4 Easy Ways to Add Music or Audio to Microsoft PowerPoint

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If you want to spice up your PowerPoint presentation, background music can make it much more compelling. PowerPoint allows you to insert any WAV or MP3 file into your slides. If you're using a Mac, you can also add music directly from iTunes. You can also use music from video websites such as YouTube. Android users can select songs from their device files to play in the PowerPoint mobile app. This wikiHow will show you how to add music and audio to your PowerPoint presentations on Windows, Mac, and Android.

• If you want music to play in the background throughout your presentation, insert an audio file.
• Click "Insert" → "Audio" → "Audio on My PC/Audio from File". Select a file and click "Insert".
• To embed a music video, click "Insert" → "Video" → "Online Videos/Online Movie". Paste the video URL and click "Insert".

Inserting a Music File (Desktop)

• You can use this method to play music on a single slide, or to keep it playing in the background as you scroll through your entire presentation.
• You'll need to have an audio file saved to your computer to insert it into your PowerPoint presentation. Audio files can be in the ADTS, AIFF, AU, FLAC, MIDI, MP3, MP4, WAV, or WMA format.
• If you don't have an audio file, check out our guide to downloading free music.

• On Mac, this will look like Audio from File. You can also select Audio Browser to insert audio directly from iTunes.
• If you want to use a song from iTunes, you'll need to convert it to MP3 first.
• WAV files can be quite large and can make the PowerPoint presentation difficult to share. Consider converting the WAV file to MP3.

• Play in Background: Choose this option if you want the music to start automatically and play in the background across all of your slides—even when you change slides.
• No Style: Choose this if you prefer to click the button to start the music. The music will only play when you click the audio button, and will stop when you switch slides.

• Add bookmarks. When you hover over the audio object, you'll see a track time slider. Select a spot on the track and click the Add Bookmark button to create a clickable bookmark at that point in the track. This will allow you to quickly jump to specific spots.
• Click the Trim Audio button to cut out unnecessary parts of the song. This is useful if you only need to present a section of the song. Use the sliders in the Trim Audio window to select the new starting and ending point for the song.
• Use the Fade Duration options to set the fade in and fade out times. The longer the duration, the more gradual the fade will be.
• Click Volume to adjust the master volume for the song. Make sure to test the song before the presentation and adjust the volume accordingly so that you don't startle the audience.

• Click Change Picture.
• Select This Device, From Stock Images, From Online Sources, From Icons, or From Clipboard.
• Select the image source from the chosen method, and then click Insert.

Inserting a Web Video (Desktop)

• Use this method to insert music from a supported website such as YouTube, SlideShare, Vimeo, Stream, or Flip.

Copy the URL of the video. Highlight the entire URL, and then press CTRL + C (Windows) or CMD + C (Mac) on your keyboard to copy. You can also right-click the URL and click Copy.

• On Mac, this will be Online Movie.

• You'll see a preview of the video.

• To change the picture:
  • Select the web video to open the Video Format tab.
  • Click Poster Frame on the left of the toolbar.
  • Click Image from File….
  • Select From a File, Stock Images, Online Pictures, or From Icons.
  • Select the image source from the chosen method, and then click Insert.
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  • The menu will open.

  

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  • The audio file will be added to your PowerPoint.
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  Open the slide you want to start the song on. If you want the song to start when you start your presentation, open the first slide. If you want it to start at a specific point in the presentation, open the slide you want it to start on.

  

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  • In Office 2003, click the Insert menu, select "Movies and Sounds", and then select "Sound from File".
  • Since PowerPoint 2003 and 2007 cannot embed MP3 files, you'll have the most success if you create a new folder on your computer and put the presentation file along with the audio file in the same spot.
  • You can embed WAV files, but this can create a very large presentation file. It is recommended that you use a linked MP3 file instead.

  

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  • If you set the song to play automatically, check the "Hide During Show" box to hide the button for the audio file.

  

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  Right-click on the new audio object and select "Custom Animation". Normally, the song will stop playing as soon as you move on to the next slide. By creating a custom animation, you can force the music to continue playing longer.

  

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  Select the "After" option and then set how many slides you want the music to continue playing for. Set this to the number of slides in your presentation to have the music play in the background the entire time. Click "OK" after you're finished.

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  • Click the Office button, select "Publish", then "Package for CD".
  • Enter the name of the folder you want to create in the "Name the CD" box.
  • Click "Options" and ensure that "Include linked files" is checked.
  • Click the "Copy to Folder" button. A new folder will be created with your presentation and the audio file, along with a PowerPoint player so that anyone can view the presentation, even if they don't have Office.
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  "Since PowerPoint 2003 and 2007 cannot embed MP3 files, you'll have the most success if you create a new folder on your computer and put the presentation file along with the audio file in the same spot." How do I create this new folder?

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  Go to your desktop, and right-click on the background. Then go to: New > Folder. Now you have created a folder. Put both the MP3 file and the PowerPoint file in the folder. Now you need to zip it. If done correctly, you can open the file.

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