Recording in PowerPoint

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MS PowerPoint can be used for capturing lecture video for online or hybrid courses. Some instructors take a ‘flipped classroom’ approach where lectures are assigned as homework and the synchronous course meetings are used for discussion and active learning. Recording lectures in PowerPoint has become much easier and more streamlined in recent years and can produce standard .mp4 video files for posting in a video hosting system like MediaSite.

To record narration in a PowerPoint presentation follow these steps:

  1. Open your PowerPoint presentation and go to the slide where you want to record from.
  2. In the SlideShow ribbon, go to ‘Record > Current Slide’ (in newer versions of PowerPoint you can also to go the Record ribbon and choose ‘Current Slide’.
  3. Go to the three dot menu to check that your desired microphone is selected. You can also select a web cam there is you want.
  4. Click the Record button to begin recording. If you make a mistake, you can retake the recording on the current slide.

To export your video for video hosting or sharing:

  1. Go to ‘File > Export Create a Video’
  2. For most presentations, choose ‘Full HD (1080p)’ for the video size, choose ‘Use recorded timing and narrations’, and click ‘Create Video’.
  3. Choose a filename and location to save your .mp4 video file. You can later edit this file with video software or upload it to video hosting like MediaSite.

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