Add Media files to a slide

Add media files to a slide

Zoho Show lets you add media files such as images, videos, and audios from your device or the internet into your presentation.     

Add images to a presentation:

Add images from device

Supported file formats : jpg, jpeg, png, gif, bmp, webp
  1. Click Image under Media in the top bar and click the Add Image. This will open the file explorer window.
  2. Select the images you'd like to add to your slide and click Open.


Add an image using its URL

You can embed a picture on the slide by pasting the URL of the required image in the text field under URL in the Image window.

Right-click on the image you want to add to the slide and choose Copy Image Address option.
  1. Tap Image under Media in the top bar and click URL.
  2. Paste the copied URL in the text box provided. A thumbnail view of the image will appear within the window. 
  3. Click the Plus icon in the bottom-right corner of the image to add it to your presentation. The preview will appear only if the URL is valid. 



  4. Resize the image by dragging its edges or using the Size and Position options.
  5. Change an image on the slide anytime using the  on its top-right corner.   

Add audio files to a presentation

Supported formats: mp3, wav, m4a
Max size: 100MB

Click Audio under Media in the top bar.

Add an audio file from device

Click Add Audio and select the audio from the dialog box that appears and click Open.


Record an audio

  1. Click Record your Audio. A dialog will appear. Click Start.
  2. Click Stop to stop recording the audio.



  3. Click Insert to insert the audio file to the current slide. 
  4. Enable the Autoplay and Loop options for the audio file in the right pane. 



  5. Align and position the audio file as per your requirement in the Arrange pane.

Add video files to a presentation

Supported formats: mp4, mov, m4v, avi, wmv, mpg, and mpeg formats
Max size: 500MB

Click Video under Media in the top bar.

Add a video from device

  1. Click Add Video.



  2. Select the required video from the File Explorer and click Open. The video will be added to the current slide. 
  3. Click Preview at the bottom of the video file to preview it within the slide. 
  4. Apply Stroke or Shadow effects and enable the Autoplay or Loop options for the video file in the right pane.



  5. Align and position the video file as per your requirement in the Arrange pane.

Record video files:

  1. Click Record Video within the Video tab. The Audio Video settings dialog will appear.
  2. Rename the video in the Untitled Record space.
  3. Ensure the Mic and Camera toggle switch is on and click Continue.
  4. Click Start Recording to record the video.
  5. Click the  to pause and the  to resume recording. 
  6. Once you finish the recording, click Stop Recording.



  7. Click Discard to discard the video, and Insert to insert the video in the selected slide. 
  8. Click Preview at the bottom of the video file to preview it within the slide. 
  9. Click the to change the video. This will allow you to pick a video from the Video library.

    The below actions are common to any media file- images, videos, and audio files.

Embed a media file from external sites

  1. Copy the embed code of the required media file and paste Paste the embed code here space. A preview of the media file will appear
  2. Click the Plus icon in the bottom-right corner of the text area to add the video to the slide.  



  3. Format the file according to your requirement. 

Add a media file to Library 

  1. Click Upload in the top-left of the Image/ Audio/ Video window.
  2. Select the required media file from your device to add to the library.
You can now use these media files in any presentation you create.

 Add media files from Library 

  1. Click the selected media file from the Library and click Insert to add it to the current slide. 
  2. Alternatively, you can double-click the the file to add it to the slide. 


Add a media file from WorkDrive

  1. Click Pick from WorkDrive from the top right corner of the Image/Audio/Video dialog.
  2. Select the required file from the folder and click Pick to add it to your slide.

Search a media file

  1. Click the Search bar within the Image/ Audio/ Video Window and enter your search keyword.

Sort a media file

Click the Sort By drop-down next to Upload and select a sorting option

There are four sorting options:
Name (A-Z/0-9): Sorts your media files in ascending order of the alphabet  (A-Z) or numbers (0-9).
Name (Z-A/9-0): Sorts your media files in descending order of the alphabet (Z-A) or numbers (9-0).
Oldest first: Sorts your media files chronologically from oldest to newest.
Newest first: Sorts your media files chronologically from newest to oldest. 


Delete a media file

  1. Click the media file, then click the Delete icon .
  2. To delete multiple files, press the Cmd or Ctrl key, select the images, and click the Delete icon.
Note about copyrighted media files:  
While adding any media files to your slides, make sure that you have legal rights to use them. Most of the media files available online are protected by copyright, which limits your right to use them. Images licensed under Creative Commons are available for wider use. If you use images licensed under Creative Commons in your slideshow, they will be labeled with the CC icon. To avoid this, you can use Show's add-ons to add images and videos to your slides.

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