Introduction

By the end of this module, you should be able to:

• Insert a sound effect into a presentation
• Hide the sound icon in Slide Show View

Inserting sound effects

You can add sound effects to a slide show to gain your audience's attention; however, sometimes sound effects can distract people from the content of your presentation. It will be up to you to decide when a sound effect will benefit your presentation.

To insert a sound effect:

• Select Insert Movies and Sounds from the main menu.
• Select the location of the sound clip:
  • Sound from Clip Organizer
  • Sound from File
  • Play CD Audio Track
  • Record Sound
  
  In this example, select Sound from File . The Insert Sound dialog box will appear.
• Locate the sound file on your computer.
• Select the file.
• Click OK . The Microsoft Office PowerPoint dialog box will appear.
  
  
• Decide whether you want the sound to start Automatically when the slide appears or When Clicked . An icon representing the sound will appear.

To hide the sound icon during a slide show:

• Right-click the icon.
• Select Edit Sound Object . The Sound Options dialog box will appear.
• Select Hide sound icon during slide show .
  
  
• Click OK .

You will still be able to see the icon in Slide Sorter View , but it will be hidden in Slide Show View .

Challenge!

If you have not already done so in a previous challenge, download and save the Sample PowerPoint presentation to complete this challenge.

• Open the Sample PowerPoint presentation.
• Insert a sound effect from a file or the Clip Organizer in the title slide.
• Hide the sound icon from view.
• Play the presentation in Slide Show View to confirm that you successfully hid the sound icon.
• Close the presentation without saving the file.