Continuous sound in a PowerPoint 2002 presenation

[Byron]

I would like to design a PowerPoint presenation that runs
automatically that has background sound (music and verbal
commentary) that runs continually, from slide to slide. I
only know how to make sounds run one slide at a time.

How do I make a sound track run seemlessly during the
entire presentation - one involving many slides?

 

[Kathy J]

Byron,
Check out this PPT FAQ entry:
Play sounds across multiple slides (A WAV runs through it)
http://www.rdpslides.com/pptfaq/FAQ00047.htm

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Hello,

By default an inserted sound will play for the current slide only. To get a
sound to play for more than the current slide you should insert it on the
slide you want sound to begin (NOT the slide master or title master) and
adjust the animation settings for the sound.

PowerPoint 97 & PowerPoint 2000:

http://support.microsoft.com/?id=176565

PowerPoint 2002 & PowerPoint 2003

http://support.microsoft.com/?id=322073

http://office.microsoft.com/training/training.aspx?AssetID=RC010713231033&CT
T=4&Origin=CR061832731033

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