Adding Sounds to Animations

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In the Custom Animation Task pane, double-click the animation to which you want to add a sound. (See step 1 of the preceding task if you need help opening this Task pane.)

PowerPoint opens the effect's associated dialog box. Click the down arrow next to the Sound field.

Click a sound.

Click OK to apply it to the effect.

INTRODUCTION

To make your animation effects appear even livelier, you can add sound effects. For example, you can add a cash-register sound to an animated chart, or applause to a title. PowerPoint includes a variety of prerecorded sounds you can add to animations.

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Adding Effects

See the task "Animating a Single Slide Object" to learn more about assigning custom animation effects to various slide elements.

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Removing Sounds

To remove a sound associated with an animation, repeat the steps shown here and click No Sound from the drop-down list in the effect's dialog box.

Part 1. Getting Started with PowerPoint

Part 2. Creating Presentations

Part 3. Building Presentations Using Outline View

Part 4. Working with PowerPoint Text

Part 5. Illustrating Your Slides

Part 6. Changing the Appearance of Slides

Part 7. Adding Charts and Diagrams

Part 8. Adding Tables

Part 9. Adding Multimedia Elements

Part 10. Fine-Tuning a Presentation

The Custom Animation Task Pane

Rearranging Slides in Slide Sorter View

Deleting a Slide in Slide Sorter View

Adding Slides from Another Presentation

Creating a Summary Slide in Slide Sorter View

Adding Slide Transitions

Assigning an Animation Scheme

Animating a Single Slide Object

Changing the Animation Order

Adding Sounds to Animations

Customizing Animation Effects

Adding Action Buttons

Creating Speaker Notes

Printing a Presentation

Part 11. Collaborating with Others

Part 12. Running a Presentation