Sound in PP just stopped

[marinebrit]

I was building a presentation in PP 2000 (I know, I need to upgrade) like I
have a million times, but suddenly I stopped getting any sound from the
objects I have been inserting. Still get sound when I play them in Media
Player, but they refuse to play in powerpoint anymore. Anyone have any
suggestions?

 

[TAJ Simmons]

Marinebrit

maybe the 'total path length' is to long to the sounds you have been
inserting.

as a test
try putting your sounds in this folder

c:\test

then, in powerpoint, try using

insert menu > sounds > from file

navigate to
c:\test

and insert a sound

does that play?

cheers
TAJ Simmons
Microsoft Powerpoint MVP

http://www.awesomebackgrounds.com
awesome - powerpoint templates,
powerpoint backgrounds, free samples, ppt tutorials...

 

[marinebrit]

No dice. Still won't play.

Marinebrit

maybe the 'total path length' is to long to the sounds you have been
inserting.

as a test
try putting your sounds in this folder

c:\test

then, in powerpoint, try using

insert menu > sounds > from file

navigate to
c:\test

and insert a sound

does that play?

cheers
TAJ Simmons
Microsoft Powerpoint MVP

http://www.awesomebackgrounds.com
awesome - powerpoint templates,
powerpoint backgrounds, free samples, ppt tutorials...

 

[TAJ Simmons]

No dice. Still won't play.
Too bad - what sort of sound files are they?

..midi
..wav
..mp3

etc

cheers
TAJ

 

[marinebrit]

..wav's mostly.

Thanks for the continuing help!

A

 

[Beaureguard]

How do I move a sound clip from the Microsoft Collection to a file?

 

[Beaureguard]

How do I copy a sound clip from a Microsoft Collection to a file?

 

[Echo S]

Right-click the sound in the clipart gallery and choose Properties. That
will show the path to the file -- where it lives on your computer. Go there,
right-click the sound file and copy, then right-click and paste it in the
folder with your presentation.