Starting Sound Files

[Gwen]

PP 2002, Win X

I know how to embed sound files in a presentation. My problem is

I set the file to start playing in 0.1 second - but it must take at least 15 or more seconds for it to start. How can you make a sound file start almost immediately after the slide appears

Any and all suggestions appreciated
Gwen

 

[Sonia]

I sounds like it is a very large file. Is it embedded? Is it a WAV file?
You can try to open PowerPoint, open and play the presentation from
beginning to end. Then, leaving PowerPoint open, play the presentation a
second time. The sound may start faster if it has been cached in memory.
--
Sonia, MS PowerPoint MVP Team
Autorun CD software, templates, and tutorials
http://www.soniacoleman.com/

PP 2002, Win XP

I know how to embed sound files in a presentation. My problem is:

I set the file to start playing in 0.1 second - but it must take at least

15 or more seconds for it to start. How can you make a sound file start
almost immediately after the slide appears?

 

[Glen Millar]

Gwen,

Is the sound huge? It may be taking resources to load it. Else, is there any
delay set on its settings, time wise?

--

Regards,

Glen Millar
Microsoft PPT MVP
http://www.powerpointworkbench.com/
Please tell us your ppt version, and get back to us here
Remove spaces from signature
Posted to news://msnews.microsoft.com

PP 2002, Win XP

I know how to embed sound files in a presentation. My problem is:

I set the file to start playing in 0.1 second - but it must take at least

15 or more seconds for it to start. How can you make a sound file start
almost immediately after the slide appears?

 

[Geetesh Bajaj]

To start any sound immediately after the slide appears, insert it as a
transition sound. You can only use WAVs as transition sounds though.


--
Geetesh Bajaj, Microsoft PowerPoint MVP
http://www.powerpointed.com

PowerPoint Ezine Issue 42
http://www.indezine.com/ppezine/

PP 2002, Win XP

I know how to embed sound files in a presentation. My problem is:

I set the file to start playing in 0.1 second - but it must take at least

15 or more seconds for it to start. How can you make a sound file start
almost immediately after the slide appears?