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How to Post a PowerPoint Presentation to Facebook

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Do you want to share a PowerPoint presentation with your Facebook friends? You can easily add your PowerPoint to Facebook by saving it as a video file. Once converted, you can post the video version of the slideshow to your timeline. This wikiHow article will walk you through converting your presentation to a video file in Microsoft PowerPoint, and teach you how to share the converted presentation on Facebook. We’ll also explain how to share a link to your presentation in OneDrive.

The Best Ways to Share a PowerPoint on Facebook

If you want to share your PowerPoint as a prerecorded slideshow, your best bet is to export it as a video and then upload it to Facebook. If you want your friends to be able to view and click through it as a PowerPoint presentation, upload it to OneDrive and post a link to the file.

• Click the slide you want to start recording from.
• Click Record in the upper right side of the menu bar. You may be prompted to allow access to your microphone.
• You can also type a script for yourself at the top of the window if you'd like.
• You’ll see a 3-second countdown before the recording starts.
• Click the Stop button at the top of the screen when you’re done (it’s in the same place as the Record button, but it will turn into a square Stop button while you’re recording).
• Use the navigation arrows below the slide to move to the next slide.
• Click the Record button again.
• Add your narration for the slide.
• Click the Stop button.
• Continue until your slideshow is completed.

• Click the File tab at the top of the page.
• Click Export in the menu bar to the left.
• Click Create a video
• Use the first drop-down menu to select the video quality ("HD" is recommended).
• Use the second drop-down menu to select if you want to use pre-recorded narrations.
• Use the drop-down menu next to "Seconds spent on each slide" to select how many seconds each slide should be.
• Click Create video .
• Enter a file name for the video file next to "File name." You can also browse for a location where you want to save your video.
• Use the drop-down menu next to "Save as Type" to select "MPEG-4 Video".
• Click Save and allow a few minutes for it to finish processing.

• Right-click the video file of your PowerPoint presentation.
• Select Properties from pop-up menu.
• Click the General tab in the properties dialogue box.
• Verify that the file size is not more than 10 GB MB.
• Click the Details tab.
• Check the time next to "Length" to make sure it is no longer than 4 hours.
• Check to ensure that the frame width and height do not exceed 1080 pixels.

• If you are not logged in automatically, you may need to enter your email address, phone number, and password to log in.

• If you cannot upload videos, you may need to set your browser to allow pop-ups .

• Alternatively, drag and drop the video file into the large box that says "Add Photos/Videos."

• Additionally, if you want to add a caption to your post, write it in the box that says "What's on your mind?"

• For more options, you can click the Record tab in the menu bar.
• You may be prompted to allow access to your microphone.
• Click the red Record button at the top of the screen. It looks like a red circle. You’ll see a 3-second countdown before the recording starts.
• Add your narration for the current slide.
• Click the Stop button when you’re done. This is the same as the Record button, but it will turn into a square Stop symbol while you’re recording.
• Use the navigation arrows below the slide to get to the next slide you want to record.

• Click the File in the menu bar at the top of your Mac desktop (not at the top of PowerPoint).
• Click Export… .
• Enter a name for the PowerPoint file next to "Export as:".
• Select the location where you want to save your file in the dropdown next to "Where:".
• Click the drop-down menu next to "File Format."
• Select ".MP4" format.
• Adjust the output settings for your video using the dropdown menus that appear. Facebook recommends uploading videos in Full HD (1080p).
• If you recorded narration, check the box next to Use Recorded Timings and Narrations . You can also set a length of time for each slide.
• Click Export .

• Control-click the video file of your PowerPoint presentation.
• Select Get Info from pop-up menu.
• Check that the file size is not larger than 10 GB under the "General" heading.
• Check that the dimensions do not exceed 1080 pixels below the "More Info" heading.
• Check that the duration is not greater than 240 seconds or 4 hours.

• If you are not able to upload videos, you may need to set your browser to allow pop-ups

• If you don’t have a Microsoft account, sign up for one first.
• This method will allow you to create a sharable link to your PowerPoint presentation, which you can post on Facebook. It used to be possible to share a PowerPoint directly from OneDrive to linked social media accounts , but this feature does not seem to be available as of July 2024.

• Click the Add new button at the top of the menu on the left side of the page.
• Select Files upload .
• Navigate to the location on your computer where your PowerPoint presentation is located, select it, then click Open .
• Wait for the file to upload. This may take several minutes, depending on your internet speed and the size of your file.
• Locate the file on OneDrive and click it to open it.
• You can also create a new PowerPoint directly in OneDrive if you want.

• By default, anyone with access to the link can edit your PowerPoint online. If you want to change this, click Anyone with the link can edit at the bottom of the popup and select your preferred sharing options.

