In PowerPoint 20, animated objects cannot appear in front of the video (within the video boundaries), so do not use the Play Full Screen setting. If you prefer to have a “staging screen” that segues into the video, duplicate the first slide, and insert the video on the second slide. Insert the video by choosing Insert tab, then Video or Movie, then Video on my PC, Video from File, or Movie from File (depending on your version of PowerPoint). Choose the desired background and click Apply to All button. In a new PowerPoint presentation, right-click and choose Format Background. This method is bookmark-less and trigger-less, but it works like a charm! When presenting a music video where the vocals (message) are occasionally not perfectly intelligible, you might want to give viewers the advantage of KNOWING the words. The instructions discuss how to sync lyrics with a music video, but you could use it to transcribe the text of a tutorial as well.
The bio he sent me: An “experienced” (newly retired) geek from Alabama. This is a guest blog post from Larry First.
