Microsoft PowerPoint 2016 Step by Step

Add audio content to slides

To manually start audio playback 1. Do any of the following:

● ● In Normal view, Reading view, or Slide Show view, point to the audio icon. When the playback controls appear, click the Play button. ● ● In Normal view, click the audio icon, and then click the Play button on the playback toolbar or in the Preview group on the Playback tool tab.

● ● In Slide Show view, after the audio icon has had focus, press Alt+P .

TIP  To play sounds and other audio content, you must have a sound card and speakers installed.

To automatically start audio playback 1. On the Playback tool tab, in the Audio Options group, in the Start list, click Automatically . Then select the Loop until Stopped check box. TIP  If your presentation might be viewed by people using assistive technologies such as screen readers or text-to-speech tools, you should avoid starting audio clips or files automatically. Instead, allow the user to play the audio content after the tool has finished communicating the slide content.

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To prevent an audio clip from stopping when the slide changes 1. On the Playback tool tab, do either of the following:

● ● To play to the end of the audio and then stop, in the Audio Options group, select the Play Across Slides check box. ● ● To loop the audio until the end of the slide show regardless of other audio tracks, in the Audio Styles group, click the Play in Background button.

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