ADDING SOUND TO A POWERPOINT

7 STEPS

Adding Sound to a PowerPoint

When adding sound to a power point it is best to determine what kind of sound you will need to insert into your presentation. With this presentation you will learn how to add in sound that will play throughout your power presentation.

Example: Music playing throughout your presentation or your prerecorded voice narrating the presentation.

Adding Sound to a PowerPoint

VERY IMPORTANT!

Adding sound files to a PowerPoint Presentation can be easy. Making sure it works consistently can be confusing. If you follow just one of the pre-steps explained in the next three slides, you should have a presentation that will always have your sound attached and working properly.

Adding Sound to a PowerPoint

USING YOUR HARD DRIVE?YOU MUST READ!

Pre-step if you will use a hard drive

Create a folder for this project on your hard drive. Save all sound files you want to use to this one folder. This folder is also where you will pull your sound files from as well as save your PowerPoint Presentation. When you go to burn your final PowerPoint to a CD, you must burn everything in this folder along with your final presentation to insure all sounds will connect properly.

Adding Sound to a PowerPoint

USING A USB FLASH DRIVE?YOU MUST READ!

Pre-step if you will use a USB Flash Drive

Create a folder for this project on your USB Flash Drive. Save all sound files you want to use to this one folder. This folder is also where you will pull your sound files from as well as save your PowerPoint Presentation. When you go to burn your final PowerPoint to a CD, you must burn everything in this folder along with your final presentation to insure all sounds will connect properly.

Adding Sound to a PowerPoint

USING A CD?YOU MUST READ!

Pre-step if you will use a CD

Save all sound files you want to use to one CD-RW. This must be a CD-RW so you can continaully burn to this same disk. This disk is also where you will pull your sound files from as well as save your finial PowerPoint Presentation so the sound may connect properly.

Adding Sound to a PowerPoint

STEP 1: Click the insert tab

Adding Sound to a PowerPoint

STEP 2: Click the Sound button to retrieve Sound from the hard drive, flash drive or CD.

Adding Sound to a PowerPoint

STEP 3: The Insert Sound box will appear. Locate the file folder containing the sound. Click the sound you want and then click the OK button.

Adding Sound to a PowerPoint

STEP 4: The question box will pop up on how do you want the sound to start in the slide show?

Adding Sound to a PowerPoint

STEP 5: You will be able to see the sound button.

Adding Sound to a PowerPoint

STEP 6: Notice the Options tab highlighted under Sound Tools. To make adjustments to your sound clip you will need to select options from this tab.

Adding Sound to a PowerPoint

STEP 7: Most people need to have their music play across the presentation. You will need to hit the scroll bar for Play Sound and click on Play Across Slides. To make additional edits to your sound file, you will find these tools on the tool bar.

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