# Videos

[Canonical article](https://slides.com/docs/videos)

Add a video block when motion, a demonstration, or recorded footage explains an idea better than a static slide. Videos can sit alongside other content or fill the slide as a background.

## Add a video

1. Select **Video** from the insert toolbar.
2. Choose a video from your uploads or your team's media, upload a new file, or select **Insert from URL**.
3. Move and resize the video on the slide.

<img src="https://static.slid.es/help/videos/video-library-00512634.png" alt="The video media library with uploaded videos and an option to insert from a URL" width="1280" height="720">

Select the video to show or hide playback controls and configure autoplay, mute, and looping. You can also replace the video, choose a poster image, add a link or animation, and adjust its size, position, opacity, border, and corner radius.

<img src="https://static.slid.es/help/videos/video-toolbar-f03c4ec5.png" alt="A selected video block with playback and appearance controls open in the Slides editor" width="1280" height="720">

Autoplay behavior can be restricted by the viewer's browser. Muting an autoplaying video gives it the best chance of starting automatically.

## Use a video as the slide background

Right-click the video to open its context menu, then select **Use video as slide background**. You can manage it later from the slide's background settings. Learn more about video backgrounds in [Slide backgrounds](/docs/slide-backgrounds).

For videos hosted by YouTube or Vimeo, see [YouTube and Vimeo videos](/docs/youtube-vimeo-videos).