Re: Music stops playing in PowerPoint 2003 slideshow
- From: "Michael Koerner" <iamnot@xxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 8 Jul 2007 07:51:23 -0400
First MP3 files cannot be embedded, they have to linked, and must accompany
the presentation. Best way is to put them all into the same folder as you
presentation before you insert them in PowerPoint. When using the package
for CD option, Make sure to select the viewer, and use the copy to file
option. Then use your CD burning software to copy all of the files to the
CD. This will give you an Autorun CD.
--
Michael Koerner
MS MVP - PowerPoint
"Deloresw" <Deloresw@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:FDF184FB-F7EE-42B1-B597-CA3085070FB2@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
I created five slideshows in PowerPoint 2003 with the VISTA operating
system
on a new Dell Dimension E520 computer. I embedded the same three different
sound tracks with the .mp3 format into each slideshow. I copied each to a
CD
and made numerous "trial runs" of each on my computer before I copied them
to
the "gift" Cds. I have read comments about PowerPoint only being able to
embed .wav files, but the .mp3 files work fine for me except for one song
on
another computer.
I saved all of the slideshows as a PowerPoint slideshow before I "packaged
them to a CD." The CDs run perfectly on my computer except for not opening
automatically as I had chosen. A window comes up for me to double-click on
the file to open it. I think this has to be caused by VISTA.
The real problem comes from trying to run the slideshows on another
computer. Not only do they NOT start automatically, the music stops at the
beginning and during the third sound track. This problem has happened on
two
different computers with XP and each person having PowerPoint 2003
installed
on their computer.
The music plays fine with the first two sound tracks. The only way we can
start the music of the third sound track is to go back and click on the
prior
slide to advance to the slide with the third sound track. The third sound
track plays for awhile and then stops a couple more times so we have to go
through the same procedure to start the music again.
I cannot find the Sound Option dialog box in PowerPoint 2003 so have not
been able to verify that the .mp3 files are embedded or not. As far as I
am
concerned, they have to be embedded or they would not play on another
computer.
Before I started making the slideshows, I read and copied everything I
could
find with the instructions, read the tutorials, and followed all of the
steps
from the Microsoft website. I am very frustrated about WHY the music
problem
is happening. Each one of the slideshows is for my five grandsons from
their
birth to their current ages. I plan to make CD copies for five more
relatives, but if at all possible, I don't want this glitch to occur. I am
wondering if this problem is a bug in PowerPoint 2003 or maybe somehow
VISTA
could be causing this.
I would appreciate any suggestions anyone may have.
Deloresw
.
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