Re: Help with applying sound to slide show
- From: "Echo S" <msnewsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 25 Aug 2009 08:37:45 -0400
I was thinking DRM, too. If you (the royal you, not you specifically) ripped the file with Windows Media Player, that also adds DRM so you may not be able to play the sound in PPT on another computer.
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"Lucy Thomson" <lucy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:O3tzGBRJKHA.4292@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Hi Tyke
It could still be a path length issue - your My Documents folder is actually C:\Documents and Settings\<your username>\My Documents so if you then add on a folder name and the song title is long you can easily exceed the (off the top of my head) 128 character limit. If you don't want to add a folder directly to C, try making the folder name short and perhaps renaming the song.
Don't worry about the sound tab not being red - mine isn't either :-)
If the file still doesn't play, it may be worth checking to see of the file plays in the MCI player (this is what PowerPoint uses, not media player - well that's true of video and I'm pretty sure of sound files too): http://playsforcertain.com/tutorial.htm
Wait a minute. Did you download the mp3 from iTunes? If so, it may have DRM and then PowerPoint definitely won't play it.
Hope that all makes sense - I've not had my coffee yet :-)
Lucy
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"tyke" <tyke@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:79E9862A-71D2-4276-B2D0-CBC5F7294EC9@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxHello folks
Firstly many thanks for taking the time to try and help out, I have tried
all the suggestions offered but I am no further forward.
To re-cap what i have now done.
I have built my slide show (I have removed all titles and transations in
case this was causing a problem)
I have opened a new folder in My Ductuments and saved the presentation to
it. I have moved my MP3 track to the same folder.
Then following Bajaj's excellent link I have step by step loaded my music
and everyhting appears to work fine in that the sound icon shows on the
screen and I am able to carry out of the required steps. Only problem is that
the sound still refuses to play.
I have noticed one thing which may be relevant. On the powerpoint set up
pages when i click to insert sound, although the soundtab does pop up and I
can make adjustments in the options section, it does not illuminate red like
the picture tab does, even when clicked, could it be it isnt working?
One last point , and thanks for your patience, i am using a trial version of
Office but I would be surprised if any things are restricted as everything
across the office range works perfectly.
Would greatly appreciate any suggestions you ahve to solve this problem
before I rip my hair out.
Tyke
"Geetesh Bajaj" wrote:
Tyke, what Lucy said -- also look here:
http://www.indezine.com/products/powerpoint/ppsoundacross.html
Have a great day.
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"Lucy Thomson" <lucy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> Hi Tyke
>
> It could be a file path length issue - try moving your presentation > and
> the sound file to a folder directly on your C drive (e.g. > C:\presentation)
> the reinsert the sound. Does it work now?
>
> Lucy
>
> -- > Lucy Thomson
> PowerPoint MVP
> MOS Master Instructor
> www.aneasiertomorrow.com.au
>
>
>
> "tyke" <tyke@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:4C52F251-C877-4B5F-A39A-22045DA872AD@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> Hi Everyone.
>> First time here so please be gentle.
>> Im trying to buil a slide show with background music. I have been >> able to
>> put the slide show together and even insert music where I want it but >> no
>> matter what I do the music will not play.
>> The tracks are MP3 (have also tried .wav) they play ok on Windows >> Media
>> Player and insert into the slide show ok, they even show up as >> playing in
>> the
>> custom animation box, but no sound plays.
>> Hope you can help, sorry not too computer literate so appreciate it >> if
>> you
>> can keep it fairl;y basic
>> Thanks in advance
>
>
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