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• ↑ https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/record-a-presentation-2570dff5-f81c-40bc-b404-e04e95ffab33
• ↑ https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/save-a-presentation-as-a-video%E2%80%8B-in-powerpoint-ba919059-523d-40a8-b99c-08d18996c09d
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Post a presentation to Facebook, Twitter, or other social network

To share your PowerPoint presentation with your friends or the community on a social network, you first need to make a connection between the social network and OneDrive. Set up a connection to each of your social networks and then you can post all you want. Here’s how:

Sign in to OneDrive and open the file you want to post.

Click the Share tab.

Under Share , click Post to , click add services , and then pick a social network to connect to.

Note:  If you don’t see the social network you want in the list, click Find more services and follow the online instructions to add it.

Click Connect .

Allow your OneDrive and social network accounts to connect with one another.

Note:  Each social network requires that you authorize the connection. To change the connection permissions at any time, see Change or remove a connection to a social network below.

When you‘re ready to share your presentation

Under Share , click Post to .

Type a message about the presentation you’re posting.

Allow people (who sign in to OneDrive) to edit your posted presentation by checking Recipients can edit .

Click Post .

Change or remove a connection to a social network

If you have set up a connection between OneDrive and a social network such as Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, or others, you can remove that connection at any time.

Sign in to OneDrive , right-click the presentation file, and then click Sharing .

Click Post to .

Click Add services , and then click Manage my services .

Click Edit below the social network you want to change, for example Facebook.

Click Remove this connection completely , and then click Remove .

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Share Powerpoint Presentation through Facebook

Using Microsoft’s PowerPoint software, people create new presentation for marketing, office, or college purpose, there are number of ways to share those presentations with others. Although, people can use these presentation as a slideshow for next business meeting, and collage guy or office people can use it to present their project at college or office. People can significantly increase number of eyes to see it by sharing it on a social media site such as Facebook. Using social media site Facebook, people can share slideshows, digital resumes and other PowerPoint presentations. This is quite simple to achieve by first converting PowerPoint presentations (.ppt) file to a video file. PowerPoint presentations file can be saved in “.wmv” (Windows Media Video) file format. Facebook supports this file format, and using this file format user can directly upload file to Facebook.

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How to convert a PowerPoint presentations (.ppt) file to a video file using Microsoft PowerPoint

How to upload the converted presentation video file to personal Facebook account

In Windows Operating System

Method 1 − upload powerpoint to facebook as video.

Choose and open the PowerPoint presentation that user likes to upload on Facebook.

Convert .ppt file format to .wmv file format (Save the PowerPoint presentations file as a Windows Media Video file). To do this conversion,

From the standard toolbar, click on the File tab → Save As.

In the Save As dialog box, user can change the “File name” or can keep the same how as it was earlier. The “Save as Type” dropdown menu facilitates users to convert “.ppt” file to “.wmv” file format, from “Save as Type” dropdown menu select Windows Media Video. This conversion may take several minutes to complete.

Make sure that the video file size should not exceed the maximum file size supported by Facebook, to check the file size of .wmv file,

Right click on .wmv file to select properties from context menu

In properties dialog box, click on the general tab to view the size of the file in megabits (MB). Check that the file size should not exceed the maximum file size (1, 024 MB).

Ensure that the video should be too long, to check that,

Open, the created .wmv file in any Windows media player application, to check the exact length of the video file

Make sure that the file should not run more than 20 minutes

Choose web browser to permit pop-ups from Facebook,

In IE, click on Tools → Options → Privacy tab from Internet Options dialogue box and then click on Settings in the Pop-Up Blocker menu. Enter http://www.facebook.com/ in the field labeled address of website, press enter and click the close button. An exception for Facebook has been added to IE.

In Mozilla Firefox, click on Tools → Options → contents option → exceptions button. Enter http://www.facebook.com/ into the field labeled address of website and click OK. An exception for Facebook has been added to Firefox.

Open Facebook account using username and password. Click on the “Add Photos/Video” option to open video upload dialogue box, facilitates users to share their favourite photos and video with Facebook friends.

Once user click on “Add Photos/Video, it opens “Upload Photos/Video”, after clicking on “Upload Photos/Video” it opens File Uploader to upload Photos/Videos file, choose the file that user wants to upload and click on open. This process will load Photos/Video from the hard drive to Facebook.

Terms and condition at the time of upload process,

The Terms of Agreement window will appear, read the Terms of Agreement and click the “I Agree” button to begin the upload process.

Depends on the size of the video and your Internet connection speed, the upload process may take several minutes to complete.

The process will successfully upload the PowerPoint presentation file to Facebook.

Method 2 − Upload using SlideShare app on Facebook

Before implementing this method, just go to the slideshare.net, create an account to read the information, because without knowing about SlideShare app, user cannot upload PPT to Facebook using SlideShare app.

