How to Make a PowerPoint With Music
Aside from the click, click, click of the mouse or keyboard buttons, there usually isn't much sound associated with a Microsoft PowerPoint presentation. PowerPoint comes with the option to add music to slides, providing a background theme, the option is just somewhat hidden away on one of its ribbons. Use music to rev up PowerPoint viewing audiences, align with the presentation's theme or just break up a long slideshow.
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Instructions
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Open PowerPoint. Click the "File" tab and select "Open." Browse to the presentation to add music to and double-click the file name.
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Press the "PgDn" key on the keyboard to flip through the slide deck to get to the slide to add the music to. To add music on the very first slide, simply leave the presentation open as-is.
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Click the "Insert" tab. Click the "Audio" button on the tab. Click "Audio from File." The Insert Audio window appears.
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Browse to the music to add to the slide. Double-click the name of the file. After a few moments, the music icon appears on the slide along with the controls below it and a new blue "Audio Tools" tab opens at the top of the screen.
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Repeat the process to add additional music to slides or click the "File" menu, select "Save As," click the "Save" button to save over the presentation or rename the presentation and click "Save" to create a new version.
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Tips & Warnings
Start a brand-new PowerPoint presentation and add music using basically the same process. When you open PowerPoint, the software already begins a new presentation with a single title slide. Add slides, text and graphics as desired, then follow the rest of the instructions to add the music to complete the presentation.
