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How to Crop a Video in PowerPoint

Updated on:
June 5, 2026
By:
Madhav Bhandari
Use this interactive demo to learn how to crop a video in PowerPoint.

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It is very easy to crop a video in PowerPoint. Here’s a short tutorial on how to do it in simple steps:

  1. Inside the slide canvas of your PowerPoint presentation, find and select the video you want to edit.
  2. Following that, go to the top menu bar and click 'Video Format'.
  3. Subsequently, click the 'Crop' option.
  4. Go back to the video afterwards, then start cropping it based on your preference. To do that, simply hold the crop handles and drag them to your desired position.
  5. Once done, press the 'Return' or 'Enter' key to apply the changes.
  6. Finally, the selected video in your PowerPoint presentation will be cropped based on your configuration.

📌 Why this matters

Video cropping lets you remove distracting elements, focus attention on specific subjects, and eliminate unwanted footage from the edges of your frame. Beyond basic trimming, this becomes particularly powerful when you're working with videos that weren't originally designed for presentations. You can transform landscape videos for portrait layouts, hide watermarks or logos, and even create dramatic close-ups from wide shots. This means you're not limited to finding the perfect video – you can adapt and video content to match your presentation's visual flow and messaging needs.

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