Identify sound file?

[Garry]

In earlier versions of Powerpoint, you could right-click on the
speaker icon of an inserted sound file, click on edit, and get at
least a hint of what sound file it was pointing to. Is there any way
to get that same information in 2007?

I have a lot of old presentations that I re-use. I don't always
remember which sound I put on a particular slide. Powerpoint 2007
won't play them because it doesn't know where they're located (I
recently changed to a new PC and things aren't in the same place they
used to be). The sound files are all in sub-directories in the same
music directory, but putting the presentation in that directory
doesn't solve the problem -- apparently 2007 doesn't look for the sub-
directory right in the neighborhood, even though the subdirectory
names are the same as before.

The good news is that if I reinsert the file, it plays, but I'd like
an easy way to know which file to reinsert.

 

[Glen Millar]

Hi,

If your sound ahs an animation entry, double click the animation entry|
Sound settings tab| and look in the information area at the bottom.

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Regards,
Glen Millar
Microsoft PPT MVP

Tutorials and PowerPoint animations at
the original www.pptworkbench.com
glen at pptworkbench dot com

 

[Guest]

Hi Garry

Yep they've hidden this one good and proper: in the sound tools ribbon (that
appears when the sound object is selected) click the little arrow thing in
the bottom right hand corner of the 'sound options' part - it opens a more
familiar looking dialogue

Just as a side note, I have found this invaluable in the move from 2003 to
2007:
Where have all the commands gone?
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/templates/TC102128641033.aspx?pid=CT102130321033

Lucy
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MOS Master Instructor
www.aneasiertomorrow.com.au

PowerPoint Live 2007 28-31 October in New Orleans www.pptlive.com
See you there

 

[Garry]

Thanks to both Glen and Lucy. Her solution was easier for me to
implement -- it does just what I wanted.

I have to wonder why they killed the old right-click option, even as
they give you odd options like "change picture" and "reformat
picture," that don't seem real useful for a sound clip. Why set up a
game of hide and seek for the user?

The command cheat sheet also looks to be helpful.

Garry

 

[Glen Millar]

Hi,

The game of hide and seek is called the Ribbon. If you can't find it, go
seek.

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Regards,
Glen Millar
Microsoft PPT MVP

Tutorials and PowerPoint animations at
the original www.pptworkbench.com
glen at pptworkbench dot com

 

[Ute Simon]

I have to wonder why they killed the old right-click option, even as

they give you odd options like "change picture" and "reformat
picture," that don't seem real useful for a sound clip. Why set up a
game of hide and seek for the user?

To me, these Picture options are not odd, but very valuable:

- If you wanted to start a sound on mouseclick in older versions, you
either had to click on that ugly, tiny symbol or cover it with a picture and
assign a trigger-animation,
- if you insert a song from a CD, you can have a cover photo instead of the
speaker,
- if you want to demonstrate sounds, e.g. voices of animals or musical
instruments, you can change those uniform speaker symbols into
easy-to-understand pictures of the animal or the instrument,
- etc. pp.

Don't complain, use the opportunity!

Best regards,
Ute

 

[Guest]

I'd never considered that approach Ute. I can see the point now!