Knowledgebase: Microsoft Powerpoint
How to play different music or sound tracks across different slides in the same PowerPoint 2002, 2003, or 2004 presentation?
Posted by - NA - on 30 March 2006 01:26 AM
Solution:

To play different music or sound tracks across different slides in the same PowerPoint 2002, 2003, or 2004 presentation:

1.Choose "Movies and Sounds" from the Insert main menu option.
2.Depending on your preference, select "Sound From Clip Organizer", or "Sound From File", or "Play CD Audio Track", or "Record Sound".
3.Locate the Sound file that you wish to play across any number of your slides.
4.Insert the sound.
5.If you don't want the sound icon to appear in the presentation, drag it off the slide.
6.If you are asked, Do you want the sound to play automatically? Select "YES".
7.Right click the sound's icon and select "Custom Animation" from the popup menu. The Custom Animation dialog box will open and your sound file should be listed.
8.Click the arrow directly to the right of the sound icon to pull down various options.
9.Select "Effect Options", and on the Effects tab, Select the radio button beside "Stop Playing after XXX slides". Select the number of slides that you would like the music to continue to play through. If you want the sound to continue through the end of the presentation, enter a very large number, for example 999.
10.Select the Timing tab. To play automatically, the timing should be set to Start After Previous with a 0 second delay.
11.Click OK to close the dialog box.
12.Go the slide where you want your next music or sound track to begin playing.
13.Repeat steps 1 - 11 for your next music or sound track.
14.Repeat steps 1 -12 for every new music or sound track you wish to add to your presentation.
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