Most of time you already have an audio clip file save on your computer that you want to insert into your PowerPoint presentation. It's easy to add the sound clip to the slide. Up on the Ribbon, click on the Insert tab. On the far right you will see a button with speaker on it labeled Audio. If you click on the bottom half of the button on the dropdrop arrow, you can select Audio from file. If you just click on the top half of the button right on the speaker, PowerPoint automatically selects that same option. Navigate to the sound clip that you want to use and click once on it. We will use Intro.
I use this Insert button at the bottom to decide if you are going embed the audio clip or link to it. We explore all the ramifications and techniques for both of these options in linking and embedding video at the beginning of this course. In short, if you want to import the entire file into you PowerPoint presentation, you would choose Insert. If you want to leave it outside the presentation and have the PowerPoint look for it each time you to play it, change this to Link to File. I will choose Insert. My sound imports.
Now click and hold in the middle of the sound icon and drag it where you want it to go. I can make the sound clip icon larger or smaller by dragging the corners. While you click on the apeaker, you can also go to the Audio Tools Format tab and use the side boxes on the right. When you play your presentation, you won't see the sound controls until you hold your cursor over the speaker. At that point you can play or pause the sound and even adjust its volume.
(Music playing) Press Escape to end the playback and return to the slide. In future movies I will show you how to use all these adjustment tools on the Ribbon. Inserting the sound clip into your PowerPoint is a piece of cake and opens up all kinds of possibilities for including audio in your presentations.
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9/27/2011- Using video and audio appropriately
- Linking vs. embedding media
- Considering copyrights
- Inserting video
- Working with proprietary formats, such as QuickTime, YouTube, and Flash
- Applying effects
- Setting options like looping and full-screen playback
- Adding sound
- Building a music soundtrack
- Saving multimedia presentations
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Introduction
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Welcome51s
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1. Managing Multimedia Presentations
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Considering copyrights3m 57s
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Linking vs. embedding media8m 33s
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Working with video formats6m 15s
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2. Inserting Videos
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Linking to a YouTube video5m 23s
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3. Working with Proprietary Formats
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Inserting a web page5m 22s
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4. Editing Videos
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Trimming a video5m 54s
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Fading in and out4m 23s
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Cropping a video4m 6s
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Selecting a poster frame1m 53s
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Recoloring a video2m 50s
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Adding video bookmarks3m 10s
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5. Formatting Videos
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Resizing a video4m 34s
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6. Applying Video Effects
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Designing a border3m 59s
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Adding shadows2m 52s
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Adding reflections2m 39s
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Adding glow effects2m 16s
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Adding soft edges1m 45s
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Applying 3D rotation3m 50s
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Using Format Painter2m 28s
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7. Setting Video Playback Options
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Setting the volume1m 13s
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Play full screen1m 1s
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Hiding a video1m 16s
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Looping a video2m 50s
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Rewinding after playing1m 13s
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8. Troubleshooting Video Issues
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9. Adding Audio Clips
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Recording your own sounds3m 35s
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10. Setting Sound Playback Options
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Playing a clip automatically2m 23s
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Trimming an audio clip3m 52s
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Looping a sound clip2m 23s
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Delaying an audio clip2m 31s
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Rewinding after playing1m 13s
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Hiding the sound icon2m 6s
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11. Triggering Sound Effects
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12. Working with Soundtracks
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Building a music soundtrack4m 23s
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Recording a narration9m 8s
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13. Saving Multimedia Presentations
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Compressing media files3m 47s
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Saving as a movie4m 48s
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Extracting media asset files2m 52s
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Conclusion
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Goodbye45s
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