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Hello,
If you are using PowerPoint 2003, you can get Windows Media Player
visualizations to accompany your audio in PowerPoint by doing the following:
In Windows Media Player:
1) Create and save a playlist which contains the audio file(s) that you
want to play.
2) Play the playlist
3) Select the visualization you want to display while it's playing.
4) Close Windows Media Player
In PowerPoint:
5) Insert -> Movies and Sounds -> Sound from file... to insert the playlist
into current slide (may have to choose to view "All files (*.*)")
6) Resize/Position the resulting 3:4 (aspect ratio) visualization frame
where you want it to appear during slide show
7) Verify and/or change any of its animation or media settings using the
Custom Animation taskpane or the Edit Movie command (PowerPoint treats
inserted playlists as inserted movies).
8) Play the slide show.
NOTE: The visualization used will depend on the system you are on when
displaying the show since it comes from system (Windows Media Player)
settings on the system and is not stored in the presentation in any way.
If you (or anyone else reading this message) have suggestions as to how
PowerPoint should provide access to Windows Media Player visualizations,
don't forget to send your feedback (in YOUR OWN WORDS, please) to Microsoft
by either:
PREFERRED METHOD:
A) If you are using Microsoft's web-based, online newsreader for Office
communities
(
http://www.microsoft.com/office/community/en-us/default.mspx?dg=microsoft.p
ublic.powerpoint), check to see whether or not the suggestion has been
submitted before (Show -> Suggestions for Microsoft) and, if so, add your
vote to the suggestion submission. If the suggestion has not been submitted
before, click on the "New" drop-down menu and choose "Suggestion for
Microsoft" from directly within the newsreader web page.
OR, NEXT BEST METHOD:
B) If you are using another newsreader (such as Microsoft Outlook Express),
submit your suggestion using your web browser at the following address:
http://register.microsoft.com/mswish/suggestion.asp
It's VERY important that, for EACH wish, you describe in detail, WHY it is
important TO YOU that your product suggestion be implemented. A good wish
submssion includes WHAT scenario, work-flow, or end-result is blocked by
not having a specific feature, HOW MUCH time and effort ($$$) is spent
working around a specific limitation of the current product, etc. Remember
that Microsoft receives THOUSANDS of product suggestions every day and we
read each one but, in any given product development cycle, there are ONLY
sufficient resources to address the ones that are MOST IMPORTANT to our
customers so take the extra time to state your case as CLEARLY and
COMPLETELY as possible so that we can FEEL YOUR PAIN.
IMPORTANT: Each submission should be a single suggestion (not a list of
suggestions).
John Langhans
Microsoft Corporation
Supportability Program Manager
Microsoft Office PowerPoint for Windows
Microsoft Office Picture Manager for Windows
For FAQ's, highlights and top issues, visit the Microsoft PowerPoint
support center at:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?pr=ppt
Search the Microsoft Knowledge Base at:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?pr=kbhowto
This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.
