
Edit video and audio in Numbers on Mac
By default, a video or audio file plays one time when you click the Play button  . You can set it to repeat in a loop, adjust its volume, and trim it to play only part of the video or audio. For a video, you can change the poster frame that’s displayed on a sheet to represent the video.
. You can set it to repeat in a loop, adjust its volume, and trim it to play only part of the video or audio. For a video, you can change the poster frame that’s displayed on a sheet to represent the video.
Set video or audio looping
- Go to the Numbers app  on your Mac. on your Mac.
- Open a spreadsheet with video or audio, then click the video or audio to select it. 
- In the Format  sidebar, click the Movie or Audio tab. sidebar, click the Movie or Audio tab.
- To set media to repeat, click the Repeat pop-up menu, then choose how you want it to play: - Play in a continuous loop: Choose Loop. 
- Play forward and then backward: Choose Loop Back and Forth. - Note: Recorded audio can’t loop back and forth. 
 
Trim video or audio
- Go to the Numbers app  on your Mac. on your Mac.
- Open a spreadsheet with video or audio, then click the video or audio to select it. 
- In the Format  sidebar, click the Movie or Audio tab at the top of the sidebar. sidebar, click the Movie or Audio tab at the top of the sidebar.
- Click the disclosure arrow next to Edit Movie or Edit Audio, then drag the Trim sliders. 
Note: You can’t trim audio that you recorded in Numbers on your iPhone or iPad.
Change the poster frame for a video
You can choose the frame that’s displayed on a sheet to represent the video.
- Go to the Numbers app  on your Mac. on your Mac.
- Open a spreadsheet with video, then click the video to select it. 
- In the Format  sidebar, click the Movie tab at the top of the sidebar. sidebar, click the Movie tab at the top of the sidebar.
- Click the disclosure arrow next to Edit Movie, then drag the Poster Frame slider. 
Adjust playback volume
- Go to the Numbers app  on your Mac. on your Mac.
- Open a spreadsheet with video or audio, then click the video or audio to select it. 
- In the Format  sidebar, click the Movie or Audio tab at the top of the sidebar. sidebar, click the Movie or Audio tab at the top of the sidebar.
- Drag the Volume slider. 
You can set Numbers to optimize the format and quality of movies and images that you add to spreadsheets.