Looping Sound file with Looping slide show?

[Guest]

Can you have a looping sound file with a looping slide show? I want a
background song running till the end of the song and then loop again. I
don't care about timing the song with the slides. I've inserted the song on
the first slide. The best I can do is have the song run though the slide
show but when the slide show starts to loop again on slide one my song stops
on the last slide and restarts on the first slide again, breaking up the
music. There's no option to just let the sound file play till it's
finished and loop again. I've tried to set the sound to stop after 999
slides. I've tried to set it to start playing from last position. help.

 

[Guest]

I forgot to mention I'm using powepoint 2003 and inserting an mp3 sound file.

 

[Guest]

I found a sound option to loop the sound file which maybe will loop within a
slide show but not once the slide show begins to loop the sound file abruptly
stops in the middle of the sound file and then starts at the beginning of the
sound file again. aaaaaggghhh....

 

[Michael Koerner]

Put a blank slide with 0 timings/transitions before the slide with the sound
file, then link back to it

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Michael Koerner [MS PPT MVP]


Can you have a looping sound file with a looping slide show? I want a
background song running till the end of the song and then loop again. I
don't care about timing the song with the slides. I've inserted the song on
the first slide. The best I can do is have the song run though the slide
show but when the slide show starts to loop again on slide one my song stops
on the last slide and restarts on the first slide again, breaking up the
music. There's no option to just let the sound file play till it's
finished and loop again. I've tried to set the sound to stop after 999
slides. I've tried to set it to start playing from last position. help.

 

[Guest]

Bear with me I'm not that experienced w/ PPT. You mean, link the sound file
to the new blank slide I insert? I inserted new blank slide w/o
transitions/timing. I try edit ->links but the links option is faded and I
can't click on it, even when I highlight the sound object on the original
slide with the sound inserted . I checked in tools->options and it is set to
link sounds with file size great than 100kb. The sound mp3 file I'm using is
larger than 100kb and in my hardrive. I would think my sound file is linked
but I can't figure out how to find the link for the sound file or how to link
my sound file to the new blank slide I inserted. I feel dumb, I'm sure it's
something simple.

 

[Michael Koerner]

It sounds like you inserted the sound file correctly from your first post. Link
from the last slide to the new blank first slide. If you link to the slide that
contains the sound file. You will open the slide after all the events have taken
place, and your music will not restart.

Here is some good reading on the subject. Linking in PowerPoint
http://www.rdpslides.com/pptfaq/FAQ00193.htm



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Michael Koerner [MS PPT MVP]


Bear with me I'm not that experienced w/ PPT. You mean, link the sound file
to the new blank slide I insert? I inserted new blank slide w/o
transitions/timing. I try edit ->links but the links option is faded and I
can't click on it, even when I highlight the sound object on the original
slide with the sound inserted . I checked in tools->options and it is set to
link sounds with file size great than 100kb. The sound mp3 file I'm using is
larger than 100kb and in my hardrive. I would think my sound file is linked
but I can't figure out how to find the link for the sound file or how to link
my sound file to the new blank slide I inserted. I feel dumb, I'm sure it's
something simple.

 

[Sonia]

I understood that he wants the presentation to loop continuously and the sound
to loop continuously, but since they are of different durations the music
shouldn't start over just because the presentation has looped back to the
beginning. I don't know of any way to accomplish that.
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Sonia Coleman
Microsoft PowerPoint MVP Team
Autorun Software, Templates and Tutorials

It sounds like you inserted the sound file correctly from your first post.
Link
from the last slide to the new blank first slide. If you link to the slide
that
contains the sound file. You will open the slide after all the events have
taken
place, and your music will not restart.

Here is some good reading on the subject. Linking in PowerPoint
http://www.rdpslides.com/pptfaq/FAQ00193.htm



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Michael Koerner [MS PPT MVP]


Bear with me I'm not that experienced w/ PPT. You mean, link the sound file
to the new blank slide I insert? I inserted new blank slide w/o
transitions/timing. I try edit ->links but the links option is faded and I
can't click on it, even when I highlight the sound object on the original
slide with the sound inserted . I checked in tools->options and it is set to
link sounds with file size great than 100kb. The sound mp3 file I'm using is
larger than 100kb and in my hardrive. I would think my sound file is linked
but I can't figure out how to find the link for the sound file or how to link
my sound file to the new blank slide I inserted. I feel dumb, I'm sure it's
something simple.

