
9. On the Playback tab, Choose Automatically as the Start, then tick the check box for Loop until stopped.
10. Click the Slide Show button.

Launch PowerPoint.

On the Home tab, choose a rectangle shape from the shape gallery, then draw it over the slide.

On the Shape Format tab, change the Shape color to black or any other color you desire.

Click the Insert tab, click the WordArt button, then select a text style from the menu.

Now input text in the WordArt text box. When adding videos to a text in PowerPoint, it should be WordArt, not the regular text box, because adding videos to a text box will not work.

You can change the font and size of the text if desired.

Hold the Shift key to select both the rectangle and the WordArt on the Slide.

On the Shape Format tab, click the Merge Shapes button and select Combine from the menu.

Click the Insert tab and click the Video button and select This Device if you have a video in your files.

An Insert Video dialog box will open, choose a video file, then click Insert.

Now right-click the video and select Send to Back on the context menu.

On the Playback tab, Choose Automatically as the Start and tick the check box for Loop until stopped.

You can click the Play button to play the video or click the Slide Show button to see the complete view of the presentation.

We hope you understand how to insert a video behind a text in PowerPoint.

How do I keep text on top of a video in PowerPoint?

1. Insert a video on the slide.
2. On the Insert tab, click the Text box button.
3. Draw the text box over the video, then enter the text.
4. Change the color of the font to a color that shows over the video.

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How do I add captions to videos and audio in PowerPoint?

1. On the Playback tab, click the Insert Caption option.
2. In the Insert Caption dialog box
3. Choose the file that you need, then click Insert.

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