Imbedded .mp3

[Schmoe]

I'm an experienced Powerpoint user but cannot figure out how to imbed an
..mp3 song into a pack 'n go presentation. I want to be able to e-mail the
presentation to computers that may or may not have Powerpoint. I am
embedding an .mp3 song.

Help is very much appreciated!

 

[Sonia]

MP3s cannot be embedded. They are always linked. If you're using Pack and Go
the file should have been included in the packed file. See:

Sounds/Movies don't play, images disappear or links break when I move or email a
presentation
http://www.rdpslides.com/pptfaq/FAQ00155.htm

 

[Schmoe]

MP3s cannot be embedded. They are always linked. If you're using Pack
and Go
the file should have been included in the packed file. See:

Sounds/Movies don't play, images disappear or links break when I move or
email a
presentation
http://www.rdpslides.com/pptfaq/FAQ00155.htm

Thanks very much for your reply. So if I understand you correctly, there is
no way to embed a song into a Powerpoint presentation that can be e-mail
with the settings all intact? The music file (regardless of format) has to
be sent as a separate file unless it's a .wav file. My problem is that a
..wav file would make the presentation too large for e-mail purposes. Sorry
to hear this but I thank you for the answer.

 

[Sonia]

Right on all points.

Thanks very much for your reply. So if I understand you correctly, there is
no way to embed a song into a Powerpoint presentation that can be e-mail
with the settings all intact? The music file (regardless of format) has to
be sent as a separate file unless it's a .wav file. My problem is that a
.wav file would make the presentation too large for e-mail purposes. Sorry
to hear this but I thank you for the answer.

 

[John Langhans [MSFT]]

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Hello,

If you (or anyone else reading this message) feel strongly that the option
to embed other kinds of multimedia should be a built-in feature in
PowerPoint or that PowerPoint should provide better tools for managing
linked content (such as linked media files), don't forget to send your
suggestion (in YOUR OWN WORDS, please) to Microsoft by either:

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vote to the suggestion submission. If the suggestion has not been submitted
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B) If you are using another newsreader (such as Microsoft Outlook Express),
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working around a specific limitation of the current product, etc. Remember
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read each one but, in any given product development cycle, there are ONLY
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customers so take the extra time to state your case as CLEARLY and
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