
like an MP3 or an AIFF using iTunes or QuickTime Player (free for download).

Plex is free to download on your computer, but the mobile costs 4.99. Seeking and answer, he went to both Microsoft and Apple in search of a 64-bit version of QuickTime. Still it would be best if Microsoft would just allow WMP to play mp4 files from directly within PP as it does for other video files. PowerPoint 2010, however, is not compatible with M4A files and accepts only. When using PowerPoint and trying to embed QuickTime videos, the user was left at a loss. You then have to click on the object to get WMP to open it. That may be due to codec compatibility issue, outdated software or. Part 1: Best Alternative to QuickTime Player Anyway, this article will tell you the best solutions to fix this issue by your own. QuickTime Player is not the only way to watch video files on Mac and PC. If you go to the top of the page in the link above there is also a method to insert video as an object which does allow you to insert the movie into powerpoint. FVC Free Video Player, for example, is a portable alternative to QuickTime. Follow these steps: In PowerPoint, choose Insert Movies & Sounds Movie From File and navigate to the folder where your QuickTime movie is located and choose the file. I tried using environment variables in the file name but this didn't work for me. This is the easiest route, and eminently suitable if your QuickTime movie is pre-version 2.5. Also the URL value must point to the location of the file on the machine you are running powerpoint

Drawback is that the file is not embedded into the powerpoint and exists outside of it. I tried it on another desktop with Office 2010 and it worked. Unfortunately it doesn't work on the desktop I need it to work on because of the way Office 2010 was installed to meet security restrictions here. Ok I found this workaround that appears to work on some machines.