After reading about SlideShare app, go to Facebook, login to the account using Username and Password and search for Slideshare, get it and add it to the application section. This process will display the SlideShare page on Facebook with “sync SlideShare.net Account” option. Combine both account (Facebook account and SlideShare account).

One all above process successfully done, click on the “Upload” button to upload PowerPoint to Facebook. After uploading PPT into “My Slidespace” section, click on the “Post to Wall” option.

This process will also upload the PowerPoint presentation file to Facebook, but sometime it erases animations, transitions, music and video clips.

Method 3 − Using Google Docs

Google Docs is one of best web app to upload and edit the presentation file in the cloud, does not requires any other software to support Google Docs in its upload process.

Just login to Google Docs and upload the PowerPoint file on it. To do this, click on the “Share” tab on the top right of the main page and choose “Share”, this will facilitate users to see the PowerPoint or the chosen persons.

Next, click on “Publish/Embed” to visualize the presentation available to everybody on the web and Google Docs offers the embed code that can be used on the blog, take that URL and post it on Facebook so that everybody can see the PowerPoint presentation.

The above 3 awesome methods explains that how to share the PowerPoint presentations on Facebook with ease in less time.

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Facebook is a popular social media platform that allows you to connect with friends, colleagues, and a wider audience. Visual Paradigm, a powerful modeling and design tool, enables you to easily create captivating PowerPoint slideshows. By combining the features of Visual Paradigm and the reach of Facebook, you can share your presentations and engage your audience directly on the platform.

This guide will walk you through the steps to export your slideshow from Visual Paradigm and seamlessly share it on Facebook, enabling others to view and interact with your content. Let’s get started and make your presentations shine on the Facebook stage!

Log in to workspace and select slideshows

To begin, log in to your Visual Paradigm Online workspace using your credentials. Once logged in, navigate to the main dashboard. From there, locate and select the “Slideshows” option. This will take you to the Slideshows section, where you can manage and access all your saved slideshows.

Click on share button

Once you have selected the desired slideshow in Visual Paradigm Online, locate the “Share” button associated with that particular slideshow. Click on the “Share” button, and a menu of sharing options will appear. Look for the Facebook icon among the available sharing options and click on it. This will initiate the process of sharing your slideshow directly to Facebook, allowing you to reach and engage with your audience on the social media platform.

Share the slideshow via Facebook

After clicking on the Facebook icon from the sharing options in Visual Paradigm Online, a new window will pop out, connecting you to Facebook. In this window, you will have the opportunity to create a new post that includes your slideshow.

The slideshow will be automatically attached to the post, and you can edit the post’s content to add a caption, tags, or any other additional information you want to share with your Facebook audience. Take your time to customize the post according to your preferences, and once you are satisfied with the content, you can proceed to publish it on your Facebook profile or page.

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Once you've created a new presentation using Microsoft's PowerPoint software, you have a myriad of ways to share it with others. While you could simply use it as a slideshow presentation at your next business meeting, you could greatly increase the number of eyes that see it by sharing it on a social media site such as Facebook. This is quite simple to accomplish by first saving your PowerPoint presentation as a video file. PowerPoint presentations can be saved in the Windows Media Video -- or ".wmv" -- file format, which is supported for direct upload to Facebook.

• Open the PowerPoint presentation that you want to share.
• Select the File tab and then click "Save As."
• Give the file a name in the File name box, click "Windows Media Video" from the "Save as Type" dropdown list and then click "Save." Your PowerPoint presentation is now saved as a video file.
• Log in to your Facebook account with your username and password.
• Click "Add Photo/Video" from the selections near the top of your Home or Profile page and then click "Upload Photo/Video" from the box that appears.
• Click "Choose File" and then locate the .wmv file you created in PowerPoint from the files and folders on your computer. After you've located it, click "Open" to begin its upload to Facebook.
• Wait for the video thumbnail to appear in the video upload box at the top of your Facebook window. Type in a description if you want in the "Say something about this" box. You can also choose a specific group to share with by clicking the globe icon with the arrow next to it in the lower right of the post; alternatively, you can just leave the globe alone and post the video as public.
• Click "Post" and your PowerPoint presentation is now available for your friends to see on Facebook.

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3 Ways to Publish Your PowerPoint Presentations to Facebook

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Method 1: Slideshare application

Facebook has an application called “ Slideshare ” which allows you to upload PowerPoint Facebook directly, but the animations, transitions, music and video clips will be removed. Login Facebook , and search "Slideshare", and add it in your application area. Click " Upload " to upload your PowerPoint to Facebook. Then share and post it on the wall so that your friends will watch it.

