Monday, May 24, 2010

Powering Up Powerpoint ( Part 3) -- Playing sound

Note: You will need earphones to work with sound on the school computers. You may also wish to bring a music CD to experiment with.

Make a sound file play when you want it to, even over several slides, in a Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2003 presentation. Also learn how to play a CD with your show.

This lesson tells you how to play sounds in a presentation—how to start them and make them play when you want, for as long as you want. Make a sound repeat, and get tips on hiding the sound icon on a slide.

You'll also see how to hit just the right note by playing music from a CD with your slide show.

After completing this lesson you will be able to:

* Insert a sound file and play it continuously in a slide show.
* Play a CD for a slide show and set its tracks.
* Change how a sound starts, make it repeat, and hide its icon.
* Guarantee that your sound will play when you present.

Playing sound in PowerPoint 2003