When I bring up a sound clip to hear the music I get nothing. What am I
doing wrong?

Are you listening for it in edit view or in show view?

Does the sound play in the MCI player?

What version of PowerPoint?

How are you inserting it?


--
Bill Dilworth
A proud member of the Microsoft PPT MVP Team
Users helping fellow users.
http://billdilworth.mvps.org
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yahoo. FAQ pages. They answer most
com of our questions.
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"RW" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:8886A178-1C2C-49FF-B7B3-(E-Mail Removed)...
> When I bring up a sound clip to hear the music I get nothing. What am I
> doing wrong?

I go to Microsoft Office Online . Search: Sounds, go to Properties to hear
the sound ie: Bells but it dosen't play. It just says its "ready"
I have PowerPoint 2003.

"Bill Dilworth" wrote:

> Are you listening for it in edit view or in show view?
>
> Does the sound play in the MCI player?
>
> What version of PowerPoint?
>
> How are you inserting it?
>
>
> --
> Bill Dilworth
> A proud member of the Microsoft PPT MVP Team
> Users helping fellow users.
> http://billdilworth.mvps.org
> -_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_
> yahoo2@ Please read the PowerPoint
> yahoo. FAQ pages. They answer most
> com of our questions.
> www.pptfaq.com
> ..
> ..
>
> "RW" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:8886A178-1C2C-49FF-B7B3-(E-Mail Removed)...
> > When I bring up a sound clip to hear the music I get nothing. What am I
> > doing wrong?
>
>
>

On Office Online (http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/default.aspx), you're
changing the "search" box to "clipart and media," right? Sounds (no pun
intended) as if you're not even getting to the point where you've inserted
the sound into PPT.

Are your speakers turned on?

If it's any consolation, I just tried listening to a clip on Office Online
via its properties window, and I can't hear anything there, either. But if I
insert the file onto my slide, I can hear it when I view the slide show.

--
Echo [MS PPT MVP]
http://www.echosvoice.com



RW wrote:
> I go to Microsoft Office Online . Search: Sounds, go to Properties to
> hear the sound ie: Bells but it dosen't play. It just says its
> "ready"
> I have PowerPoint 2003.
>
> "Bill Dilworth" wrote:
>
>> Are you listening for it in edit view or in show view?
>>
>> Does the sound play in the MCI player?
>>
>> What version of PowerPoint?
>>
>> How are you inserting it?
>>
>>
>> --
>> Bill Dilworth
>> A proud member of the Microsoft PPT MVP Team
>> Users helping fellow users.
>> http://billdilworth.mvps.org
>> -_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_
>> yahoo2@ Please read the PowerPoint
>> yahoo. FAQ pages. They answer most
>> com of our questions.
>> www.pptfaq.com
>> ..
>> ..
>>
>> "RW" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>> news:8886A178-1C2C-49FF-B7B3-(E-Mail Removed)...
>>> When I bring up a sound clip to hear the music I get nothing. What
>>> am I doing wrong?

Have you downloaded the sound from the Web site or are you trying to play
it on the Web site?
--David

--
David M. Marcovitz
Microsoft PowerPoint MVP
Director of Graduate Programs in Educational Technology
Loyola College in Maryland
Author of _Powerful PowerPoint for Educators_
http://www.loyola.edu/education/PowerfulPowerPoint/

"=?Utf-8?B?Ulc=?=" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in
news:02FA703B-D39B-48C1-85C2-(E-Mail Removed):

> I go to Microsoft Office Online . Search: Sounds, go to Properties to
> hear the sound ie: Bells but it dosen't play. It just says its
> "ready" I have PowerPoint 2003.
>
> "Bill Dilworth" wrote:
>
>> Are you listening for it in edit view or in show view?
>>
>> Does the sound play in the MCI player?
>>
>> What version of PowerPoint?
>>
>> How are you inserting it?
>>
>>
>> --
>> Bill Dilworth
>> A proud member of the Microsoft PPT MVP Team
>> Users helping fellow users.
>> http://billdilworth.mvps.org
>> -_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_
>> yahoo2@ Please read the PowerPoint
>> yahoo. FAQ pages. They answer most
>> com of our questions.
>> www.pptfaq.com
>> ..
>> ..
>>
>> "RW" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>> news:8886A178-1C2C-49FF-B7B3-(E-Mail Removed)...
>> > When I bring up a sound clip to hear the music I get nothing. What
>> > am I doing wrong?
>>
>>
>>
>

Speakers are on. Why can't we hear the sounds under Properties? I just
inserted a sound clip and I can hear it. I want to preview what I hear
before I insert them.