Method 2: Google Docs

You may have heard that Google Docs enables you to create, view and edit your presentation in the cloud, which means you don’t have to install any software on your computer. With Internet connection to Google Docs, you can handle these works anywhere you can. Google Docs also allow you to upload and share your presentations made in Microsoft PowerPoint.

Sign in (or sign up) to Google Docs ; click on “ Files ” → “ Upload ”, locate the file you want to upload, remember to check “ Convert documents, presentations, spreadsheets, and drawings to the corresponding Google Docs formats ” box and click on “ Start Upload ” button to upload your PowerPoint file to Google Docs.

Click the triangle button of the “ Share ” tab on the top right of the main page → choose “Share” so you can set the PowerPoint to be viewed by yourself or the selected people.

Now, pay attention, click “ Publish/Embed ” to make the presentation available to anyone on the Internet and Google Docs will offer you the embed code for you to use on your blog. Copy the URL and publish on Facebook so that people can view your PowerPoint presentation.

Method 3: Save PowerPoint as video for Facebook

Why save PowerPoint as video? It is the only way for now to preserve all the original PowerPoint elements and effects after publishing on Facebook. Moyea PPT to Video Converter makes it easy to convert PPT, PPS, PPTX, PPSX, etc. to popular video formats in 3 steps.

First, add PowerPoint to this program.

Then, choose the output video format as AVI, FLV, MPEG, MOV or WMV that Facebook supports.

Finally, convert the PowerPoint to Facebook video conversion with all elements retained.

Then, you can then upload the video to Facebook directly.

With these 3 methods, there should be no problem for you to publish your PowerPoint presentations on Facebook.

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How to upload PowerPoint to Facebook

People keep asking me about how to upload PowerPoint to Facebook or how to upload a PowerPoint to Facebook with sound. These questions are not uncommon and in order to help those who have the same puzzle, I am going to start a post and write some tips on this topic and hope this post helps.

Part 1: Requirements for uploading video/music to Facebook

Part 2: use the slideshare application on facebook to upload powerpoint to facebook, part 3: use leawo powerpoint to video pro to convert ppt to video and share powerpoint on facebook, part 4: steps to upload the converted ppt to facebook.

As known to all, it is easy to share photo, video, or slideshow on Facebook as these tabs are already placed on the Facebook page. How about PowerPoint? If you have got some amazing presentations in PPT and you want them on Facebook to share with more people and influence more, follow me in this post to get the exact answer to how to share PowerPoint presentation on Facebook. You may find that if we could convert our PPT to video, posting the converted video on wall is no problem at all. This is absolutely true but wait a second, not all videos can be supported on Facebook. Take a look at its requirements on video size and format etc. As said on Facebook, if a video meets below criteria, it can be posted on Facebook.

•File size: up to 4GB

•Video duration: less than 120 min

•File type: MP4 or MOV •Video codec: H.264 video

•Audio codec: MP3 or AAC audio

•Resolution: 1280px •Frame Rate: below 30fps

•Sampling rate: 44100Hz

•Channel: stereo or mono streams

Facebook supports a range of video formats, namely

•3g2 (Mobile Video), 3gp (Mobile Video), 3gpp (Mobile Video)

•asf (Windows Media Video), wmv (Windows Media Video), avi (AVI Video), divx (DIVX Video)

•mpe (MPEG Video), mpeg (MPEG Video), ts (MPEG Transport Stream), mpg (MPEG Video), dat (MPEG Video)

•m4v (MPEG-4 Video), mp4 (MPEG-4 Video), mpeg4 (MPEG-4 Video), mov (QuickTime Movie), qt (QuickTime Movie)

•dv (DV Video), f4v (Flash Video), flv (Flash Video), m2ts (M2TS Video), mts (AVCHD Video), nsv (Nullsoft Video), ogm (Ogg Media Format), ogv (Ogg Video Format), mod (MOD Video), tod (TOD Video), vob (DVD Video), mkv (Matroska Format).

Considering the above requirements, we can use below two methods to convert PPT to a Facebook-compatible video format and upload a PowerPoint to Facebook.

If you are familiar with Facebook, it is not hard to find that there is an application called Slideshare on Facebook. It allows users to directly upload the PowerPoint to Facebook, but most of the time, the effects such as animations, transitions, music and video clips will be removed. The procedure for uploading PowerPoint on Facebook via Slideshare goes easily. First, log in to the Facebook. Search Slideshare and add it in your application area. In the end, hit the Upload button to upload PowerPoint to Facebook. Now you friends or followers can see what you post on Facebook.

