Re: Sound files in PowerPoint

Echo,
Thanks for the input. I will try that. Does the path matter with embedded
files as well as linked files?
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"Echo S" wrote:

Oh, I didn't catch the reference to the clip gallery before.

Try copying the sound file from the clip gallery or whatever folder it's in
directly onto your C drive and then use Insert | Movies and Sound | Sound
from File to insert it. I think the path length may be too long, and that's
causing it not to play. (My Documents and the desktop are both fairly long
paths, but many users don't realize that.) See #2 at
http://www.echosvoice.com/tshoot_video2.htm

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"Tim" <Tim@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Echo S,
There is just the one sound clip. I have reduced it to a 30 sec. clip
(under
4 MB). I have tried to cut the sound and then trying a different clip art
sound from the gallery. Most did the same thing. I did get one of the clip
art sounds to work properly, but several others I tried would not (such as
cash register sound). I have another slide on the presentation that has 3
different sounds that play at different times in the sequence and they all
work properly. As I stated earlier, I even tried a brand new slide and
then
new slides in all of the layouts with the same result. This is so
frustrating!
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"Echo S" wrote:

How many sounds do you have on this slide? Perhaps that's the problem.

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"Tim" <Tim@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Steve,
If I go to the previous slide and advance to the embedded slide, the
text
and picture sequence plays but no audio. If I check it normal view,
with
the
Custom Animation pane open, the timeline continues as if it is still
playing
but no audio.
I have tried editting the file to a 30 second clip, no change. Other
clip
art sound files that I inserted in this slide do the same thing. They
operate
normally in other slides. I deleted and recreated this slide but to no
avail.
Is it the slide layout? I am in comparison layout. I will try making
another
slide with different layout.
Any other suggestions?
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"Steve Rindsberg" wrote:

In article <B9280A62-C56C-4468-8777-35E612603003@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>, Tim
wrote:
I am trying to embed a .wav file to a PowerPoint presentation. When
I
do, it
plays the first time with either preview or slide show, but will not
play
after that. The slide timer in the animations pane looks like the
file
is
playing but there is no audio. If I cut the sound clip and the
insert
it
again it will play, but only once. The clip is 4 minute song. I have
adjusted
the Max Sound File Size to 50,000. The Sound Options box indicates
it
is
"saved in presentation". What am I doing wrong? How do I get the
song
to play
each time the slide shoe runs?

What happens if you go to the previous slide and then advance to the
slide with
the sound again?

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