You may need to convert your videos into a Windows-friendly format and reinsert them into PowerPoint.Īnother option would be to ask if you can take your Mac laptop to the classroom and connect it to the projection equipment.

When all else fails, if you have to show your presentation in the classroom on a Windows computer with video clips embedded into the presentation, check your presentation on a Windows computer before taking it to the classroom or you risk finding out too late that it won't play properly.

PPT presentations on Windows machines can only embed and playback Windows Media Movies (.wmv) or compressed AVIs. The following formats are supported by Quicktime (generally): PowerPoint 2011 presentations uses Quicktime to play videos. While most PowerPoint presentations created on a Mac will play back on a Windows computer (with a few exceptions such as timed animations), video can be a problem.