If you have high requirements on the video effects and insist on retaining animations, transitions, music and video clips on the PPT that will be uploaded to Facebook, I suggest you choose Leawo PowerPoint to Video Pro . This is a professional and perfect program for converting PowerPoint to video in all common video and audio formats like ASF, AVI, FLV, MPEG, MP4, TS, MOV, WMV, VOB, 3GP, RM, RA, MKV, WEBM, MKA, Wii AVI, Wii MOV, etc and allows users to share the converted file on Facebook and other website.Such as the popular video sharing website Youtube, you can also refer to our guide about how to upload PowerPoint to Youtube. On the following, Let's take a close look at the below steps to convert a PPT to video.

Step 1: Download and install Leawo PowerPoint to Video Pro.

Click the below icon to download and install the program.

Step 2: Add the source PPT to the program

Launch the program, click "Add" to import the source PPT file to the program.

Step 3: Set the output file format.

Select the appropriate file format under the "Profile" drop-down list. After that, specify a folder to save the converted file in the "Output" box.

Step 4: Customize the file.

Click "Customize" to enter the "Customize settings" page, where you are free to set timing for transition between slides, add background music, audio, and slide settings. These features are optional, depending on your preference.

Step 5: Add watermark or logo to the file.

In order to protect the copyright, you can add your logo to the file. Click Watermark to enter the setting page and make your logo on the to-be-converted file.

Step 6: Convert PPT to video.

Click "Start" to convert the file to video format when all settings are done. This process will be really quick and your PPT-converted-to-video file will be ready within a few minutes. After it completes, you can upload that to Facebook.

Since you have already made the PPT encrypted in a Facebook compatible video format, now you can follow below steps to upload PowerPoint to Facebook efficiently.

Step 1: Log in to the Facebook. Step 2: Click Add Photos/Video to navigate to where your video is saved.

Step 3: Select the converted PPT and upload it to the Facebook. A few seconds later, you will see your converted PPT on Facebook page and it can be watched and enjoyed by your friends.

Though Facebook has not been able to support PowerPoint at the moment, there are other ways to make PPT encrypted in a Facebook compatible format, which allows users to upload and share PPT on Facebook in video format. Try and give me your feedback if you are happy with the above two methods.

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How to Share PowerPoint on Facebook

Have some gorgeous PowerPoint that you like to share on Facebook? Wow, that's cool! But "how" could be the problem you need to solve. In the past, you might know that only videos can be uploaded to Facebook for sharing. But actually, PPT files can be shared on Facebook. There are two basic ways you can adopt to upload PPT to Facebook. One is via the app in Facebook name as Slideshare. And another is converting PPT to Facebook friendly videos. Let's take a look at the two ways carefully.

Via App SlideShare on Facebook

Before you try this method, you should go to slideshare.net, signup an account. Without the account information, you cannot upload PPT to Facebook via the app, SlideShare, at all.

Login Facebook and search for Slideshare. After you find the application, add it to your application section. After that you could see the SlideShare page appears on Facebook. Then it displays the "sync SlideShare.net Account" option. All you need is click it combine your Facebook account with the SlideShare account.

After that, you could click the "Upload" button to upload your PowerPoint to Facebook. When the process is over, the PPT is in the "My Slidespace" section. Then you can click the "Post to Wall" option.

I have to say this method is not so good, because these well-prepared PowerPoint slides are displayed like pictures. The animation and other effects just are lost.

Convert PPT to video

You must know that it is very easy to upload video to Facebook. This method just has followed the logic. Before you begin, you should download and install the app, PPT2Video Pro, we're going to use. Ok, just let's start.

Launch PPT2Video Pro and click "Create Video Files", then follow the steps below.

Step 1. Click "Add"button to import your PowerPoint to the app and press "Next".

Step 2. On the "settings" interface, in the format drop-down list, choose "Facebook video" in the category of "Online Video". Then click "Next".

Step 3. Set the folder to save the target video and hit "Start".

 Bingo! Just in a few second, you could see the target videos. The music and annotations in the PPT are fully preserved. Then you can login your Facebook and share the PPT on Facebook.

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Two Ways to Share PowerPoint on Facebook

Facebook is a social networking site which is enormously popular. It can be used both for keeping tabs on friends, and as a highly effective business tool for marketing and connecting with customers. For individuals, funny presentations or photo slideshows are usually made with PowerPoint. When it comes to business, PowerPoint is frequently used for creating company profiles, product brochures or service advertisements.

For the wide spread of these PowerPoint files, upload the PowerPoint Presentation to Facebook seems like a good idea. So, how can we share these PowerPoint files on Facebook to let more people enjoy the fun or promote your business better? Here I would like to introduce two effective ways for you.

Solution 1: Use the Slideshare Application on Facebook

Facebook doesn’t support uploading and sharing PowerPoint files directly yet. But with this Slideshare application on Facebook, you can share the presentation easily.

Step1: Login Facebook with your account. Search “slideshare”, and add it in your application area. After you finish adding it, you will be able to see the SlideShare page appears on Facebook.

