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templateready
Nov 24th, 2005

Insert sound in Powerpoint

To insert a sound file into a powerpoint presentation, follow these steps:

1.

Click on New Slide in the Common Tasks window or New Slide from the Insert menu. The short cut is Ctrl+M.

insert sound

 

2.

Select the Two Column Text Slide.

 

3.

Add a sound by selecting Movies and Sounds then Sound from Gallery in the Insert menu.

 

4.

Click on Music.

 

5.

Right click on upbeat and select insert. Close the window.

 

6.

Choose whether or not you want the sound to play automatically or when you click it. You can further customize the order in which objects are played or displayed on your slide by going to custom animation under the Slide Show Menu. You will learn more about custom animation when you insert a movie.
templateready
Oct 7th, 2005

How to insert a movie in a PowerPoint presentation

To insert a movie in a Powerpoint Presentation follow these simple steps.

1. Click on New Slide in the Common Tasks window or New Slide from the Insert menu. The short cut is Ctrl+M.

new presentation slide

2. Select the Title Only Slide.

choose an auto layout 

3. To insert a movie select Movies and Sounds from the Insert menu and choose Movies from Gallery.

choose Movies from Gallery

4. Right click on the image and select insert. Close the window and return to the slide show.

select insert movie

5. In order for the animation to play, you must set the controls for how it will be played. Highlight the movie. Select Custom Animation from the Slide Show menu.

custom animation 

Check the box next to your movie object. Then, choose the effects you want the movie to exhibit such as flying in from the bottom before it is played. 

choose effects 

Finally, set the order in which items on your slide will be displayed and whether or not they will appear automatically or on a mouse click.

set order

animation inserted in presentation