How to Convert an iTunes MP3 for PowerPoint Usage
Adding music to your PowerPoint presentation can make your slide show more entertaining. You can play the tune throughout the presentation or with specific slides. Songs already saved in your iTunes library are MP3 files. Before you add a song to a PowerPoint file, it must be converted into a WAV file. You will need to download software, such as Audacity, to convert your media files.
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Instructions
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Download Audacity software for free at audacity.sourceforge.net. Re-start your computer once the download is complete.
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Open iTunes. Drag the song or songs you want to incorporate in your PowerPoint file to a playlist.
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Insert a blank CD into your CD drive.
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Click "burn" on the bottom right-hand corner of iTunes to put the songs onto the CD.
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Eject CD from computer and close iTunes program.
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Put newly recorded CD back into the CD drive. A window will appear asking what program you want to use to play the CD. Pick Real Player and the program will open.
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Click "save" to save tunes in "my library." Be sure to give the song a name. A window will appear asking if this is what you want to do. Click "yes." The music on the CD will begin downloading into the "my music" folder. The song will start playing as it starts to import. Once the import is complete, you can stop the song from playing because it's been saved to the "my music" folder.
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Open the Audacity program by clicking on the "start" menu and then selecting the Audacity icon. You may have to press the "all programs" icon to search from the list of programs already saved to your computer.
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Click "project" from the top toolbar and then "import audio" to import the song into Audacity. Only one song can be imported at a time.
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Search for the MP3 file you recently saved.
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Click "file" and then "open" in Audacity. Two rows of blue bars will appear.
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Click "file" and "export as WAV" file to convert the MP3 file to a WAV file. This may take up to a minute to complete.
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Pick a folder in which to save the new WAV file. You'll need to remember the file name as this is the folder you will access when adding the WAV file to PowerPoint. Give the new WAV file a title.
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Close Audacity.
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