How to Add Music to a Power Point Presentation

Microsoft PowerPoint presentations allow you to entertain and educate an audience with appropriate visuals and information compiled together in a group of slides. The program's many options include adding colorful backgrounds, pictures, videos, as well as creating fun transitions from slide to slide. You can also add music to your presentation, which can help to enliven your lecture or speech.

Things You'll Need

• Microsoft PowerPoint

Instructions

1. Download or copy music from CDs or portable music devices onto your computer. Remember the folder in which your music is located.

2. Open Microsoft PowerPoint by clicking on the "Start" menu and finding the program listed under the "All Programs" section. Click on it.

3. Click on the "Insert" tab. The drop-down menu will present several options; click on "Movies and Sounds." Then click on "Sound from File."

4. Find the folder that contains the music you want to play during the presentation, once the browsing window pops up. Double-click on the file.

5. Click on either "Automatically" or "When Clicked" to decide when you want the music to begin during your presentation. If you choose the "When Clicked" option, you will have to click on the sound icon in the particular slide to start the music.

References

• PresentationMagazine.com: How to add music to your PowerPoint presentation