Recording Sound

Basics	Text	Graphics	Sound	Presentation Effects

Documents	Adding Text	Insert Pictures	Sound Effects	Transitions
Templates	Formatting Text	Recolor Clip Art	Importing Sound	Animated Bullets
Slides	Bullets	Clip Gallery	Recording Sound	Custom Animation
The Interface	Spell Checking	Shapes and Lines		Hyperlinks
Slide Master		Backgrounds		Slideshows
Print Layouts		Charts		Publish on the Web
Practice 1	Practice 2	Practice 3	Practice 4	Practice 5


		Can I add sound to my presentation?		In addition to using slide transition sound effects, you can put sound in your presentation in one of two ways. You can: - record sound directly into PowerPoint using a microphone; OR - import an already existing sound file. In this lesson, we’ll learn about recording sounds. (See the Importing Sound lesson to learn about importing.)
		How do I record a sound?		To record a sound in PowerPoint, follow these steps: 1) Make sure you have a built-in microphone on your computer, or plug a microphone into the mic jack. If the mic has a switch, make sure it’s turned on. 2) Pull down the Insert menu, point to Movies and Sounds, and then click Record Sound: The following dialog box will appear:
				3) Click the Record button on the control panel.
				4) Speak into the microphone.
				5) When you’re done, click the Stop button.
				6) Click the Play button to hear your sound.
				7) When you are satisfied, click OK. A picture of a speaker will appear on your slide. Note: The sound is stored within the PowerPoint presentation; a separate sound file is not created.
		How do I play a sound? Can I automate it?		Whether the sound is imported into PowerPoint or recorded within PowerPoint, once it is in the presentation, you can work with it the same way: To manually play the sound during the slideshow, click the speaker icon. Or, you can tell PowerPoint to play the sound automatically at a specified time during the slideshow. PowerPoint calls this “animating” a sound. To do this: 1) Select the sound icon you want to animate. 2) Pull down the Slide Show menu, then click Custom Animation. 3) The following dialog box will appear: