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Question I would like to play a WAV while my presentation is showing. I have tried every suggestion I've found on the internet tutorials. I have no problem inserting the file... The problem is that when the file is inserted as sound, then the transition won't work... it won't run until the song is finish... (not what I want), then the slide will change... Seems like it can't be done?? I know I can use a CD, however, it is exactly what I am trying to avoid... I want the music to play automatically. Any suggestions, insights, advices!!!
Answer Jorge, I cannot duplicate your file but the following might help.
Play movies and sounds continuously throughout the whole slide show
You may want the sound or movie to play for the duration of the slide show or to keep playing until you stop it. If the length of the sound or movie file isn't long enough for continuous play during a slide show, you can set the sound or movie to loop.
Insert the sound or movie if you have not already done so.
Display the slide to which you want to add a movie or sound effects.
On the Insert menu, point to Movies and Sounds, and then do one of the following:
Insert a sound from a file
Click Sound from File, locate the folder that contains the file, and then double-click the file that you want.
Insert a sound from the Clip Organizer
Click Sound from Clip Organizer, scroll to find the clip that you want in the Clip Art task pane, and click it to add it to the slide.
Right-click the sound icon or movie frame, and on the shortcut menu, click Edit Sound Object or Edit Movie Object.
In the Sound Options or Movie Options dialog box, select the Loop until stopped check box to repeat the sound or movie continuously.
There are lots of variables with sounds, powerpoint and publishing to the web.
If you just embed the sound, but don't tell it to play automatically, you'll need to click on the sound icon to start it.
it sounds like you have linked your file instead of embedding it.
From the Insert menu, object, and then browse to the MP3 file.
The main differences between linked objects and embedded objects are where you store the data and how you update the data after you place it in the destination file.
A linked object?
When an object is linked, information is updated only if you modify the source file. Linked data is stored in the source file. The destination file stores only the location of the source file and displays a representation of the linked data. Use linked objects if file size is a consideration.
An embedded object?
When an object is embedded, information in the destination file doesn't change if you modify the source file. Embedded objects become part of the destination file and, once inserted, are no longer part of the source file. Double-click the embedded object to open it in the source program.
By default, sounds are automatically linked (linked object: An object that is created in a source file and inserted into a destination file, while maintaining a connection between the two files. The linked object in the destination file can be updated when the source file is updated.) to your file, rather than embedded (embedded object: Information (object) contained in a source file and inserted into a destination file. Once embedded, the object becomes part of the destination file. Changes you make to the embedded object are reflected in the destination file.) in it, if they are greater than 100 KB in size. You can change this default to be more or less than 100 KB. When your presentation has linked files, you must copy the linked files as well as the presentation if you are going to be giving the presentation on another computer.
Use a linked object (linked object: An object that is created in a source file and inserted into a destination file, while maintaining a connection between the two files. The linked object in the destination file can be updated when the source file is updated.) or an embedded object (embedded object: Information (object) contained in a source file and inserted into a destination file. Once embedded, the object becomes part of the destination file. Changes you make to the embedded object are reflected in the destination file.) to add all or part of a file created in a Microsoft Office program, or in any program that supports linked and embedded objects, to a file.
Create a new embedded object
Click in the file where you want to place the embedded object.
On the Insert menu, click Object.
Click Create new.
In the Object type box, click the type of object you want to create.
To display the embedded object as an icon, select the Display as icon check box.
Note Only installed programs that support linked and embedded objects appear in the Object type box.
Create a linked object or embedded object from part of an existing file
Open the file that contains the information you want to create a linked object or embedded object from, and then select the information.
On the Standard toolbar (toolbar: A bar with buttons and options that you use to carry out commands. To display a toolbar, press ALT and then SHIFT+F10.), click Copy or Cut .
Switch to the file where you want to place the information, and then click where you want the information to appear.
On the Edit menu, click Paste Special.
Do one of the following:
If you want to create a linked object, click Paste Link.
If you want to create an embedded object, click Paste. In the As box, click the entry with the file format you want to use.
Create a linked object or embedded object from an entire existing file
Click in the file where you want to place the linked object or embedded object.
On the Insert menu, click Object.
Click Create from file.
In the File box, type the name of the file you want to create a linked object or embedded object from, or click Browse to select from a list.
To create a linked object, select the Link check box.
An embedded object is created if you don't select the Link check box.
If the path name of a linked file exceeds 128 characters, Microsoft Office PowerPoint is not able to find and play that linked file. In such a case, you can either rename the linked file, or shorten the path name by copying the linked file into the folder where your presentation is located. Then either update links automatically by using the Package for CD feature, or update them manually by removing the sounds from the presentation and then adding them again.