Step2: If you already have a SlideShare account, click Sync SlideShare.net Account. By doing this, the application will connect Facebook with your slideshare account. And then you will be able to see the presentations you uploaded to slideshare.

Step3: Click Upload to upload your PowerPoint files. After the uploading process is over, you can find the presentation in My Slidespace area. Click on the thumbnail of it, and you will be able to share and post it in your wall. Your friends can then view the presentation directly from Facebook, and post comments or likes.

Disadvantage: The animations, transitions, sounds and video clips in your presentation will not be retained. The PowerPoint file will be played just like a series of static pictures. If you want all the features you have added to PowerPoint presentation to be kept, you may use the second solution.

Solution 2: Share PowerPoint File as Video on Facebook

As we know, we can upload a video to Facebook directly. So, if we can transfer PowerPoint file to a video, sharing PowerPoint on Facebook will be no longer difficult. This PowerPoint to video converter is recommended for doing this: Wondershare PPT2Video Pro .

First, import PowerPoint files to this program. After that, choose the output video format as AVI, FLV, MPEG, MOV or WMV that Facebook supports. Finally click Start, and your presentations will be automatically converted to a Facebook compatible video with all elements retained. You can then upload the video to Facebook with your account directly.

With the two methods above, you can now share your PowerPoint files on Facebook easily. Have fun and make the most of it.

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Can You Post Powerpoint Files on Facebook?

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You can't share a PowerPoint presentation on Facebook by uploading the PPT file. However, you can turn your PowerPoint presentation into a video using the built-in "Save & Send" option, and then upload and share the video. If you've narrated your slides and set custom timings for each slide, the video reflects your settings.

Create Video File

Launch PowerPoint and open your presentation.

Choose "File" and "Save & Send" from the menu.

Choose "Create a Video." Select the target display device, such as "Computer and HD Displays." Select "Use Recorded Timings and Narrations" if you recorded a narration in PowerPoint and set up timings for each slide.

Click "Create Video." Select a destination folder, enter a file name for the video and choose "Save."

Post the Video to Facebook

Launch Facebook and sign in to your account.

Select "News Feed" if it doesn't appear as the default view. Choose "Add Photos/Video" and select "Upload Photos/Video."

Navigate to the folder where you saved the video, select the video file to upload and choose "Open."

Type a description of the slideshow or any other information you want to include with the video when it's posted to your news feed.

Click the arrow next to the Post button and adjust the security settings. Choose the people or groups who are allowed to see the video if you want to restrict the audience. Select "Post" to post your PowerPoint presentation as a video file on Facebook.

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Steve McDonnell's experience running businesses and launching companies complements his technical expertise in information, technology and human resources. He earned a degree in computer science from Dartmouth College, served on the WorldatWork editorial board, blogged for the Spotfire Business Intelligence blog and has published books and book chapters for International Human Resource Information Management and Westlaw.

How to Create Social Media Videos With PowerPoint

PowerPoint is a fantastic graphic tool that very few people take full advantage of! While making presentations is its primary use, there are actually dozens of other uses you can give to it. Using PowerPoint can help you upgrade your social media content more than you’ve ever thought. Here you’ll learn how to create social media videos using PowerPoint. Whether it’s to add some extra elements to an already existing video or making one from scratch, for Instagram, Facebook, or Linkedin, PowerPoint can help you create content that will catch your audience’s eye!

Why use PowerPoint for Social Media marketing?

While PowerPoint might not be the go-to software for creating social media content, you will be amazed at how versatile it actually is! It offers a wide array of very intuitive design tools, even for someone with little design experience. Photoshop, Illustrator, or After Effects… these are usually the default for those working on creating visual content. However, these types of software demand to be brought separately and have a steep learning curve.

The biggest advantage of PowerPoint is that chances are, you already have it installed on your computer! As part of the Microsoft Office Suite, it’s a widespread tool, so you’re probably already familiarized with its workspace. It doesn’t need any particular hardware specifications like some of the “bigger” programs do. Despite its apparent simplicity, you can do some incredible videos for social media with PowerPoint. Don’t believe it? Check out this video for 24Slides ’ professional presentation design services:

Believe it or not, this video has been done 100% in PowerPoint. As you can see, it looks incredibly professional and clean. PowerPoint offers a ton of options for creating videos for social media. It’s more intuitive and friendly than many other design software. Its transition and animations options are pre-programmed, so you can create a smooth-running video without all the trouble of animating element by element manually. In short, it’s a great option to have when working on your social media content!

Things to consider when making a social media video

If you’re already familiar with making presentation slides in PowerPoint, you might feel tempted to approach making videos for social media exactly the same. However, it’s important to remember that videos, especially social media ones, need a very different approach.

