Adding sound from file

[Candace]

When inserting a "Sound from file", is there any way to:

(1) have the start type default to "Automatically" and avoid getting the
dialog box asking whether I want the sound file to start "Automatically" or
"When Clicked"?

(2) have the icon for the sound file default to being off of the slide (or
invisible when in play mode), in order to avoid having to move the icon off
the slide for each individual slide

These above steps aren't a big deal with smaller slideshows. But my
slideshows can be 200+ slides, making the above steps extremely cumbersome to
do manually. Can these two things be automated?

 

[Ute Simon]

When inserting a "Sound from file", is there any way to:

(1) have the start type default to "Automatically" and avoid getting the
dialog box asking whether I want the sound file to start "Automatically"
or
"When Clicked"?

(2) have the icon for the sound file default to being off of the slide (or
invisible when in play mode), in order to avoid having to move the icon
off
the slide for each individual slide

These above steps aren't a big deal with smaller slideshows. But my
slideshows can be 200+ slides, making the above steps extremely cumbersome
to
do manually. Can these two things be automated?

Without programming: No to both. There is no built-in option to change the
default behavior or the default location for inserted sounds. I do not know
whether these can be automated by VBA macros. Depending on your PowerPoint
version, you might be able to record a macro.#

Best regards,
Ute