To prevent possible problems with links, it is a good idea to copy the movies into the same folder as your presentation before you add the movies to your presentation.

1. In Normal view, click the slide to which you want to add a movie or animated GIF file.
2. On the Insert tab, in the Media Clips group, click the arrow under Movie.
   
3. Do one of the following:
   • Click Movie from File, locate the folder that contains the file, and then double-click the file that you want to add.
   • Click Movie from Clip Organiser, scroll to find the clip that you want in the Clip Art task pane (task pane: A window within an Office program that provides commonly used commands. Its location and small size allow you to use these commands while still working on your files.), and then click it to add it to the slide.
   
   Tip You can preview a clip before you add it to your presentation. In the Clip Art task pane, in the Results box that displays the available clips, move your mouse pointer over the clip's thumbnail, click the arrow that appears, and then click Preview/Properties.

When you insert a movie, you are prompted with a message asking how you want the movie to start: automatically (Automatically) or when you click the movie (When Clicked).

• To automatically start the movie when you show the slide, click Automatically. You can pause a movie while it is playing by clicking it. To continue playing the movie, click it again.
• To manually start the movie when you click it on the slide, click When Clicked.

When you insert a movie, a pause trigger effect is added. It's called a trigger because you have to click something specific within the slide to play the movie. For example, in a presentation, you click the movie frame to pause the movie and click it again to resume playing it.

Note You can change this option at any time. Click the movie, and then under Movie Tools, click the Options tab. In the Movie Options group, select the option that you want from the Play Movie list.