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Hello,
PowerPoint 2002 and PowerPoint 2003 provide volume control for only some
audio formats, even though the volume setting is visible regardless of the
audio format that you have inserted into PowerPoint.
The sound volume setting is ignored for sound files which get their volume
control from the System volume settings. These include: CD Audio, .wav,
mid, midi, mp2, mp3, mpa and rmi
The sound volume setting works for other sound files including: aif, aiff,
aifc, .au, m3u, snd and wma. So the workarounds include:
* Convert you sound files to one of the formats where the volume can be
controlled in PowerPoint, or
* Edit the sounds outside of PowerPoint (changing their volume) before
insertinng them into PowerPoint.
If you (or anyone else reading this message) think that it is important to
have improved support for controlling and/or normalizing the audio volume
in PowerPoint (without have to resort to an add-in or VBA), don't forget to
send your feedback (in YOUR OWN WORDS, please) to Microsoft at:
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
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