Put a blank slide with 0 timings/transitions before the slide with the sound
file, then link back to it

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Michael Koerner [MS PPT MVP]


Can you have a looping sound file with a looping slide show? I want a
background song running till the end of the song and then loop again. I
don't care about timing the song with the slides. I've inserted the song on
the first slide. The best I can do is have the song run though the slide
show but when the slide show starts to loop again on slide one my song stops
on the last slide and restarts on the first slide again, breaking up the
music. There's no option to just let the sound file play till it's
finished and loop again. I've tried to set the sound to stop after 999
slides. I've tried to set it to start playing from last position. help.

 

[Guest]

Sonia, you hit the nail on the head. You're much better at explaining what I
want than I could. Oh well, too bad I can't do it all in PPT, maybe I'll
just run my music loop through on a media player and let the slides loop
through on PPT. It won't be as slick but that's the breaks. Thank you both
Sonia and Michael for helping. -Darrel

I understood that he wants the presentation to loop continuously and the sound
to loop continuously, but since they are of different durations the music
shouldn't start over just because the presentation has looped back to the
beginning. I don't know of any way to accomplish that.
--

Sonia Coleman
Microsoft PowerPoint MVP Team
Autorun Software, Templates and Tutorials

It sounds like you inserted the sound file correctly from your first post.
Link
from the last slide to the new blank first slide. If you link to the slide
that
contains the sound file. You will open the slide after all the events have
taken
place, and your music will not restart.

Here is some good reading on the subject. Linking in PowerPoint
http://www.rdpslides.com/pptfaq/FAQ00193.htm



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Michael Koerner [MS PPT MVP]


Bear with me I'm not that experienced w/ PPT. You mean, link the sound file
to the new blank slide I insert? I inserted new blank slide w/o
transitions/timing. I try edit ->links but the links option is faded and I
can't click on it, even when I highlight the sound object on the original
slide with the sound inserted . I checked in tools->options and it is set to
link sounds with file size great than 100kb. The sound mp3 file I'm using is
larger than 100kb and in my hardrive. I would think my sound file is linked
but I can't figure out how to find the link for the sound file or how to link
my sound file to the new blank slide I inserted. I feel dumb, I'm sure it's
something simple.

Put a blank slide with 0 timings/transitions before the slide with the sound
file, then link back to it

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Michael Koerner [MS PPT MVP]


Can you have a looping sound file with a looping slide show? I want a
background song running till the end of the song and then loop again. I
don't care about timing the song with the slides. I've inserted the song on
the first slide. The best I can do is have the song run though the slide
show but when the slide show starts to loop again on slide one my song stops
on the last slide and restarts on the first slide again, breaking up the
music. There's no option to just let the sound file play till it's
finished and loop again. I've tried to set the sound to stop after 999
slides. I've tried to set it to start playing from last position. help.

 

[Sonia]

If it doesn't need to loop unattended and you can click on a button on the last
slide, there is a solution that I could suggest that might get you within 80% of
what you want.

Sonia, you hit the nail on the head. You're much better at explaining what I
want than I could. Oh well, too bad I can't do it all in PPT, maybe I'll
just run my music loop through on a media player and let the slides loop
through on PPT. It won't be as slick but that's the breaks. Thank you both
Sonia and Michael for helping. -Darrel

I understood that he wants the presentation to loop continuously and the
sound
to loop continuously, but since they are of different durations the music
shouldn't start over just because the presentation has looped back to the
beginning. I don't know of any way to accomplish that.
--

Sonia Coleman
Microsoft PowerPoint MVP Team
Autorun Software, Templates and Tutorials

It sounds like you inserted the sound file correctly from your first post.
Link
from the last slide to the new blank first slide. If you link to the slide
that
contains the sound file. You will open the slide after all the events have
taken
place, and your music will not restart.

Here is some good reading on the subject. Linking in PowerPoint
http://www.rdpslides.com/pptfaq/FAQ00193.htm



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Michael Koerner [MS PPT MVP]


Bear with me I'm not that experienced w/ PPT. You mean, link the sound
file
to the new blank slide I insert? I inserted new blank slide w/o
transitions/timing. I try edit ->links but the links option is faded and I
can't click on it, even when I highlight the sound object on the original
slide with the sound inserted . I checked in tools->options and it is set
to
link sounds with file size great than 100kb. The sound mp3 file I'm using
is
larger than 100kb and in my hardrive. I would think my sound file is
linked
but I can't figure out how to find the link for the sound file or how to
link
my sound file to the new blank slide I inserted. I feel dumb, I'm sure
it's
something simple.

