Video and Audio are easy to insert into your PowerPoint presentation. Both of these elements enter your presentation by using the Insert menu.
To enter a movie
Insert
Movies and Sounds
Movie from file
Select the movie file
When the movie inserts, you will get a dialog box that will ask you if you want the movie to start automatically. If you say yes, the movie will begin when the slide opens. If you say No, you can automate the slide later using custom animation.
To view a quick video of inserting a movie, Click Here
To control the way that elements enter your slide, use Custom Animation
On Menu select Slide Show
Custom Animation
In this dialog box all the elements of the slide are listed at the top
By checking the box before the item it is listed in the box below (Order and Timing) and can be animated automatically or by mouse click
The Effects tab allows you to decide how you want the element to enter, if sound is associated, and if it will change after viewing
There are two other tabs, Chart Effects and Multimedia Settings
These only work for charts, video, and sound
If you are using this type of element, then you will find these tabs active
To view a quick video on custom animation, Click Here
To insert a audio file (sound) on your slide, you follow the same directions except you select Sound from file. Again you will get a dialog box that asks if you wish to start automatically. Same choices, Yes if you want it to start when you click on the slide. No if you want to custom animate later.
To view a quick video on inserting a sound, Click Here
When you insert a sound, a megaphone appears on your slide. Many people find this symbol distracting or unattractive in their presentation. You can easily hide the icon behind an image.
To hide the icon
Move the icon so that it is sitting on top of a picture
With the icon active (handles selected), go to the bottom toolbar (Drawing Toolbar)
Click on Draw,
Order
Send to back
The icon disappears. It is hidden behind the image on your slide. To view a quick video on hiding the sound icon, Click Here
Finally, you may want your music to play over several slides. In order to do this, you must use custom animation
On the menu bar, click on Slide Show
Custom Animation
Select the sound (Media) element
With the Media element active, select the Media Settings tab
Click on Continue slide show and then
Select the number of slides over which the music will play
If the selection is short, go to More Options
Select Loop (the music will play over and over)
To view a quick video on continuing the music over several slide, Click Here