Add video and audio

You can add video and audio to a document, then set how it plays.

Note: Video and audio files must be in a format that QuickTime supports on your Mac. If you can’t add or play a video or audio file, try using iMovie, QuickTime Player, or Compressor to convert the file to an MPEG-4 file (with a .m4a filename extension) for audio, or a QuickTime file (with a .mov filename extension) for video.

Add video or audio

Do one of the following:

Click the Play button on the media to play it in the document.

Replace video or audio

  1. Select the video or audio on the page.

  2. In the Format  sidebar, click the Movie or Audio tab.

  3. Click Replace.

  4. Select a video or audio file, then click Open.

Trim video or audio

  1. Select the video or audio on the page.

  2. In the Format  sidebar, click the Movie or Audio tab.

  3. Click the disclosure triangle next to Edit Movie or Edit Audio, then drag the Trim sliders.

Change the poster frame for a video

You can choose the frame that’s displayed on a page to represent the video.

  1. Select the video on the page.

  2. In the Format  sidebar, click the Movie tab.

  3. Click the disclosure triangle next to Edit Movie, then drag the Poster Frame slider.

Adjust playback volume

  1. Select the video or audio on the page.

  2. In the Format  sidebar, click the Movie or Audio tab.

  3. Drag the volume slider.

You can set Pages to optimize the format and quality of movies and images that you add to documents.

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