:

Put a blank slide with 0 timings/transitions before the slide with the
sound
file, then link back to it

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Michael Koerner [MS PPT MVP]


Can you have a looping sound file with a looping slide show? I want a
background song running till the end of the song and then loop again. I
don't care about timing the song with the slides. I've inserted the song
on
the first slide. The best I can do is have the song run though the slide
show but when the slide show starts to loop again on slide one my song
stops
on the last slide and restarts on the first slide again, breaking up the
music. There's no option to just let the sound file play till it's
finished and loop again. I've tried to set the sound to stop after 999
slides. I've tried to set it to start playing from last position. help.

 

[Guest]

Sonia, I can work with the media player and PPT separately and it will
suffice. In my particular situation, it's not really to distracting. I was
just trying to wrap it into one for ease of use. If it's not to much trouble
to explain your 80% solution, I'll give it a try. Thanks! - Darrel

If it doesn't need to loop unattended and you can click on a button on the last
slide, there is a solution that I could suggest that might get you within 80% of
what you want.

Sonia, you hit the nail on the head. You're much better at explaining what I
want than I could. Oh well, too bad I can't do it all in PPT, maybe I'll
just run my music loop through on a media player and let the slides loop
through on PPT. It won't be as slick but that's the breaks. Thank you both
Sonia and Michael for helping. -Darrel

I understood that he wants the presentation to loop continuously and the
sound
to loop continuously, but since they are of different durations the music
shouldn't start over just because the presentation has looped back to the
beginning. I don't know of any way to accomplish that.
--

Sonia Coleman
Microsoft PowerPoint MVP Team
Autorun Software, Templates and Tutorials

It sounds like you inserted the sound file correctly from your first post.
Link
from the last slide to the new blank first slide. If you link to the slide
that
contains the sound file. You will open the slide after all the events have
taken
place, and your music will not restart.

Here is some good reading on the subject. Linking in PowerPoint
http://www.rdpslides.com/pptfaq/FAQ00193.htm



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Michael Koerner [MS PPT MVP]


Bear with me I'm not that experienced w/ PPT. You mean, link the sound
file
to the new blank slide I insert? I inserted new blank slide w/o
transitions/timing. I try edit ->links but the links option is faded and I
can't click on it, even when I highlight the sound object on the original
slide with the sound inserted . I checked in tools->options and it is set
to
link sounds with file size great than 100kb. The sound mp3 file I'm using
is
larger than 100kb and in my hardrive. I would think my sound file is
linked
but I can't figure out how to find the link for the sound file or how to
link
my sound file to the new blank slide I inserted. I feel dumb, I'm sure
it's
something simple.

:

Put a blank slide with 0 timings/transitions before the slide with the
sound
file, then link back to it

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Michael Koerner [MS PPT MVP]


Can you have a looping sound file with a looping slide show? I want a
background song running till the end of the song and then loop again. I
don't care about timing the song with the slides. I've inserted the song
on
the first slide. The best I can do is have the song run though the slide
show but when the slide show starts to loop again on slide one my song
stops
on the last slide and restarts on the first slide again, breaking up the
music. There's no option to just let the sound file play till it's
finished and loop again. I've tried to set the sound to stop after 999
slides. I've tried to set it to start playing from last position. help.

 

[Sonia]

My recommendation would be to add a black slide (or color of your choice) at the
beginning of the presentation. Insert your music file there and set it to play
continously, loop, etc. Give the slide an automatic transition after 1 second.
On the very last slide of your presentation add a button, label it "Play again"
if you want, and link it to slide #2. Whenever the last slide is reached, click
on the button.

What that does is start the music file outside of the loop of the slides. I
just don't have a way for you to get back to slide #2 except by clicking on the
button.

Sonia, I can work with the media player and PPT separately and it will
suffice. In my particular situation, it's not really to distracting. I was
just trying to wrap it into one for ease of use. If it's not to much trouble
to explain your 80% solution, I'll give it a try. Thanks! - Darrel

If it doesn't need to loop unattended and you can click on a button on the
last
slide, there is a solution that I could suggest that might get you within 80%
of
what you want.

Sonia, you hit the nail on the head. You're much better at explaining what
I
want than I could. Oh well, too bad I can't do it all in PPT, maybe I'll
just run my music loop through on a media player and let the slides loop
through on PPT. It won't be as slick but that's the breaks. Thank you
both
Sonia and Michael for helping. -Darrel

:

I understood that he wants the presentation to loop continuously and the
sound
to loop continuously, but since they are of different durations the music
shouldn't start over just because the presentation has looped back to the
beginning. I don't know of any way to accomplish that.
--

Sonia Coleman
Microsoft PowerPoint MVP Team
Autorun Software, Templates and Tutorials

It sounds like you inserted the sound file correctly from your first
post.
Link
from the last slide to the new blank first slide. If you link to the
slide
that
contains the sound file. You will open the slide after all the events
have
taken
place, and your music will not restart.

