Sound files and slide transitions

[Guest]

Hello all,

I've searched in this forum but couldn't find my problem so I hope that
doesn't mean it's unsolvable. I'm fairly new to PowerPoint but I'm learning
the basics pretty well. I've got a presentation I'm trying to put together.
The end result will be a CD with the presentation on it that autostarts when
inserted into the computer. OR a flash drive with the presentation on it.
Here's my problem

I've recorded the audio narration for the presentation externally using some
of the tips I've found on this forum. So now I have these audio files and
they're good enough. (I have them in both wav and mp3 format)

I've got my presentation finished, and all the slides transition in the
bullets all nice and sexy, just the way I want it.

It's putting the two together that's killing me. If I add the sound as an
embedded file it asks me if I want it to autostart or have the user click on
it....I want it to auto start. But when I watch the presentation they don't
autostart until the last bullet point slides in. I need them to start when
the slide first comes up. Then I need to be able to time the transitions so
that the bullet points appear in sequence with the audio.

How do I get the sounds to start at the beginning of the slide and not after
the last bullet transition?

Thanks in advance,

Wes

 

[Guest]

Hi

If you open the custom animation pane you will see a list of animations. The
media animation is probably at the bottom. Drag it to the top of the list (or
select and use the re-order buttons to do the same thing) See if that works.

 

[Guest]

John,

Thank you for answering my plea for help. As a newbie I have never
touched 'custom animations'. I did as you suggested and opened up that
interface but I only saw these two elements:

*Master : Body
0 > Slide2.wav

I've tried playing with the options for the sound 'start' options either
click or with previous or after previous but nothing produces the correct
result. I feel like I'm missing something simple.

I have two slides. Slide one is the title slide, has a logo and a one liner
of text. when the show starts and the audience is seeing the title slide I'd
like the audio to play for that slide. Right now I have to 'click' the slide
to get the one liner to show up, and only after that does the audio begin.

Slide two is worse. I have 3 elements on the slide. The logo graphic in
the upper right corner, the slide title in the upper left corner and then a
text box with three bullet items in it. I've got the transition set to
display the bullet points one at a time on the 'click'. And without the
audio it works and looks great. But the audio is supposed to speak to each
of those bullet points. The way it works now is that I click from slide one
to slide two, then I click in the first bullet, then the second, then the
third, then the audio kicks off.

Do I need to just eliminate the transitions and have them all show at once?
Do I need to split my recording out and have three one for each bullet?
Ideally I'd like to click from slide one to slide two, have the audio start
when the slide comes up, then time it so that each bullet point slides in at
the right point in the audio and then save the timing and see how it looks
start to finish.

Any other thoughts? Thanks again.

Wes

 

[Guest]

You have animations for the text on the master slide

Try right clicking where it says "Master : body and > copy effects to slide
You should be able to change the order now.

 

[Guest]

John,

It worked!!! The sound starts, I was able to record the slide
transitions, saved the timeings, it's great. Now I just need to work on
hiding that ugly speaker icon and getting it to auto start or run off a flash
drive with sound still and I'll be done. Awesome! Thank you so much.

Wes

 

[Guest]

Ugly speaker icon - just drag it off the slide OR right click > edit sound
options > hide during slide show

Auto start > save as and in the 'save as type' box scroll down to powerpoint
show.

Run off a memory stick - This program is great, we use them daily and it's
free!!!
http://udos.users.dolphinmap.net/apps/autorun_presenter.html

Embedding sounds - see our pages at powerpoint alchemy (look fro free
tutorials and sound section

 

[Dana]

I have a question. I can't remember how to hide the sound icon during the
slide show. I know that you can and I've done it before. Where do I go to
hide this icon? I see hide while NOT playing but I need hide while I am
playing the show.

 

[Echo S]

Right-click the icon, choose Edit Sound Object, click the "hide" option
there.

Or you can just drag it off the edge of the slide, where it won't show.

 

[babyowl]

Tried both however neither of these suggestion work.

Right-click the icon, choose Edit Sound Object, click the "hide" option
there.

Or you can just drag it off the edge of the slide, where it won't show.

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I have a question. I can't remember how to hide the sound icon during the
slide show. I know that you can and I've done it before. Where do I go to
hide this icon? I see hide while NOT playing but I need hide while I am
playing the show.

 

[Michael Koerner]

Replied in your other post.

--
Michael Koerner
MS MVP - PowerPoint


Tried both however neither of these suggestion work.

Right-click the icon, choose Edit Sound Object, click the "hide" option
there.

Or you can just drag it off the edge of the slide, where it won't show.

--
Echo [MS PPT MVP] http://www.echosvoice.com
What's new in PPT 2007? http://www.echosvoice.com/2007.htm
Fixing PowerPoint Annoyances http://tinyurl.com/36grcd
PowerPoint 2007 Complete Makeover Kit http://tinyurl.com/32a7nx

I have a question. I can't remember how to hide the sound icon during the
slide show. I know that you can and I've done it before. Where do I go
to
hide this icon? I see hide while NOT playing but I need hide while I am
playing the show.