How to Put YouTube Videos on Google Docs

Google Docs is rapidly becoming a popular online collaborative presentation tool. Not only can you access your presentation from anywhere, you can invite others to contribute. One of the more recent enhancements is the ability to insert YouTube videos into a Presentation, and it's almost as easy as a mouse click.

Difficulty: Easy

Instructions

1. Log into your Google Docs account. Open the presentation you want to insert the video into or create a new presentation. Type an introductory phrase or video description in the title and subtitle fields. Reformat or resize the fields to make room for your video.

2. Click on the "Insert Video" menu on the Google Docs toolbar. You will be presented with a window containing a search field. The "Insert Window" button will be inactive because you haven't selected a usable video to insert.

3. Enter a search phrase to help locate your video from the YouTube website. The window will list all videos matching that match the search phrase.

4. Check the box next to the video (or videos) you want to insert. The "Insert Video" button will become active. Click on the "Insert Video" button. Your video(s) will be inserted on overlaying windows.

5. Size the video window by dragging the corner squares. You can make the video window any size you want without interfering with playback. The triangle in the bottom corner allows you to play the video. Click the square to stop playback.

Tips & Warnings

• Google Docs YouTube is fully functional only in Internet Explorer. Videos playback sound only in Firefox and not at all in Safari.