How to Insert MIDI Files in Microsoft PowerPoint

Add sound to your PowerPoint presentation.

Insert MIDI files into your PowerPoint presentation to add sound to your slides. Adding MIDI sound files helps you clarify parts of your presentation and give your audience examples of the concepts included. PowerPoint saves the MIDI file along with your slide so you can view your PowerPoint presentation from other computers.

Instructions

1. Open Microsoft PowerPoint by clicking on "Start," "Programs," "Microsoft Office," then "Microsoft PowerPoint."

2. Create your slide as normal by adding any desired text and graphics.

3. Click "Insert" from Microsoft PowerPoint's top menu. Click "Sound" from the right-hand side of the menu bar in the Media section. Then, click "Sound from File."

4. Select the MIDI file you want to add to your PowerPoint presentation. Click "OK."

5. Choose how you want PowerPoint to start your MIDI file. To do this, choose either "Automatically" or "When Clicked." Selecting "When Clicked" gives you control of the sound during your presentation. Select this option if you need to incorporate the sound into your speech. Once you select how to start the sound, a sound icon appears on your PowerPoint slide. Move this icon near the information the sound relates to.

6. Save your presentation by clicking "File" and then "Save."

References

• Microsoft Office: Compatible multimedia file formats