Add Music to PowerPoint Presentations in PowerPoint 2013

How to Add Music to PowerPoint Presentations in PowerPoint 2013: Video Lesson

            This video lesson, titled “Inserting Audio- 2013 Only,” shows how to add music to PowerPoint presentations in PowerPoint 2013. This lesson is a sample from our complete PowerPoint tutorial titled “Mastering PowerPoint Made Easy v.2013-2007.”

How to Add Music to PowerPoint Presentations in PowerPoint 2013: Overview

            This tutorial will show you how to add music to PowerPoint presentations in PowerPoint 2013. You can add music to PowerPoint presentations in PowerPoint 2013 using audio files from an online resource or from audio files saved on your computer. PowerPoint 2013 can insert many types of audio files, such as MP4, MP3, WMA and WAV files.

How to Add Music to PowerPoint Presentations in PowerPoint 2013: Instructions

1. To insert audio into a slide, click the “Audio” drop-down button in the “Media” button on the “Insert” tab of the Ribbon.
2. To insert audio from an online source, select the “Online Audio…” command.
3. To insert an audio file from your computer, select the “Audio on My PC…” command to open the “Insert Audio” dialog box.
4. If you selected the “Audio on My PC…” command, then in the “Insert Audio” dialog box that appears, navigate to the folder that contains the audio file, click it to select it, and then click the “Insert” button to insert it. You may need to use the drop-down in the lower-right corner of the dialog box to select the type of audio file you want to insert to have it appear within the dialog box.
5. If you selected the “Online Audio…” command, you can search for an online audio file by typing a term to search for into the “Office.com Clip Art” field and then clicking the “Search” button to the right of the field.
6. You can then select an audio file from the result set and click the “Insert” button to insert the selected audio file.
7. After inserting the audio file, you can select when to play it by clicking the “Playback” tab within the “Audio Tools” contextual tab in the Ribbon with the audio object selected. You can use the “Start” drop-down in the “Audio Options” button group to select “Automatically” to have the media play by itself or “On Click” to play the audio when clicked.
8. You can select the audio file to move and resize it as you would a picture or video.
9. You also have many formatting options available on the “Format” tab within the “Audio Tools” contextual tab in the Ribbon. You will have many of the same formatting options available as when formatting shapes or pictures.
10. To set additional playback options if available for the selected audio clip, use the commands in the “Audio Options” button group on the “Playback” tab within the “Audio Tools” contextual tab in the Ribbon.
11. To trim the audio or to have the audio fade in or out during the slide, use the buttons within the “Editing” button group.
12. To preview the audio file while in the “Normal” view of your presentation, click the “Play” button in the “Preview” button group on either tab within the “Audio Tools” contextual tab.
13. To have the audio play as background music across the slides within your presentation, click the “Play in Background” button within the “Audio Styles” button group on the “Playback” tab within the “Audio Tools” contextual tab in the Ribbon. Doing this will set all of the necessary options for that feature within the “Audio Options” button group for you.
14. To revert the audio clip back to its default settings, click the “No Style” button within the “Audio Styles” button group on the “Playback” tab within the “Audio Tools” contextual tab in the Ribbon to remove the audio effect options.

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