Hi Mark,
While this sounds like a relatively easy thing it is not, and here is why
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1) Does your presentation automatically advance each slide and animation?
If not, then how will PowerPoint know how long to spend on this item.
2) Is the show completely linear, or are there any choices that the user can
make at run time? If there are multiple pathways to completion,, then which
path gets timed?
3) PowerPoint is very, very bad at maintaining consistent timing even under
ideal conditions. Variations in system load affect the show timing, as do
the load status of the slide, and variations from system to system.
Now, if all you want is to check the total length of recorded sound files,
then you may be better off using one of these two methods:
1) Just run the show with a stop watch in your hand. Simple but perhaps the
most effective.
2) Export the whole show to a HTML (which will separate out the sound files)
lump them all into a folder and use a sound editor program to check their
length.
Sorry there isn't an easy answer,
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