"Echo S" wrote:

> On Office Online (http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/default.aspx), you're
> changing the "search" box to "clipart and media," right? Sounds (no pun
> intended) as if you're not even getting to the point where you've inserted
> the sound into PPT.
>
> Are your speakers turned on?
>
> If it's any consolation, I just tried listening to a clip on Office Online
> via its properties window, and I can't hear anything there, either. But if I
> insert the file onto my slide, I can hear it when I view the slide show.
>
> --
> Echo [MS PPT MVP]
> http://www.echosvoice.com
>
>
>
> RW wrote:
> > I go to Microsoft Office Online . Search: Sounds, go to Properties to
> > hear the sound ie: Bells but it dosen't play. It just says its
> > "ready"
> > I have PowerPoint 2003.
> >
> > "Bill Dilworth" wrote:
> >
> >> Are you listening for it in edit view or in show view?
> >>
> >> Does the sound play in the MCI player?
> >>
> >> What version of PowerPoint?
> >>
> >> How are you inserting it?
> >>
> >>
> >> --
> >> Bill Dilworth
> >> A proud member of the Microsoft PPT MVP Team
> >> Users helping fellow users.
> >> http://billdilworth.mvps.org
> >> -_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_
> >> yahoo2@ Please read the PowerPoint
> >> yahoo. FAQ pages. They answer most
> >> com of our questions.
> >> www.pptfaq.com
> >> ..
> >> ..
> >>
> >> "RW" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> >> news:8886A178-1C2C-49FF-B7B3-(E-Mail Removed)...
> >>> When I bring up a sound clip to hear the music I get nothing. What
> >>> am I doing wrong?
>
>
>
>

I agree that we should be able to hear the sound previews online, and I
don't know why we cannot. I used the "contact us" link at the bottom of one
of the Office Online pages and emailed them with a complaint about it. Maybe
if MS gets enough complaints, they'll do something about it.

FWIW, if I use the clip art task pane in PPT to search online clips, I can
actually hit the properties option (the arrow that pops up on the right side
of the clip when I hover over it with my mouse) on the clip in the taskpane
and hear the preview. So maybe instead of going to Office Online directly,
just search for online sounds using the clip art taskpane. Put Sound in the
"search for" box, and click the dropdown arrow in the "search in" box to
choose "web collections," which will search for sounds online. You can also
use the pulldown to specify sounds only in the "results should be" box in
the taskpane.

--
Echo [MS PPT MVP]
http://www.echosvoice.com


"RW" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:CDC0BD4C-D651-41BA-A476-(E-Mail Removed)...
> Speakers are on. Why can't we hear the sounds under Properties? I just
> inserted a sound clip and I can hear it. I want to preview what I hear
> before I insert them.
>
> "Echo S" wrote:
>
> > On Office Online (http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/default.aspx),
you're
> > changing the "search" box to "clipart and media," right? Sounds (no pun
> > intended) as if you're not even getting to the point where you've
inserted
> > the sound into PPT.
> >
> > Are your speakers turned on?
> >
> > If it's any consolation, I just tried listening to a clip on Office
Online
> > via its properties window, and I can't hear anything there, either. But
if I
> > insert the file onto my slide, I can hear it when I view the slide show.
> >
> > --
> > Echo [MS PPT MVP]
> > http://www.echosvoice.com
> >
> >
> >
> > RW wrote:
> > > I go to Microsoft Office Online . Search: Sounds, go to Properties to
> > > hear the sound ie: Bells but it dosen't play. It just says its
> > > "ready"
> > > I have PowerPoint 2003.
> > >
> > > "Bill Dilworth" wrote:
> > >
> > >> Are you listening for it in edit view or in show view?
> > >>
> > >> Does the sound play in the MCI player?
> > >>
> > >> What version of PowerPoint?
> > >>
> > >> How are you inserting it?
> > >>
> > >>
> > >> --
> > >> Bill Dilworth
> > >> A proud member of the Microsoft PPT MVP Team
> > >> Users helping fellow users.
> > >> http://billdilworth.mvps.org
> > >> -_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_
> > >> yahoo2@ Please read the PowerPoint
> > >> yahoo. FAQ pages. They answer most
> > >> com of our questions.
> > >> www.pptfaq.com
> > >> ..
> > >> ..
> > >>
> > >> "RW" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> > >> news:8886A178-1C2C-49FF-B7B3-(E-Mail Removed)...
> > >>> When I bring up a sound clip to hear the music I get nothing. What
> > >>> am I doing wrong?
> >
> >
> >
> >

Yes, I can preview the sound in the PPT clip art task pane too. Still not
able to preview sounds online. Glad you emailed MS. Thanks for your help.

