narration from single audio file

[Churchweb]

I know when you record a narration in Powerpoint it saves a narration fil
for each slide. The problem is that the narration must be recorded from the microphone live
Is there a way to tell powerpoint that the narration is coming from an existing sound file and it will link each slid
automatically? I need to do this so I can make the powerpoint presentation be playing on the web and have the audi
play on each slide. Right now I have a powerpoint show that has an audio filed linked on the first slide and I set it up to play throughout the presentation. On my computer it plays great when it is linked on the web the audio only plays on the first slide and cuts out when it automatically goes to the next slide

Thank

 

[Steve Rindsberg]

I know when you record a narration in Powerpoint it saves a narration file

for each slide. The problem is that the narration must be recorded from the microphone live.
Is there a way to tell powerpoint that the narration is coming from an

existing sound file and it will link each slide

automatically?

Not that I know of, but here's a devious thought:

Record your narration and choose the linked files option.
As I recall, it's fairly obvious which recorded WAV goes with which slide
once you're done.
Suppose the sound file for slide three is named something like SLIDE_3.WAV
Take your own preferred sound, rename it SLIDE_3.WAV and copy it into the
folder that PPT has created for sounds, letting your file overwrite the one
PPT made.

The link PPT created will point to SLIDE_3.WAV, but that file's content is
now your alternate sound, not the dummy recording.

Make sense?

I need to do this so I can make the powerpoint presentation be playing on
the web and have the audio

play on each slide. Right now I have a powerpoint show that has an audio

filed linked on the first slide and I set it up to play throughout the
presentation. On my computer it plays great when it is linked on the web
the audio only plays on the first slide and cuts out when it automatically
goes to the next slide.

 

[John Langhans [MSFT]]

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Hello,

PowerPoint doesn't provide the functionality that you are looking for.

If you (or anyone else reading this message) think that it's important that
PowerPoint provide this kind of (merge slides with external "narration"
files), 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.

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John Langhans
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[Geetesh Bajaj]

Look here:

http://www.indezine.com/products/powerpoint/ppnarration.html


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I know when you record a narration in Powerpoint it saves a narration file
for each slide. The problem is that the narration must be recorded from the microphone live.
Is there a way to tell powerpoint that the narration is coming from an

existing sound file and it will link each slide

automatically? I need to do this so I can make the powerpoint

presentation be playing on the web and have the audio

play on each slide. Right now I have a powerpoint show that has an audio

filed linked on the first slide and I set it up to play throughout the
presentation. On my computer it plays great when it is linked on the web
the audio only plays on the first slide and cuts out when it automatically
goes to the next slide.