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You can’t Embed YouTube Video in Google Doc, which is too bad. You can, however, add an image, give it a play button, and link it to the URL of a video. But if the video you want to add to the Doc doesn’t have a URL, this workaround won’t help. Google Docs might be the best cloud-based word processor, and it makes it easy to write documents.
But even though Google Docs is mostly used online, you can’t embed YouTube videos. What a sad thing! Both services are part of Google’s suite of web apps, so it’s also a bit strange. Don’t let yourself down. There is a way around this that you can use to easily add videos that can be played right into your documents.
Even better, the videos should also work for the people you share them with online, as long as they have the right permissions. We mentioned below are the ways to Embed YouTube Video in Google Doc. You can also go to the official YouTube support site for more information about this issue.
How To Embed YouTube Video In Google Doc on desktop
If you want to embed a YouTube video in your next Google Docs project, one of the most creative ways to do it might be to use Google Slides, which is another one of Google’s apps. It is easy to add a video to a Slides presentation. After that, you just need to copy your video and paste it into Google Docs. For ease of discussion, we’ll talk about how to do this in two parts. Let’s jump right in:
- Sign in to your Google account and open Google Slides. If you’re on a desktop computer, you can use Gmail to get to all of Google’s online apps. To do this, just click on the dot in the upper right corner.
- Start a new blank presentation.
- Click on “Insert” in the top menu and then select “Video” in the dropdown.
- Enter the URL of the YouTube video you want to embed in the box that appears. You might have to briefly leave Slides to get the URL. As long as you put in a valid URL, the box should show you a preview of the video.
- Once the video is found, click on “Select” to add it to your slide.
- Right-click on the video thumbnail and select “Copy.”
How to Embed YouTube Video in Google Doc on Mobile
The steps above only work if you’re on a desktop, since you can’t add a video to your slide deck with the mobile Google Slides app. Does that mean that if you use a smartphone, you are doomed? In no way!
You can either add a link to your video or change it into a GIF. The first option works just fine, but to watch the video, the user has to leave Google Docs. How it works is as follows:
- Select the text you’d like to convert into a hyperlink.
- Click on “Insert” in the top menu then select “Link.”
- In the box that appears, enter the URL to the YouTube video you’d like to link to.
- Click on “Apply.”
- The selected text turns into a clickable link that opens the video in a new tab.
FAQ
Can I Embed Video From Google Drive?
Yes. To do this, right-click on the video to get a link you can share, then go to Google Docs and embed the link in a screenshot, which acts as a placeholder.
Can I Embed a YouTube Video Directly Into Google Docs?
No. You’ll need to use both Google Slides and Google Docs to do this. First, add the video to Google Slides. Then, choose it and click “Copy.” Then, copy and paste the video into the Drawing Pane under the “Insert” tab in your Google Docs.