"Echo S" wrote:

> I agree that we should be able to hear the sound previews online, and I
> don't know why we cannot. I used the "contact us" link at the bottom of one
> of the Office Online pages and emailed them with a complaint about it. Maybe
> if MS gets enough complaints, they'll do something about it.
>
> FWIW, if I use the clip art task pane in PPT to search online clips, I can
> actually hit the properties option (the arrow that pops up on the right side
> of the clip when I hover over it with my mouse) on the clip in the taskpane
> and hear the preview. So maybe instead of going to Office Online directly,
> just search for online sounds using the clip art taskpane. Put Sound in the
> "search for" box, and click the dropdown arrow in the "search in" box to
> choose "web collections," which will search for sounds online. You can also
> use the pulldown to specify sounds only in the "results should be" box in
> the taskpane.
>
> --
> Echo [MS PPT MVP]
> http://www.echosvoice.com
>
>
> "RW" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:CDC0BD4C-D651-41BA-A476-(E-Mail Removed)...
> > Speakers are on. Why can't we hear the sounds under Properties? I just
> > inserted a sound clip and I can hear it. I want to preview what I hear
> > before I insert them.
> >
> > "Echo S" wrote:
> >
> > > On Office Online (http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/default.aspx),
> you're
> > > changing the "search" box to "clipart and media," right? Sounds (no pun
> > > intended) as if you're not even getting to the point where you've
> inserted
> > > the sound into PPT.
> > >
> > > Are your speakers turned on?
> > >
> > > If it's any consolation, I just tried listening to a clip on Office
> Online
> > > via its properties window, and I can't hear anything there, either. But
> if I
> > > insert the file onto my slide, I can hear it when I view the slide show.
> > >
> > > --
> > > Echo [MS PPT MVP]
> > > http://www.echosvoice.com
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > RW wrote:
> > > > I go to Microsoft Office Online . Search: Sounds, go to Properties to
> > > > hear the sound ie: Bells but it dosen't play. It just says its
> > > > "ready"
> > > > I have PowerPoint 2003.
> > > >
> > > > "Bill Dilworth" wrote:
> > > >
> > > >> Are you listening for it in edit view or in show view?
> > > >>
> > > >> Does the sound play in the MCI player?
> > > >>
> > > >> What version of PowerPoint?
> > > >>
> > > >> How are you inserting it?
> > > >>
> > > >>
> > > >> --
> > > >> Bill Dilworth
> > > >> A proud member of the Microsoft PPT MVP Team
> > > >> Users helping fellow users.
> > > >> http://billdilworth.mvps.org
> > > >> -_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_
> > > >> yahoo2@ Please read the PowerPoint
> > > >> yahoo. FAQ pages. They answer most
> > > >> com of our questions.
> > > >> www.pptfaq.com
> > > >> ..
> > > >> ..
> > > >>
> > > >> "RW" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> > > >> news:8886A178-1C2C-49FF-B7B3-(E-Mail Removed)...
> > > >>> When I bring up a sound clip to hear the music I get nothing. What
> > > >>> am I doing wrong?
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
>
>
>

I have started my own thread and read 3 other threads on this topic that have
been posted since 6/05. Prior top 6/05, you could hear the sound previews.
Microsoft seems to be ignoring the posts on thee issues because the sound
previews still don't work. Perhaps if we unite in one big singl message
thread, someone will notice that there is an issue.

"David M. Marcovitz" wrote:

> Have you downloaded the sound from the Web site or are you trying to play
> it on the Web site?
> --David
>
> --
> David M. Marcovitz
> Microsoft PowerPoint MVP
> Director of Graduate Programs in Educational Technology
> Loyola College in Maryland
> Author of _Powerful PowerPoint for Educators_
> http://www.loyola.edu/education/PowerfulPowerPoint/
>
> "=?Utf-8?B?Ulc=?=" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in
> news:02FA703B-D39B-48C1-85C2-(E-Mail Removed):
>
> > I go to Microsoft Office Online . Search: Sounds, go to Properties to
> > hear the sound ie: Bells but it dosen't play. It just says its
> > "ready" I have PowerPoint 2003.
> >
> > "Bill Dilworth" wrote:
> >
> >> Are you listening for it in edit view or in show view?
> >>
> >> Does the sound play in the MCI player?
> >>
> >> What version of PowerPoint?
> >>
> >> How are you inserting it?
> >>
> >>
> >> --
> >> Bill Dilworth
> >> A proud member of the Microsoft PPT MVP Team
> >> Users helping fellow users.
> >> http://billdilworth.mvps.org
> >> -_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_
> >> yahoo2@ Please read the PowerPoint
> >> yahoo. FAQ pages. They answer most
> >> com of our questions.
> >> www.pptfaq.com
> >> ..
> >> ..
> >>
> >> "RW" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> >> news:8886A178-1C2C-49FF-B7B3-(E-Mail Removed)...
> >> > When I bring up a sound clip to hear the music I get nothing. What
> >> > am I doing wrong?
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >
>
>

I'm very happy to report that the sound preview problem on Office Online has
now been fixed. We can once again preview online sound clips (before
downloading).

Sorry it took so long!

--
Echo [MS PPT MVP]
http://www.echosvoice.com

Sweet Heat wrote:
> I have started my own thread and read 3 other threads on this topic
> that have been posted since 6/05. Prior top 6/05, you could hear the
> sound previews. Microsoft seems to be ignoring the posts on thee
> issues because the sound previews still don't work. Perhaps if we
> unite in one big singl message thread, someone will notice that there
> is an issue.