Volume won't change on .wav file...

[Guest]

On PPT 2003 on XP, my first slide has a CD soundtrack converted to a .wav file that plays throughout the entire presentation. But the volume adjustment won't change for me! HELP! I also have .wav files on each slide with narration that also won't allow me to change the settings either through Edit/Sound Opject/Sound Volume or through Custom Animation/Effect Options/Sound Settings/Sound Volume. I don't want to take a CD with me. Should I convert it to some other file type? Am I missing something in the set-up? Please help with any suggestions you have. Thank you.

 

[John Langhans [MSFT]]

[CRITICAL UPDATE - Anyone using Office 2003 should install the critical
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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

As with all product suggestions, it's important that you not just state
your wish but also WHY it is important to you that your product suggestion
be implemented by Microsoft. 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.

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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[B]

Try this add-in...
http://www.rdpslides.com/pptfaq/FAQ00331.htm

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On PPT 2003 on XP, my first slide has a CD soundtrack converted to a .wav

file that plays throughout the entire presentation. But the volume
adjustment won't change for me! HELP! I also have .wav files on each slide
with narration that also won't allow me to change the settings either
through Edit/Sound Opject/Sound Volume or through Custom Animation/Effect
Options/Sound Settings/Sound Volume. I don't want to take a CD with me.
Should I convert it to some other file type? Am I missing something in the
set-up? Please help with any suggestions you have. Thank you.

 

[Guest]

I downloaded the software at this link, tried it, but no change in .wav file.
http://www.rdpslides.com/pptfaq/FAQ00331.htm

 

[B]

I would recommend contacting Chirag. His add-ins are excellent and I know
of no problems with this one. Have you checked his support and
instructions, carefully?

http://officerone.tripod.com

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