Sound

[Mike]

I know this may seem stupid, but I am e-mailing a pps that has a sound file
associated with the slide show. when e-mailing it the sound does not play
during the slide show. what have I done wrong?

 

[John Wilson]

Not stupid at all.

Most likely your sound is linked to a sound file on YOUR hard drive.

Wav files can be embedded by changing settings in PPT
mp3 files can be tricked into embedding
All other types are linked

If you have a linked file put it into the same folder as the presentation
and delete and reinsert it. Then send the whole folder

More info on embedding here:
http://www.pptalchemy.co.uk/powerpoint_hints_and_tips_tutorials.html#sounds

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PPTLive Atlanta Oct 11-14 2009

 

[David Marcovitz]

I know this may seem stupid, but I am e-mailing a pps that has a sound file
associated with the slide show. when e-mailing it the sound does not play
during the slide show. what have I done wrong?

Most sounds in PowerPoint are external to the PowerPoint file. That is, you
will generally have your PowerPoint file (.pps) and a sound file (.wav,
..wma, .mp3, ...). If the sound is an external file, it has to stay with the
PowerPoint file. The best thing to do is put the sound file in the same
folder as the PowerPoint file and then insert the sound. When emailing, make
sure you email both.

There are many alternatives to this, including embedding the sound file into
the PowerPoint if it is a .wav file. For more information, check out:

Sounds/Movies don't play, images disappear or links break when I move or
email a presentation
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00155.htm

--David

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David M. Marcovitz
Author of _Powerful PowerPoint for Educators_
http://www.PowerfulPowerPoint.com/
Microsoft PowerPoint MVP
Associate Professor, Loyola University Maryland

 

[Mike]

That worked, increased the link vrs embed file size.
Thank you everyone.