How to Put a Song on Microsoft Powerpoint

Add a sound file to your slide in the Microsoft PowerPoint application.

Microsoft PowerPoint is a presentation tool that can be used to create a slide show that can use text, images, video, animations and sound files. To enhance your presentation you can add a song or voice-over to a slide by inserting a sound file that you have saved on your computer. Once you add a sound file to a slide in your presentation a sound file icon will appear within the slide, but you can also choose to hide the icon using the animations or sound tool settings.

Things You'll Need

• Microsoft PowerPoint 2003/2007
• Sound file

Instructions

Microsoft PowerPoint 2003

1. Open the Microsoft PowerPoint 2003 application on your computer and then click on the “File” option. Click on the “Open” option.

2. Locate the PowerPoint file that contains the slides that you want to add a song to. Click on the “Open” button.

3. Click in the slide where you want to insert a sound clip and then click on the “Insert” option from the top toolbar menu. Scroll over the “Movies and Sounds” option and then click on the “Insert a sound file” option.

4. Locate the sound file you want to add and then double-click on it. Click on the “Automatically” or “When clicked” option from the pop-up window that appears to determine how you want your sound file to play.

5. Right-click on the sound file icon that appears on your slide and click on the “Custom Animation” option. Click on the “Effects Options” button and then click on the “Effects” tab. Edit any settings for your sound file and then click on the “OK” button.

Microsoft PowerPoint 2007

1. Open the Microsoft PowerPoint 2007 application on your computer. Click on the “Microsoft Office” button and then click on the “Open” option.

2. Locate the PowerPoint presentation file that contains the slides that you want to work with and then click on the “Open” button.

3. Click on the slide where you want to insert the sound and then click on the “Insert” tab from the ribbon menu. Click on the “Sound” option from the “Media Clips” group.

4. Click on the “Sound from file” option and then locate the sound file that you want to add. Double-click on the file to insert it into the slide.

5. Click on the “Automatically” or “When Clicked” option from the pop-up window that appears to determine how you want the sound file to be played. Right-click on the sound file icon at anytime and click on the “Sound Tools” option. Make any changes to the settings and then click on the “OK” button.

References

• Microsoft Office: PowerPoint 2007 Add and Play Sounds in a Presentation
• Microsoft Office: PowerPoint 2003 Add Music, Songs, or Sound Effects to a Slide Show