How to Add Sound & Animations to a PowerPoint

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Created by K. Sheibley

October 2009

Adding Animations #1

• Want your PowerPoint to run all by itself?

• Go to Slide Show Slide Transition

• Choose Automatically After ___ Sec

• Choose Apply to All

Adding Animations #2

• Want each segment of a slide to appear at different times?

• Click on text

• Go to Formatting Palette Animation Customize

• Select text to animate, then choose Add Effect

• Choose Start, Property, and Speed

Adding Animations #3• Want crazy sounds and cool entrance

effects?

• Go to Slide Show Slide Transition

• Choose Effect & Speed

• Choose Sound

• Click Apply for just one slide OR Apply to All for all of your slides.

Adding Sound/Music• Want some cool music to play with a

slide?

• Go to Insert Movies & Sounds Sound from File

• Choose Sound Insert

• When dialog box opens:– Click YES to play sound automatically– Click NO to play sound when clicked

Adding Narration #1• Want to have an actual voice talking?

Record a narration!• Slide Show Record Narration • The recording will start at the beginning

of the slide show. If you don’t want narration for that slide, just click to the next!

• Save slide timings = slides progress at the speed you recorded the narration

• Don’t save timings = slides progress at whatever pace you choose

Adding Narration #2• Want to add narration to just one slide?• Insert Movies & Sounds Record Sound• Just record the sound, listen to it, and save it!• Be sure to name the sound (ex: Slide 12)• A sound button will appear on the slide.• Click the button, then go to the Formatting

Palette• Animation Add Effect Media Play OK• Then select Start: After Previous• This makes the sound play automatically!

Royalty-free Music& FREE Sound Effects

• http://freeplaymusic.com/ (Click Preview to listen - will open in iTunes; click MP3 to download - save to disk)

• http://www.stockmusic.net/index.cfm/page/main.home (Play Demo to listen; Download Demo to download)

• http://www.audionautix.com/index.html (Click to listen; Option-Click to download)

• http://www.a1freesoundeffects.com/ (Click to listen; Option-Click to download)

• http://www.stonewashed.net/sfx.html A collection of FREE sound effects sites

Adding Slides

• There are many slide formats to choose from, including text, tables, charts, pictures, and media clips in a variety of layouts.

• Don’t see what you want? You can always custom-create a slide.

Adding Objects

• Just like in Word, you can add symbols, shapes, lines, and text shapes by using the “Add Objects” section of the formatting palette.

Looks like rain!

Changing the Background #1

• You can change the background of your slides using the Formatting Palette.

• There are preset slide backgrounds to choose from.

• Just type in your information, and choose a slide preset. The program takes care of the rest!

• NOTE: This applies the background to EVERY slide!

Changing the Background #2

• Want your slides to be a single, solid color?

• Go to Format Slide Background• Click on the drop down menu and

choose any of the colors there, OR choose more colors and personalize it!

• NOTE: This option allows you to customize each slide OR apply to all.

Changing the Background #3

• Want cool stripes as your background? How about a texture or pattern?

• Go to Format Slide Background

• Click on the drop down menu and choose Fill Effects.

Changing the Background #4

• Or you can choose a picture from your hard drive to serve as a slide background!

• Go to Format Slide Background

• Click on the drop down menu and choose Fill Effects Picture

Changing the Background #5•Want the picture but want it to be more transparent?•Go to Insert Picture•Choose the picture you want•Resize it to fit the slide•Go to Format Picture Colors & Lines•Increase the Transparency to fit your needs•Insert text boxes to type your info

Changing the Background #6•How about the same picture but in black & white or as a watermark?•Go to Insert Picture•Choose the picture you want•Resize it to fit the slide•Go to Format Picture Picture Color•Choose Grayscale, Black & White, or Watermark•Insert text boxes to type your info

FREE ClipArt Websites• http://free-clipart.net/ Includes animated gifs, clip art,

icons, and backgrounds• http://www.1clipart.com/ Over 10,000 free clip art

images!• http://www.free-graphics.com/• http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/clipart/default.aspx • http://www.bing.com/images/search?

q=Free+Clip+Art+&go=&form=QBIR&qs=n Over 800,000 images!

• http://www.clip-art.com/ A collection of over 80 FREE clip art sites

• http://classroomclipart.com/

FREE PowerPoint Templates

• http://www.brainybetty.com/MENUPowerPoint.htm (Download .zip file; open file; in PPT, choose Format Slide Design choose .pot file

• http://www.templateswise.com/ (Download .zip file; open file; in PPT, choose Format Slide Background from drop down menu choose Fill Effects Picture choose .jpeg file

• http://www.indezine.com/powerpoint/templates/freetemplates.html (NOTE: Requires you to become a member; however, membership is FREE.)