Inserting a Sound File in a PowerPoint Presentation
You can also have sound in your presentation. Whether you want music playing throughout your presentation, or some noise on just one slide, the choice is yours.
  1. Go to the slide where you want to add the sound.
  2. Click on the word Insert in the menu bar.
  3. Choose the option Movies and Sounds.
  4. A submenu will appear.
  5. Choose the option Sound from File.
  6. Browse to the folder that contains the file, and then insert it.
  7. When prompted to play the music or sound automatically in the slide show, click on the Yes button.
  8. Right-click on the newly inserted sound icon.
  9. A submenu will appear.
  10. Choose the option Custom Animation.
  11. The name of the inserted sound file will appear in the Custom Animation Task Pane, with a small downwards-pointing arrow to its right.

  12. Click on that arrow.
  13. A submenu will appear.
  14. Choose the Effect Options option.
  15. The Play Sound dialog will appear.

  16. Go to the Effect tab.
  17. Set your Start and Stop playing options.
  18. Click on the OK button.
  19. Start your slide show and enjoy the noise!

Note: To have a sound playing throughout your presentation, enable the From Beginning field in the Start section and the After field in the Stop section. Set the total number of slides the file should play on. (For example, if you have 35 slides in your presentation, you would type 35 to have the music play through the entire thing.) Click on the OK button, and your presentation will have music.

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