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My sound won’t play! Embed narration or music so you can send the PowerPoint presentation to others

August 5, 2012 by Ellen Finkelstein 26 Comments

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<img class=”alignright size-full wp-image-5023″ title=”powerpoint-tips-my-sound-wont-play-2″ src=”http://www.ellenfinkelstein.com/pptblog/home8/ellenfin/public_html/pptblog/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/powerpoint-tips-my-sound-wont-play-2.png” alt=”powerpoint-tips-my-sound-wont-play-2″ width=”454″ height=”481″ data-mce-src=”http://www.ellenfinkelstein.com/pptblog/home8/ellenfin/public_html/pptblog/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/powerpoint-tips-my-sound-wont-play-2.png” /><span id=”mce_marker” data-mce-type=”bookmark”></span><span id=”__caret”>_</span>&lt;link id=”css-article-ns” href=”http://officeimg.vo.msecnd.net/_layouts/article.noscript.css?b=5615%2E4500″ rel=”stylesheet”&gt;&lt;/link&gt;A reader wants to send a PPS (a PowerPoint Show) file containing music via email but when he sends it, the viewer doesn’t hear the music. Why? Know the difference between linked and embedded sounds The reason is usually […]

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Filed Under: Multimedia: Music, sound & video Tagged With: audio, embed, link, music, play, sound

Convert iTunes M4P (and other) sounds to MP3

April 14, 2009 by Ellen Finkelstein Leave a Comment

A subscriber recently asked me how to insert songs that he bought from iTunes into a PowerPoint presentation. He wanted to use them for a presentation to a Rotary Club conference. Before I start, let me say that I’m not a lawyer. If you have questions, get legal advice. That said, here’s my understanding. (Correct […]

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Filed Under: Multimedia: Music, sound & video Tagged With: iTunes, M4P, MP3, music, PowerPoint, sound

Play sound or music by passing mouse over an icon (without clicking)

April 15, 2004 by Ellen Finkelstein 3 Comments

You can play a sound or music file on a slide without clicking the mouse. Usually, you insert a file by choosing Insert > Movies and Sounds > Sound from File. You see a sound icon on the slide. A dialog box asks you if you want to play the sound automatically or when you […]

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Filed Under: Delivery Tagged With: music, PowerPoint, slides, sound

Playing Music Continuously in a Web-Based Presentation

December 19, 2001 by Ellen Finkelstein Leave a Comment

You can play music continuously during a presentation that you have posted to a Web site. The effect is quite striking. Because you usually are not narrating, the music doesn’t interfere, as it would if you were delivering a presentation live. Here’s the technique: Choose File>Save as Web Page. In the Save as Type drop-down […]

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Filed Under: Multimedia: Music, sound & video Tagged With: music, PowerPoint, presentations, web-based presentation

Synchronize animation with music

April 12, 2000 by Ellen Finkelstein 1 Comment

This technique explains how synchronize scrolling text so that it begins when music begins and ends when music ends. You can do this using PowerPoint’s custom animation features. Here’s a simple method: 1. Find (or record) the music that you want to use and time it. You may be able to open the file in […]

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Filed Under: Animation & transitions Tagged With: animation, music, PowerPoint

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