When presenting, you can set it so that the audio plays automatically when a certain slide appears.
After you have added an audio file to your slide, you’ll see an audio icon like this
. Once you’ve added your audio clip, here’s how to play it automatically when you get to the slide it’s on in your presentation.
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In Normal view (where you edit your slides), click the audio icon on the slide.
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On the Animations tab, click Add Animation.
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Under Media, select Play.
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On the Animations tab, click Animation Pane.
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In the Animation Pane, make sure your audio clip is in first position at the top of the pane.
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Click the down arrow to the right of the sound clip, and then click Effect Options.
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On the Effect tab under Start Playing, select From beginning.
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Under Stop Playing, select After current slide.
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On the Timing tab, in the Start list, select With Previous.
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To begin playing the sound after a brief delay, in the Delay box, press the up arrow to increase the delay in seconds, and then click OK.
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To test the sound, on the Slide Show tab, click From Beginning.
Note: To hear music or sounds, your computer must be equipped with a sound card and speakers.
For more information about using audio in your presentations, see the following:
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Play music for the duration of your slide show
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Are you having video or audio playback issues?
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Trim a sound clip
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Delete a music clip or another sound