Embed YouTube video in Word - Here's how

Since Word 2013, you can easily and directly integrate YouTube videos directly into Microsoft Word documents. We'll show you how in the following article.

Embed YouTube videos in Word - this is how you proceed

1. First, click the "Insert" tab at the top of the Word menu.
2. There you select the »Online Video« function.
3. Now you can either search for a video with Microsoft's own search engine Bing or insert an embed code from YouTube directly. There is also a direct YouTube search at the bottom of the pop-up window, which you can also use conveniently.
4. If you know the exact name of the YouTube video you're looking for, you should use quotation marks around it to narrow your search.
5. A list of YouTube videos will appear. With a double click you not only select the desired video, but also insert it into your Word document. Alternatively, click on "Insert" at the bottom right.
6. If you are not sure, you can preview the video in the search window.

Customize YouTube video in Word

1. The video then appears as a still image in your Word document.
2. The small symbol next to the video gives you the option of changing the text wrap using various »layout options«.
3. With the "Crop" tool in the "Format" tab, you can change the appearance of your embedded video as well as a graphic and, for example, remove black block edges.

The instructions are based on Word 2013. In the next article you will read how to insert an Excel table in Word.