How to Extract Sound From a PowerPoint
You may download or receive a PowerPoint presentation containing audio that you like. Since the presentation consists of a single file, there is no obvious way to listen to the audio without running the slide show. Fortunately, the images and sound files that make up the presentation still exist as unique entities. Using Windows Explorer, you can extract the sound files from a PowerPoint presentation and add them to your audio collection.
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Instructions
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Press the "Windows" key and "E" together to open Windows Explorer.
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Navigate to the PowerPoint file that contains the sound that you want to extract.
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Right-click the file and select "Rename."
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Append ".zip" to the file name. For instance, if the file is named "Meeting.ppt," type ".zip" (without the parenthesis) at the end of the name so that it reads "Meeting.ppt.zip." Windows will display a prompt asking you if you want to rename the file. Click "Yes."
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Double-click the file. Windows Explorer will open it and display its contents.
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Double-click the "Media" folder. This folder will open and display the presentation's sound and image files.
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Right-click the sound files that you want to extract and select "Copy."
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Right-click your Desktop or any other folder and select "Paste." Windows will paste the sound files to the location that you select.
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Right-click the PowerPoint file that you renamed and select "Rename." Delete the ".zip" text that you added to the name to return the name to its original state.
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Tips & Warnings
Copy the entire Media folder and paste it to a new location to quickly extract all images and sounds.
This technique works with PowerPoint 2007 and PowerPoint 2010.
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