For starters, when doing a presentation, your audience is most likely already interested in the topic. At the very least, they are probably open to the subject (since they are attending your presentation for a reason). On the contrary, in social media, your content is always going to fight to get attention. Social media channels are extremely “noisy,” and there are thousands and thousands of videos and images that people can go through. It is constantly updating itself and growing.

That’s why so much social media content is focused on what it can offer to the viewer. Instead of just advertisement for the product or service, social media content usually focuses on getting the target’s attention by giving them valuable and useful content. Ask yourself why your audience should keep watching. This way, you’ll be able to think it through and be very strategic with the content you make. Here are other things to take into consideration when creating social media videos with PowerPoint:

More visual elements, less text

According to studies, the average attention span on Facebook is between 1.7 and 2.5 seconds . This means you have around 2 seconds to convince a person they want to continue watching your video. Human brains are naturally wired to pay more attention to images than text. That’s why visual content is so prominent on all sorts of platforms. Make sure that the social media videos you’re creating with PowerPoint take full advantage of the visual aspect. While it might be tempting to add a written explanation as you would on a presentation, keep the text at a minimum. Use keywords and visual elements to convey your message in a more engaging way.

Make it short and sweet.

Following the last point, it’s essential to make your content bite-size. The overall ideal length of your video depends on what platform you’re using . But the general rule is to make it as short as possible. A short attention span on social media also means that people jump quickly from one publication to the next. That’s why it is extra important to deliver your message as efficiently as possible and don’t drag it too long!

Exploit PowerPoint tools!

PowerPoint offers an amazing array of tools that can be used to create social media videos. Animations and transitions will make your video run smoothly. If you have Office 365, great options to take into consideration are the Morph and Zoom features . The Morph tool, in particular, will allow you to “transform” certain elements from one slide to the next automatically! This will give your video a more professional, seamless look without any work.

Social Media aspect ratios

Take into consideration that different social media channels have different aspect ratios and limitations. For example, Facebook and Instagram stories have a vertical aspect ratio of 9:16. However, Instagram in-feed videos work better with a square 1:1. These aspect ratios are constantly changing, so you must know what platform you’re posting your video to and the preferred specifications. Here you can find SproutSocial’s always-up-to-date guide of video specs to make sure you’re on the right track.

Luckily for you, when working on a social media video with PowerPoint, you can customize it to fit your needs perfectly ! You just need to go to the de Design tab > Slide Size > Custom Slide Size . You’ll get a new window where you can make your slide fit precisely the aspect ratio you’re looking for. Don’t forget to make your videos big enough, so it doesn’t lose any quality when posted online. For example, a good size for a Facebook square video would be 12.5 x 12.5.

How to create a social media video with PowerPoint from an already existing video

If you want to make an already existing video more social media-friendly, PowerPoint is a great option. You can add your recording to your slides just like you would in a common presentation. This way, you’ll be able to crop it, ad a frame, text, or extra graphics, and download it as a video.

Step 1: Customize your slide aspects

As it was said in the section before, one of the best things about making videos for social media in PowerPoint is that you can customize them. This way, you’ll have content that fits perfectly whatever channel you’re going to use. You just need to go to the Design tab > Slide Size > Custom Slide Size . In the new window that pops up, you’ll be able to add the aspect ratio that better fits your needs.

In this example, I will be making an Instagram Story post. This means my slide size will follow the 9:16 aspect ratio.

Step 2: Insert your video into your slide

Go to the Insert tab > Video . Here you will be able to choose whatever video you want to add, or even choose from the PowerPoint stock video library.

Step 3: Adjust video settings

By clicking on your video, you’ll be able to access the Video Format tab . This is where you can edit your video as much as you want. You can change the color, brightness, add different “styles” and frames, and even change the overall shape of your video. Here you can also crop your video to make sure it fits your slide perfectly and that everything that you want to showcase is within the frame.

Step 4: Add graphics and text

Now that you have your main video ready, it’s time to add all the compliments! You can add anything you would add to a normal PowerPoint slide. Text, images, shapes, icons, your imagination is the limit!

Remember that you can also add animations and transitions to these elements. This will make the elements “appear” in a certain order, versus just “being there” from the start. You can even customize the effects to change directions and durations.

Step 5: Make your video run automatically

This is an extremely important step when making social media videos with PowerPoint! In order to get your video to work, you first need to set it to run automatically. Otherwise, when you export it, your video will remain as a still image. Luckily this is very easy to do.

Click on your video and choose the Playback tab option. In this section, you’ll be able to customize all the video settings and how it will look when played. In the Video Options section, choose Start: automatically . Here you can also choose if you want to video to loop or rewind once it’s over.

If you have added text, graphics, or other elements with animation effects, you must also make them run automatically.

Step 6: Export as a video

Now you’re all done! If you haven’t yet, play your video first as you would a normal slide to make sure it looks exactly as you wanted it to be. Take into consideration that all animation effects and your video should run automatically, no clicks needed.

Once you’re sure it is perfect, you just need to go to File > Export > Create a Video . Choose the quality you want for your video and how long you want to spend on each slide. Since all your video is condensed into one slide, this time should be the length of your original video so you don’t lose any footage. Select Create Video , and you’re all done!

Final note: Once it’s in video form, you won’t be able to edit it. That’s why you might want to save the document as a PowerPoint file too ! This will allow you to go back and edit it in case you need it. Otherwise, you’ll need to do everything back to back!

How to create social media videos from scratch with PowerPoint

You can also use PowerPoint to create social media videos from scratch! You can add content to different slides and use transitions to give the effect of a seamless animation.

Just like last time, start by choosing the technical aspects of your video. Change your canvas size in the Design tab > Slide Size > Custom Slide Size to fit the aspect ratio of the social media platform you’re going to use.

In this case, I’ll be using a 12.5×12.5 to create with PowerPoint a square social media video. This will make it fit both Instagram and Facebook organic feeds.

Step 2: Get your slides done!

Now that you have your canvas, it is time to get to the design aspect of it all! To make your life a little easier, you can use a template to help you with the design. You’ll probably have to edit it to fit the slides’ new aspect ratio, but it’s still a good starting point! In this case, I’ll be using one from our Templates by 24Slides free library .

Work your way through the slides and add all the elements you want in your social media video. Remember to make the most of the visual elements like images and icons, and keep the text to the minimum!

Step 3: Add animations

Now it’s time to make it look like a video instead of just PowerPOint slides. A great option for Office 365 users is the Morph feature . This tool will make your slides have a seamless transition between slides by identifying similar elements and “transforming” them one into the next from slide to slide. Learn more about how to use the morph feature here .

You can also add animation effects within one same slide. This will make specific elements appear (or exit) in their own way and. If you have animations in one same slide that need to follow a certain order or too many elements, the Animation Pane tool is a must! This side window will let you see all the active animations and transitions in each slide, what order will they appear in, their duration, and their start cue.

While this process might seem complicated at first, it’s all about trial-and-error. It’ll probably take a time to get used to it. It’s all about playing it over and over and tuning it up until it looks exactly as you want it to be!

Step 4: Export as a video

Finally, it’s time to turn your PowerPoint file into a video you can use for social media. go to File > Export > Create a Video . Pick your video quality and how much time you want to spend on each slide. Don’t forget to save it as a PowerPoint file too, so you can edit it later if needed!

And there you have it, a social media video created 100% with PowerPoint!

Leave PowerPoint in our hands!

It’s always nice to have new tool options, and PowerPoint is definitely one to consider when talking about creating social media videos. Its amazing graphic tools and animation features will help you make a video that looks professional with minimum effort.

However, as intuitive as PowerPoint is, creating a video from scratch will still need practice and effort to make. And creating slides that look appealing to the eye still needs some design knowledge. While you can probably make it on your own, why waste time on such a secondary task?

Whether it’s an outstanding presentation, an eye-catching infographic, or a professional video, 24Slides ’ designers will use their PowerPoint expertise to give you the best possible product. And the best thing is, you can just sit back and relax! Use your time smartly on developing your social media strategy, while our professional designers do all the heavy lifting.

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August is finally over, and you know what that means: Summer is almost over! Before we can start putting away our swimsuits and busting out our finest fall-themed sweaters, however, we’ll have to make it through September first. There’s a ton of exciting new releases coming to theaters this month, including Beetlejuice Beetlejuice and Megalopolis, as well as movies new to streaming.

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Die Hard With a Vengeance brings back the original film’s director John McTiernan, who shoots the action brilliantly, replacing the cramped spaces of Nakatomi Plaza with the cramped streets of New York as Jackson and Willis rush from one borough to the next, always feeling a step behind. It all makes for a terrific new setting for one of action’s best characters, and one of the best thrillers of the 90s. —Austen Goslin

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Unlike movies like Clueless that take a modern bent to Austen’s work, this version, directed by Autumn de Wilde, approaches it in its original time period. The result is a thoroughly gorgeous movie, with exquisite costumes, and a whole lot of venomous words said with a smile.

The whole thing rests on the shoulders of a tremendous lead performance by Anya Taylor-Joy, who performs the incredible balancing act of making Emma mean, cruel, petty, and eminently likable and charming. Of course, Joy is also aided by a ridiculously talented supporting cast that includes Josh O’Connor, Johnny Flynn, Callum Turner, Mia Goth, and Bill Nighy. —AG

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