Playing an MP3 Music File in Conjunction With a PowerPoint 2010 Presentation

Playing an MP3 Music File in Conjunction With a PowerPoint 2010 PresentationVictoria RicciardielloDecember 2012

2Victoria Ricciardiello3Victoria RicciardielloClick on the slide on which you want the MP3 to start playingFrom the Insert tab on the Ribbon, click on the Audio icon down arrowSelect the option for Audio from FileSelect your audio MP3 file from your storage medium

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Once the MP3 file is selected and inserted, an icon that represents the MP3 file displays on your slide

Reminder this is the slide where you want your music to start playing

5Victoria RicciardielloThe MP3 Icon is now displayed on the slide where you want to music to start playingClick on the Playback tab on the RibbonSelect the options to Loop until StoppedSelect the option to Start Automatically

6Victoria RicciardielloFor this example, assume that you want the music to start on slide 5 and so that is the slide where you inserted the musicYou also want the music to play through 4 slides.Therefore the music will play through slides 5, 6, 7, and 8 and then it will stopIn order to set this criteria, you need to display the Animation tab and then select the Animation PaneYour music will display in the Animation PaneFollow the instructions on the next slide to finish setting the music

7Victoria RicciardielloClick the down arrow next to the music in the Animation PaneSelect Effect OptionsThe Play Audio dialog box will displayOn the Effect tab, under the option to Stop playing select After and then enter 4This is because you want the music to stop playing after four slides

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