Re: Affect on sound files when moving forward and backward

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I'm using Powerpoint 2003 SP2. The sound files are both mp3.

At Slide 1, I want the 1st sound file to start playing as soon as the
presentation starts. At Slide 13, I want the sound begun at Slide 1 to stop,
and start playing the 2nd sound file. Once these are storted, I will want to
insert addtional sound files for each of the remaining 10 or so slide
sections.

Here are the settings for Slide 1 and Slide 13.

Effect: Start playing from beginning
Stop playing after 999
Timing: Start after previous
Repeat until end of slide
Trigger animate as part of click sequence

Slide 13
Start after previous
"Echo S" wrote:

I really appreciate your help, Echo. Good luck with your homework!


Hm. That shouldn't happen.

Which version of PPT are you using again? And what kind of files are the
sounds? Are they both MP3, or something different?

I'm trying to think if there's a way to "stop previous sound" in a sound
inserted via Insert|Movies and Sounds|Sound from File (as opposed to one
buried in a slide transition). I'll have to check and try to repro later --
gotta finish some homework right now!

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"ChristineP" <ChristineP@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Hi again, Echo.

I set the first sound to play through 999 slides, as you suggested, and
this
works - thanks. HOWEVER!...at the next section, where I want another music
file to play, the first sound continues on top of the first. Hope you have
some more suggestions!

"Echo S" wrote:

Well, try setting it to play from slides 1 through 999. I suspect you
want
it to play through 12 slides, but you're actually transitioning more than
12
times because of the forward and backward transitions.

Even if you set the sound to play through 999 slides, it should stop when
the next sound starts.

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"ChristineP" <ChristineP@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Hi, Echo. For one group, the sound is set to play automatically from
slide
1
to slide 12. It works if I go back 1, but will not play if I then go
forward...

"Echo S" wrote:

Your music should play even if you're going backwards. How many slides
did
you set the sounds to play for? PPT considers each transition (whether
forward or backward) to be a slide....

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How to Prevent PowerPoint Overload (March 23 webcast)
http://tinyurl.com/bp2h8


"ChristineP" <ChristineP@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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I want to play different background music for different sections of
my
presentation. The music plays until a new section is reached.
However,
if
you
press the forward or backward buttons the music won't play.

I've seen instructions for inserting blank pages but they tend to
deal
with
simple animation (pings and the like) and/or instructions relate to
automated
actions on a particular slide. Anyway, inserting a blank slide for
every
single slide would double an already huge page count!

Putting a sound button on each slide seems impractical as well,
since
the
music would play from the beginning with each click.

Any suggestions?









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