Add video

You can add video to your document, then set how it plays. You can’t add audio to a document using iPad, but if you use Pages on a Mac to add audio, you can adjust the audio playback on iPad. Tap the Play button on the media to play it in the document.

Note: Video and audio files must be in a format that QuickTime supports on your device. If you can’t add or play a media file, try using iMovie, QuickTime Player, or Compressor on a Mac to convert the file to a QuickTime file, in MPEG-4 audio or H.264 (720 p) video format.

Add an existing video

  1. Do one of the following:

    • Tap where you want to insert the video, tap Insert button, then tap Media button.

    • Tap Placeholder button in the bottom-right corner of an image placeholder.

  2. Tap an album or tap “Insert from” below the albums.

  3. Tap the video you want to add (you may have to tap a folder first), then tap Use.

    If you’re inserting a video from iCloud or another service, you need to tap folders to find the video.

Take video in Pages and add it to a document

If your device has a camera, you can take a video and insert it directly into your document.

  1. Tap where you want to add the video.

  2. Tap Insert button, then tap Media button.

  3. Tap “Take Photo or Video” below the albums.

  4. Take the video, then do one of the following:

    • Insert the video: Tap Use Video.

    • Take the video again: Tap Retake.

    • Cancel and return to the document: Tap Retake, then tap Cancel.

  5. Drag the video to reposition it.

You can’t edit the video in Pages. The video is available in the Photos app on your device.

Replace a video

  1. Tap the video on the page.

  2. Tap Format button, then tap Movie.

  3. Tap Replace.

  4. Do one of the following:

    • Tap “Take a Photo or Video” below the albums, take the video, then tap either Use Video or Retake.

    • Tap an album, or tap “Insert from” below the albums, tap the video you want, (you may have to tap a folder first), then tap Use.

Adjust media playback

You can set video and audio to repeat in a loop.

  1. Tap the video or audio to select it.

    Note: You can't add audio to your document in Pages for iOS, but you can add audio in Pages for Mac then adjust audio playback on iPad.

  2. Tap Format button, tap Movie or Audio, then tap an option:

    • None: The video or audio plays one time, then stops.

    • Loop: The video or audio plays continuously until you move to the next page.

    • Loop Back & Forth: The video or audio repeatedly plays forward then backward until you move to the next page.

See also
Place objects with text
Add or change borders
Use object styles
Position and align objects