RE: Sound Clip Volume
From: John Langhans [MSFT] (johnlan_at_online.microsoft.com)
Date: 08/09/04
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Date: Mon, 09 Aug 2004 17:35:25 GMT
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Hello,
PowerPoint 2002 and PowerPoint 2003 provide volume control for only some
audio formats, even though the volume setting is visible regardless of the
audio format that you have inserted into PowerPoint.
The sound volume setting is ignored for sound files which get their volume
control from the System volume settings. These include: CD Audio, .wav,
mid, midi, mp2, mp3, mpa and rmi
The sound volume setting works for other sound files including: aif, aiff,
aifc, .au, m3u, snd and wma. So the workarounds include:
* Convert you sound files to one of the formats where the volume can be
controlled in PowerPoint, or
* Edit the sounds outside of PowerPoint (changing their volume) before
insertinng them into PowerPoint.
* OR, as you have discovered, using a 3rd party add-in
If you (or anyone else reading this message) think that it's important that
PowerPoint provide this kind of functionality natively (not requiring
add-ins or ActiveX controls), don't forget to send your feedback (in YOUR
OWN WORDS, please) to Microsoft by either:
A) If you are using Microsoft's web-based, online newsreader for Office
communities (http://www.microsoft.com/office/community/en-us/default.mspx),
click on the "New" drop-down menu and choose "Suggestion for Microsoft"
from directly within the newsreader web page.
OR,
B) If you are using another newsreader (such as Microsoft Outlook Express),
submit your suggestion using your web browser at the following address:
http://register.microsoft.com/mswish/suggestion.asp
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important TO YOU that your product suggestion be implemented. A good wish
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not having a specific feature, HOW MUCH time and effort ($$$) is spent
working around a specific limitation of the current product, etc. Remember
that Microsoft receives THOUSANDS of product suggestions every day and we
read each one but, in any given product development cycle, there are ONLY
sufficient resources to address the ones that are MOST IMPORTANT to our
customers so take the extra time to state your case as CLEARLY and
COMPLETELY as possible so that we can FEEL YOUR PAIN.
IMPORTANT: Each submission should be a single suggestion (not a list of
suggestions).
John Langhans
Microsoft Corporation
Supportability Program Manager
Microsoft Office PowerPoint for Windows
Microsoft Office Picture Manager for Windows
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