Re: no audio during presentation mode

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It's a PPT 2003 Viewer thing. See John Langhans's response at
http://tinyurl.com/d7yfk

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Echo [MS PPT MVP]
http://www.echosvoice.com


"Osama Rajab" <OsamaRajab@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:3D46ED78-B16E-4902-8009-1CD0D82F8C64@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> I notice the speaker icon on the slide, only when I press that Icon the
sound
> file plays(this case using PP Viewer 2003), the strange thing that when I
run
> the presentation using the Office PowerPoint 2003 it works fine.
> one more thing, I try to open and resave some of the presentations it
works
> perfectly, but some of the PPT files contain read-only embedded fonts so
> these kind of PPT files can't be edited and as long I'm not owner of
these
> presentations I can't do any thing.
> I noticed also in the Custom Animation window; the external sound files
been
> set to work as "After Previous" and they ordered to be the last custom
> animation in every slide, I would like to clarify that these external
sound
> files are not music so the purpose of their existence to describe the
slide
> by voice. these presentations basically are lectures distributed by a
> Magazine for free.
>
> "Echo S" wrote:
>
> > You may need to reset your sounds for the PPT 2003 Viewer, as PPT
2002/2003
> > handle sound a little differently than do 97/2000.
> >
> > See Play sounds across multiple slides (A WAV runs through it)
> > http://www.rdpslides.com/pptfaq/FAQ00047.htm
> >
> > --
> > Echo [MS PPT MVP]
> > http://www.echosvoice.com
> >
> >
> > "Osama Rajab" <Osama Rajab@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> > news:4F3EB909-9977-4D5F-87E6-9DBC01F1A079@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > > I have the same issue, I try to use power point viewer 97 the sound
works
> > but
> > > not with 2003 viewer..
> > > in my case I have arabic text in the presentation, in 2003 viewer it
> > > displayed correctly, but using 97 viewer it dose not displays the text
> > > correctly.
> > >
> > >
> > > "BroIceCream" wrote:
> > >
> > > > I am including a wma/mp3 song from a file in my presentation. The
song
> > > > plays fine outside of powerpoint, but when I go in presentation
mode, I
> > > > cannot hear the music.
> > > >
> > > > The same powerpoint file plays fine on another machine. On my
laptop
> > > > it doesnt play in presentation mode. Other audio files play fine on
> > > > the external speakers or earphones on the laptop.
> > > >
> > > >
> >
> >
> >


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