This is a great tip for playing sounds (music or narration) across many slides. Whether it’s music or narration, having sound play across your presentation will not only save you time but give your presentation an edge above your competitors.

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HOW TO PLAY SOUND ACROSS ON MULTIPLE SLIDES

1. Add a sound, if you have not already done so:

2. In Normal view, click the slide to which you want to add a sound.

3. On the Insert tab, in the Media Clips group, click the arrow under Sound.

4. Click Sound from Clip Organizer

5. Click Insert to insert sound clip.

6. Click on the sound icon, and click Custom Animation under Animation Tab.

7. In the drop‐down list of the sound, choose Effect Options. Then the Play Sound interface appears. In the Effect tab, click the radio button beside Stop Playing After XXX slides (which indicates how many slides you want this song to play across) to enter the number of slides you intend to add. For example, you can enter a number from 1 to 999 for this field. Then the sound will play throughout the specified slides.

8. Next, check the settings in the Timing tab. To play automatically, you can set to Start After Previous with a 0-second delay. Click OK to exit the dialog box.

9. Then go to Sound Settings tab, adjust the sound volume as you like. You can also tick to hide sound icon during slideshow if you don’t want it appear. Then click ok.

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