However, inserted sounds are always embedded within your presentation, which is different from the default behavior in previous versions of PowerPoint which always linked sound files rather than embedding them. In addition, you can also see a third option, Play Across Slides in the drop-down list shown in Figure 6, above. PowerPoint 2011 for Mac enables you to work with various types of sound files such as MP3, AIFF, or WAV. This plays the sound only after you click the Play button on the Player Control. Note that the default option is On Click.This will make the selected audio play automatically when the slide containing it comes up in Slide Show mode.įigure 6: Automatically option selected within Start drop-down list Clicking this brings up a drop-down list, from this list select the Automatically option, highlighted in red within Figure 6, below. Within the Audio Options group, locate the Start option highlighted in green within Figure 5, above. This tab offers you different options to control the playback of the audio you have selected.They only make an appearance when you are working with a particular slide object which can be edited using special options. Contextual tabs are special tabs in the Ribbon that are not visible all the time. The Format Audio tab is a contextual tab.If you want the sound to play automatically without having to click the Play button, you first select the audio icon so that the Format Audio contextual tabs is active on the Ribbon, as shown highlighted in red within Figure 5, below.įigure 5: Format Audio tab of the Ribbon activated.You can use the Play button on the Player Controls bar, as shown in Figure 4, above.Note that you also see the Player Controls bar, which is new for PowerPoint 2011. Irrespective of whether you embed or link, PowerPoint will place an audio icon in the center of the slide, as shown in Figure 4, below.If you do select the Link to File check-box, always copy your audio clip to the same folder as your presentation before you insert it within your slide.
This is the same as the default behavior in previous versions of PowerPoint (PowerPoint 2008 and earlier). Link to File does not store the audio clip as part of your presentation but links it. To link rather than embed, select the Link to file check-box, highlighted in green within Figure 3, above, located within the Choose Audio dialog box.Now, click the Insert button, highlighted in red within Figure 3, above, to add the audio to the active slide and embed it as part of your presentation.Navigate to the folder where your audio clips are saved, and select a file. Either way, you'll bring up the Choose Audio dialog box, as shown in Figure 3, below.Look at our Media Browser (Audio Tab) in PowerPoint 2011 for Mac to learn more. You can also insert sounds into your slide through the Audio Browser.
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