How to Add a PowerPoint to WordPress

Last Updated: December 17, 2021

Adding a PowerPoint presentation to your WordPress blog allows you to incorporate more interesting media types into your content. Read on to learn how to embed a PowerPoint presentation into a blog post using WordPress.

Method 1

Method 1 of 3:

Using OneDrive

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Save your PowerPoint to your OneDrive. In PowerPoint, make sure you have it saved to a public folder in your OneDrive instead of the local location. If you have it saved to your computer, you won't be able to continue.
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Sign into Windows Live and navigate to the OneDrive folder where you saved your PowerPoint. You can't do this from PowerPoint, so you'll have to access the website to continue.

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Click to select your PowerPoint. A blue checkmark will appear in the upper right corner to indicate that it is selected.
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Click Embed. It's at the top of the page next to Rename and Share.
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Click Generate. You'll then see an embed code that you'll need to copy.
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Copy the embed code. All the text in the code box will be selected when you click inside the text box, so you can press Ctrl + C (Windows) or Cmd + C (Mac) to copy it to your clipboard.
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Log into your WordPress blog. You can tell if you have a free WordPress blog if your domain name includes the term "wordpress." If you registered a domain name that does not include the word "wordpress," then you have a self-hosted blog with WordPress software installed.
- Free blog users will go to the WordPress website, linked in the sources section of this article, and sign in with their user names and passwords.
- Self-hosted blog users will navigate to the login website provided when they installed the WordPress software.
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Hover your mouse over Posts. It's in the menu on the left side of the page.
- You can also insert the PowerPoint to a new page by following the same steps, but selecting from the Pages menu instead.
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Click Add New. This is in the window that pops out when you hover your mouse over "Posts" or "Pages."
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Click ⋮ and select Code Editor (if you see the Visual Editor mode). You'll see this three-dot menu icon in the top right corner of your browser.
- You'll know if you're looking at the code editor or the visual editor based on the header at the top of your screen. If you're in the code editing mode, you'll see "Editing code" at the top of your screen.^{[1]
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Paste the embed code into your post or page. After you've created a new post or page, you'll see a text box that you can type in. If you're using visual editing mode, everything is broken into blocks and you won't be able to enter code this way.
- Click Preview to see the finished product.
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Click Publish. It's towards the top right corner of your browser.

Method 2

Method 2 of 3:

Embedding with Google Slides

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Convert your PowerPoint to Google Slides. By doing this, you will get a code from Google Slides that will help you embed it within your WordPress post. PowerPoint does not offer this feature.
- To convert your PowerPoint, go to https://docs.google.com/presentation/u/0/ and log in. Start a new project, then go to File > Import Slides and select your PowerPoint.
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Click File. You'll see this in the menu bar at the top of your editing space next to Edit and Help.
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Click Publish to the web. It's near the bottom of the menu.
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Change the settings in the Embed tab. You can alter the size of the slideshow as well as how quickly the slides progress.
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Click Publish. Once you are sure the settings are set as you want them and you publish it, you'll see a box with an embed code.
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Copy the embed code. All the text in the code box will be selected, so you can press Ctrl + C (Windows) or Cmd + C (Mac) to copy it to your clipboard.
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Log into your WordPress blog. You can tell if you have a free WordPress blog if your domain name includes the term "wordpress." If you registered a domain name that does not include the word "wordpress," then you have a self-hosted blog with WordPress software installed.
- Free blog users will go to the WordPress website, linked in the sources section of this article, and sign in with their user names and passwords.
- Self-hosted blog users will navigate to the login website provided when they installed the WordPress software.
8
Hover your mouse over Posts. It's in the menu on the left side of the page.
- You can also insert the PowerPoint to a new page by following the same steps, but selecting from the Pages menu instead.
9
Click Add New. This is in the window that pops out when you hover your mouse over "Posts" or "Pages."
10
Click ⋮ and select Code Editor (if you see the Visual Editor mode). You'll see this three-dot menu icon in the top right corner of your browser.
- You'll know if you're looking at the code editor or the visual editor based on the header at the top of your screen. If you're in the code editing mode, you'll see "Editing code" at the top of your screen.
11
Paste the embed code into your post or page. After you've created a new post or page, you'll see a text box that you can type in. If you're using visual editing mode, everything is broken into blocks and you won't be able to enter code this way.
- Click Preview to see the finished product.
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Click Publish. It's towards the top right corner of your browser.

Method 3

Method 3 of 3:

Using a Plugin

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Log into your WordPress blog. You can tell if you have a free WordPress blog if your domain name includes the term "wordpress." If you registered a domain name that does not include the word "wordpress," then you have a self-hosted blog with WordPress software installed.
- Free blog users will go to the WordPress website, linked in the sources section of this article, and sign in with their user names and passwords.
- Self-hosted blog users will navigate to the login website provided when they installed the WordPress software.
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Click Plugins. It's in the panel on the left side of your screen.
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Search for "Embed Any Document." Use the search bar that's above the displayed plugins to find that specific plugin.
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Download and install the plugin. Click the search result that lists "AWSM Innovations" as the developer, then continue to install the plugin by clicking Install.
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Hover your mouse over Posts. It's in the menu on the left side of the page.
- You can also insert the PowerPoint to a new page by following the same steps, but selecting from the Pages menu instead.
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Click Add New. This is in the window that pops out when you hover your mouse over "Posts" or "Pages."
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Click Add Document. It's in the editing ribbon above your writing space.
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Click Upload Document. You'll be able to select your PowerPoint and make some changes to the presentation before continuing.
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Click Insert. The plugin will automatically embed your PowerPoint to your post or page.^{[2]
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Community Q&A

Question

Can a power point be linked to a display ad?

Kathy5421

Community Answer

Yes, it can. Just find the link for the PowerPoint, copy it, then paste the PowerPoint to the advertisement website.