Inserting MP3s

[Matt O.]

For some reason, it won't let me insert MP3 files anymore! It always used to,
but now it will only insert wav files. I tried re-installing office, but that
didn't change anything. CAN SOMEONE PLEASE HELP ME!!!!!!!

Thanks,

Matt O.

 

[Sonia]

How are you trying to insert them? Are you using Insert > Movies and Sounds >
Sound from File? Or are you trying to attach a sound to an animation or a
transition? In the latter case only WAVs can be used.
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Sonia Coleman
Microsoft PowerPoint MVP Team
Autorun Software, Templates and Tutorials
http://www.soniacoleman.com

 

[Matt O.]

I am using Insert > Movies and Sounds > Sound from File. But it is a valid
MP3 file because it plays in Windows Media Player and Winamp.

 

[Sonia]

Go to Start > Run and type mplay32.exe and click on OK. Open one of the MP3s
and try to play it. Does it play? PowerPoint doesn't use WMP or Winamp.
--

Sonia Coleman
Microsoft PowerPoint MVP Team
Autorun Software, Templates and Tutorials
http://www.soniacoleman.com

 

[Matt O.]

No, It said, "Cannot determine the device type from the given filename
extention."

 

[Sonia]

What is the source of the MP3? Did you create it or rip it from a CD, or did
you get it someplace else? PowerPoint uses Windows mplay32, so if it won't open
it, PowerPoint won't be able to. These aren't from iTunes are they?

 

[Matt O.]

No, they were mostly ripped from CDs or downloaded from websites. They played
fine for the last few years, then all of a sudden in the last few
weeks...they won't play now.

 

[Sonia]

Well, something has changed. Maybe you installed a media player that trashed
the settings in Windows. See
http://www.soniacoleman.com/Tutorials/PowerPoint/multimedia.htm and compare the
tables of settings in section 3 to those on your system. Are they identical?