You can tell PowerPoint to play music or other audio automatically when a certain slide appears during a slide show.
There are different ways to play it automatically when you get to that slide in your presentation:
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To start the audio immediately when the slide appears during the presentation, use the options on the Playback tab.
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To start the audio after a delayed interval of time that you set, use Animation options.
Start the audio in the click sequence or immediately
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In Normal view (where you edit your slides), click the audio icon on the slide.
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On the Playback tab, in the Audio Options group, select In Click Sequence or Automatically in the Start list.
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To test the sound, on the Slide Show tab, click From Beginning.
Note: To hear music or sounds, your computer must be equipped with a sound card and speakers.
Start the audio after a delay
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In Normal view (where you edit your slides), click the audio icon on the slide.
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On the Animations tab, click Add Animation.
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Under Media, select Play.
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On the Animations tab, click Animation Pane.
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In the Animation Pane, make sure your audio clip is in first position at the top of the pane.
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Click the down arrow to the right of the sound clip, and then click Effect Options.
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On the Effect tab under Start Playing, select From beginning.
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Under Stop Playing, select After current slide.
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On the Timing tab, in the Start list, select With Previous.
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To begin playing the sound after a brief delay, in the Delay box, press the up arrow to increase the delay in seconds, and then click OK.
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To test the sound, on the Slide Show tab, click From Beginning.
Note: To hear music or sounds, your computer must be equipped with a sound card and speakers.
