Re: A pps. file in Front Page...no audio!!!

In article <A63B232B-FA58-444C-9EB6-441BEBC1D628@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>, Schottgun wrote:
> The link that you gave me was the key. it said to click on tools and scroll
> to general options. Once there set your link sounds with file size greater
> that 50000KB so that any file smaller will embed instead of link. so the
> audio is finally working on the link now.

Excellent!

> Im just a little stumped on how to
> get my background music ( which is a wav. file) to play through the
> presentation. I cant seem to make 2 wav. files play at the same time.

People who know this stuff better than I do tell me that some sound cards are capable of
playing more than one sound at a time, others aren't. I don't know what percentage of either
you can reasonably count on nowadays ... Austin? Clues?

But perhaps the more important point: I'm guessing that if there's a conflict, the sounds
that's already playing takes precedence over a sound that tries to get started later; if so
(Austin? Clues?) the background track would be running from the start, so for at least some
percentage of your viewers, the other sounds wouldn't play. Might be better to skip the
background audio if so.

>
> "Steve Rindsberg" wrote:
>
> > In article <0ACF3030-9911-426E-AA10-0E0FC60E3A2F@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>, Schottgun wrote:
> > > Steve...you're awesome!
> >
> > What, me? I just went and looked at your file and suggested you try a couple things.
> > You did all the work!
> >
> > (But tell us which bit of work make it ... uh ... work.)
> >
> > > The audio is finally working on the link. Now Im
> > > sure you're really busy and all but I have ONE last question for you.
> > > I had a wav file playing as background music, but since I made the necessary
> > > adjustments, it wont play now. Is there anyway to have the one wav file play
> > > through the presentation with all the others??
> >
> > Remember, I didn't have sound the first time through, so I'm not sure which others we're
> > talking about. ;-)
> >
> > Point me at the latest version? Or is it at the same link?
> >
> > >
> > > Thanks again!!!!!
> > >
> > > "Steve Rindsberg" wrote:
> > >
> > > > In article <17DF2429-3833-4BBA-A709-70BB37D8DC80@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>, Schottgun wrote:
> > > > > Hey Steve,
> > > > >
> > > > > I really appreciate all the help!! Here is the URL:
> > > > > http://www.thinkweboffice.com/powerpoints/Accounting/AccountingPowerpoint.pps
> > > > >
> > > > > I will try saving it as a web page as you recommend. But before I do that,
> > > > > what happens for you when you access that URL ?
> > > >
> > > > I first get a prompt from the browser (Opera, as it happens) asking whether I want to
> > > > Open the file, download it or cancel.
> > > >
> > > > I chose Open and it opened in slide show view in PPT, as I'd have expected it to do.
> > > >
> > > > No sound though. This may help explain why ... scrolllllll wayyyyyy down to the
> > > > bottom.
> > > >
> > > > Sounds/Movies don't play, images disappear or links break when I move or email a
> > > > presentation
> > > > http://www.rdpslides.com/pptfaq/FAQ00155.htm
> > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > Thanks again!
> > > > >
> > > > > Mike Schott
> > > > >
> > > > > "Steve Rindsberg" wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > > Hi Mike,
> > > > > >
> > > > > > We'll need some more specifics to help sort this out. And if it's all published
> > > > > > to a public location on the web, it'd be a good idea to post the url so anyone
> > > > > > who's interested can have a look.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > > I recently used the Pack N Go feature of '03 Powerpoint
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Hold up there. Earlier versions of PPT have Pack and Go. PowerPoint 2003 no
> > > > > > longer does; it's got Package for CD instead. Which did you use?
> > > > > >
> > > > > > In any case, there are a lot of messy problems in putting a PPT/PPS with sound
> > > > > > or movies on a site as-is.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > You might want to try PowerPoint's Save As Web page instead.
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > > > to up load all of
> > > > > > > the files onto Front Page for our company website. However, once the
> > > > > > > Powerpoint was link to where we wanted to play it on the site, no audio was
> > > > > > > present. The animation worked fine though.
> > > > > > > The interesting thing is that I have made calls to some individuals to see
> > > > > > > if it would play on there PC, and I received a mixed respose. It would play
> > > > > > > complete, with audio and animation, on some, play with just animation, or not
> > > > > > > play at all on others. I even heard that on one persons PC it wouldnt go
> > > > > > > right into the pps., it would simple pull a regular presentation for them to
> > > > > > > manually play it, yet it still didnt play?!? Keep in mind that they are wav.
> > > > > > > audio files.
> > > > > > > It seems to me like a compatability issue, but im no expert and that s why I
> > > > > > > need the expert advice and opinions:)
> > > > > > > Thanks a bunch!!!!
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Mike Schott
> > > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > > -----------------------------------------
> > > > > > Steve Rindsberg, PPT MVP
> > > > > > PPT FAQ: www.pptfaq.com
> > > > > > PPTools: www.pptools.com
> > > > > > ================================================
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > >
> > > >
> > > > -----------------------------------------
> > > > Steve Rindsberg, PPT MVP
> > > > PPT FAQ: www.pptfaq.com
> > > > PPTools: www.pptools.com
> > > > ================================================
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> >
> > -----------------------------------------
> > Steve Rindsberg, PPT MVP
> > PPT FAQ: www.pptfaq.com
> > PPTools: www.pptools.com
> > ================================================
> >
> >
> >
>

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