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Insert Stream (SharePoint) Link in PowerPoint
https://support.microsoft.com/office/embedding-stream-content-in-third-party-sites-b50b6cd2-be3b-44b0-8a6b-8bebc5ba3e3a
I don't want to embed videos - it makes the ppt file too large. I want to be able to embed cloud-based videos from Stream like I used to be able to do. The only supported video providers are: Youtube, slideshare, vimeo, [old] stream and flip. New stream videos are stored and shared in Onedrive and that's not supported.
That function you're after should be fixed ... sort of!
If you'll store your presentation on SharePoint or OneDrive, then use the web version of the PowerPoint application to edit it, you should find that the "insert video" feature from the Web app offers more options including SharePoint and OneDrive. I've been able to test successfully with links to videos stored in SharePoint and OneDrive.
If you don't want to keep your PowerPoint presentation stored in the cloud after you made this change, then you should be able to download it and the video will still work. It will just ask if it's OK to open the video in your browser (as it would if it were a Youtube video or other web based source).
I believe the PowerPoint desktop app was planned for this same update, but that you might need to update what you have installed on your workstation if you aren't seeing this fix yet. Sorry I don't have the PowerPoint app versions handy to tell you what release has this fix in it.
- charleneevans the PowerPoint app versions you would need would be:
Windows: version >= 16.0.16731.20000
Mac: version > = 16.76.804.0
