How to Play Two Sounds at the Same Time in PowerPoint 2002

Graphs are also an effective tool used in PowerPoint presentations.

PowerPoint presentations are an effective teaching and presentation tool. Studies by the Department of Behavioral Sciences at the University of Texas concluded that students preferred PowerPoint presentations to transparencies. The study also showed that students scored higher on quizzes when relevant photos and sounds were used than when text-only PowerPoint presentations were used. Music or sound effects can be relevant for many subject matters. Arranging sound files to play at the same time within a presentation can be frustrating, but it is possible.

Instructions

1. Locate PowerPoint from your "Start" menu or your desktop. Double-click the icon to open the program, then open your presentation.

2. Make a note of the sizes of both your sound files. They will be measured in kilobytes or megabytes.

3. Open the "Tools" menu, then select "Options" from the drop-down menu. Select the "General" tab.

4. Locate the "Link sounds with file size greater than" field, and enter a number less than your smaller file size. Select "OK." File sizes must be between 1 kilobyte and 50 megabytes.

5. Insert one of your sound files in the first slide, and select "play across multiple slides."

6. Insert a new slide in which to play your other sound, and set up the slide to use built-in custom animation with sound effects.

7. Insert your second sound into the slide as a sound effect.

8. Confirm that the sounds play at the same time by saving your presentation and playing it.

References

• Microsoft: Microsoft Support
• aUniversity of Illinois at Urban Champaign: E?ectiveness of PowerPoint Presentations in Lectures