Here is some good reading on the subject. Linking in PowerPoint
http://www.rdpslides.com/pptfaq/FAQ00193.htm



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Michael Koerner [MS PPT MVP]


Bear with me I'm not that experienced w/ PPT. You mean, link the sound
file
to the new blank slide I insert? I inserted new blank slide w/o
transitions/timing. I try edit ->links but the links option is faded
and I
can't click on it, even when I highlight the sound object on the
original
slide with the sound inserted . I checked in tools->options and it is
set
to
link sounds with file size great than 100kb. The sound mp3 file I'm
using
is
larger than 100kb and in my hardrive. I would think my sound file is
linked
but I can't figure out how to find the link for the sound file or how to
link
my sound file to the new blank slide I inserted. I feel dumb, I'm sure
it's
something simple.

:

Put a blank slide with 0 timings/transitions before the slide with the
sound
file, then link back to it

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Michael Koerner [MS PPT MVP]


Can you have a looping sound file with a looping slide show? I want a
background song running till the end of the song and then loop again.
I
don't care about timing the song with the slides. I've inserted the
song
on
the first slide. The best I can do is have the song run though the
slide
show but when the slide show starts to loop again on slide one my song
stops
on the last slide and restarts on the first slide again, breaking up
the
music. There's no option to just let the sound file play till it's
finished and loop again. I've tried to set the sound to stop after 999
slides. I've tried to set it to start playing from last position.
help.

 

[Geetesh Bajaj]

Look here:

How do I loop sound/music for a looped presentation
http://www.indezine.com/notes/2004/08/how-do-i-loop-soundmusic-for-looped.html


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Sonia, I can work with the media player and PPT separately and it will
suffice. In my particular situation, it's not really to distracting. I was
just trying to wrap it into one for ease of use. If it's not to much trouble
to explain your 80% solution, I'll give it a try. Thanks! - Darrel

If it doesn't need to loop unattended and you can click on a button on the last
slide, there is a solution that I could suggest that might get you within 80% of
what you want.

Sonia, you hit the nail on the head. You're much better at explaining what I
want than I could. Oh well, too bad I can't do it all in PPT, maybe I'll
just run my music loop through on a media player and let the slides loop
through on PPT. It won't be as slick but that's the breaks. Thank you both
Sonia and Michael for helping. -Darrel

:

I understood that he wants the presentation to loop continuously and the
sound
to loop continuously, but since they are of different durations the music
shouldn't start over just because the presentation has looped back to the
beginning. I don't know of any way to accomplish that.
--

Sonia Coleman
Microsoft PowerPoint MVP Team
Autorun Software, Templates and Tutorials

It sounds like you inserted the sound file correctly from your first post.
Link
from the last slide to the new blank first slide. If you link to the slide
that
contains the sound file. You will open the slide after all the events have
taken
place, and your music will not restart.

Here is some good reading on the subject. Linking in PowerPoint
http://www.rdpslides.com/pptfaq/FAQ00193.htm



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Michael Koerner [MS PPT MVP]


Bear with me I'm not that experienced w/ PPT. You mean, link the sound
file
to the new blank slide I insert? I inserted new blank slide w/o
transitions/timing. I try edit ->links but the links option is faded and I
can't click on it, even when I highlight the sound object on the original
slide with the sound inserted . I checked in tools->options and it is set
to
link sounds with file size great than 100kb. The sound mp3 file I'm using
is
larger than 100kb and in my hardrive. I would think my sound file is
linked
but I can't figure out how to find the link for the sound file or how to
link
my sound file to the new blank slide I inserted. I feel dumb, I'm sure
it's
something simple.

:

Put a blank slide with 0 timings/transitions before the slide with the
sound
file, then link back to it

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Michael Koerner [MS PPT MVP]


Can you have a looping sound file with a looping slide show? I want a
background song running till the end of the song and then loop again. I
don't care about timing the song with the slides. I've inserted the song
on
the first slide. The best I can do is have the song run though the slide
show but when the slide show starts to loop again on slide one my song
stops
on the last slide and restarts on the first slide again, breaking up the
music. There's no option to just let the sound file play till it's
finished and loop again. I've tried to set the sound to stop after 999
slides. I've tried to set it to start playing from last position. help.