{"id":45020,"date":"2022-04-11T14:13:49","date_gmt":"2022-04-11T14:13:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/graphicmama.com\/blog\/?p=45020"},"modified":"2022-06-28T06:45:34","modified_gmt":"2022-06-28T06:45:34","slug":"how-to-add-audio-to-powerpoint","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/graphicmama.com\/blog\/how-to-add-audio-to-powerpoint\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Add Audio to PowerPoint: The Quick Step-by-Step Guide"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n

In most cases, your PowerPoint<\/a> presentation will serve as a visualization for your main points during your speech. This, however, doesn’t mean you can’t take a break and enrich your presentation with additional media to further immerse your audience<\/strong>. If you’ve landed on this article, you probably already have something in mind and wish to try to diversify your slides with some music, sounds, or narrations. With no further ado, welcome to the quick step-by-step guide on how to add audio to PowerPoint.<\/p>\r\n

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Let’s say you already have some tune in mind that you wish to add to a particular slide. In terms of sounds, PowerPoint allows you to add multiple files to a single slide, so your options are limitless. For this guide, for example, we will create a slide for a presentation on Farm Animals directed at children. We will add a sound responding to each of the animals in the picture.<\/p>\r\n

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Step 1<\/h4>\r\n

Go to the ribbon menu in your PowerPoint and choose Insert > Audio<\/strong>.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

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Step 2<\/h4>\r\n

When you click Audio<\/strong>, PowerPoint will open a dialogue window. From there, navigate to the location where you store your audio files. Once you select the audio file you wish to add to your slide, click Open<\/strong>.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

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Step 3<\/h4>\r\n

PowerPoint will insert your audio file in the form of a speaker icon<\/strong> with a player that allows you to play your file and adjust its volume. You can drag the icon<\/strong> and place it wherever you find it suitable, and you can also adjust its size<\/strong>.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

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If you select the speaker icon, the Audio Menu will appear in the main ribbon menu. Select the Audio menu and take a look at the options.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

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Volume<\/h5>\r\n

This option allows you to adjust the volume of your audio.<\/p>\r\n

Start<\/h5>\r\n

This option reveals a drop-down menu to help you choose how the audio starts. Depending on the version, you can choose the following options. When Clicked On<\/strong> plays audio only when you click the speaker icon. Automatically<\/strong> plays your audio file immediately when you land on the slide where you’ve placed the audio file. In some versions, you will get a third option of In Click Sequence<\/strong>, which plays the file automatically with a click.<\/p>\r\n

Audio Options<\/h5>\r\n

In order to choose how the audio plays during your presentation, this drop-down menu gives you the following options.<\/p>\r\n